学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3314 endemic

 今天我们要学的词是 endemic.

 

endemic 的意思是地方性的，当地流行的（疾病等）。 Supporters say Ukrainian comedian¹ Volodymyr Zelenskiy's landslide² victory in the presidential runoff reflects public dismay with the country's endemic corruption³, a weak economy, and a five-year-old conflict with Russia. 乌克兰喜剧演员泽连斯基的支持者们说，他在总统决选中的压倒性胜利反映出公众对乌克兰腐败猖獗、经济疲软以及与俄罗斯五年冲突的失望情绪。

 

The WHO's vaccination⁴ campaign against the polio virus is critical to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the only two countries in the world where the endemic virus continues to cripple children. 世卫组织推动脊髓灰质炎病毒的疫苗接种对阿富汗和巴基斯坦至关重要，这两个国家是世界上仅有的该流行性病毒仍导致儿童瘫痪的国家。

 

1 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。