沙特新增MERS病例

 　　RIYADH, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia registered on Sunday three new cases and three more deaths of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome¹ (MERS) coronavirus infection, adding the total number of cases to 483, including 142 deaths.

　　The new cases are three women from Riyadh, of whom two are receiving treatment at hospital and the third is in home isolation², the Health Ministry³ said in a statement. The three new deaths include two females from Riyadh and a male from Jeddah.

　　To tackle the spreading of the virus, acting⁴ Health Minister Adel bin⁵ Mohammed Faqih on Sunday met a delegation⁶ from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

　　Saudi Arabia registers new cases, deaths of MERS virus infection

　　"We are working with different international organizations to control and tackle the spreading of the virus in Saudi Arabia and the other parts of the world through exchange of information, research and experiences," the minister said in a statement, adding that the safety of the public is the top priority and the country would take all measures to protect its people.

　　MERS is considered a deadlier but less transmissible cousin of the SARS virus which erupted in Asia in 2003 and infected thousands of people.

　　The coronavirus was first discovered in mid-2012 in an old man with acute pneumonia⁷ and renal failure. It has spread from Gulf⁸ countries to North Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe, killing⁹ more than a hundred people and infecting hundreds of others.

　　Saudi Arabia has retained the highest number of MERS cases in the world, registering new cases and deaths almost on a daily basis.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

2 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

6 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

7 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

8 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

9 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。