疫苗的“加强针”用英语怎么说？

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Renowned /rɪˈnaʊnd/ Chinese epidemiologist /ˌepɪˌdiːmiˈɑːlədʒɪst/ Zhong Nanshan has urged booster shots for the public to better guard against the COVID-19 epidemic /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/, which has stricken many parts of the country since late October.

He also acknowledged the difficulty in striking a balance between economic development and epidemic intervention.

He said, "Six months after a full dose of either whole inactivated /ɪnˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd/ virus or mRNA vaccine, antibody levels declined remarkably.” 

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【精讲部分】

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Renowned Chinese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan has urged booster shots for the public to better guard against the COVID-19 epidemic, which has stricken many parts of the country since late October.

中国著名流行病学家钟南山呼吁公众接种加强针，以更好地防范新冠肺炎疫情。自10月下旬以来，新冠肺炎疫情已席卷全国多地。  

【知识点】

1. renowned /rɪˈnaʊnd/ adj. 著名的；有名望的

A person or place that is renowned for something, usually something good, is well known because of it. 

2. epidemiologist /ˌepɪˌdiːmiˈɑːlədʒɪst/ n.流行病学家

epidemic /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/ n.流行病；疫情

= a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community

【注意对比】

pandemic /pænˈdemɪk/ n.（全国或全球性）流行病；大流行病

= a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world

所以，相比之下，pandemic的范围更广，波及全国或全球；epidemic范围更小，侧重于强调波及某些区域的疫情；最近这波国内爆发的疫情用epidemic更适合；

3. urge /ɜːrdʒ/ v.敦促；呼吁；力劝

She urged him to stay. 她力劝他留下。 

The report urged that all children be taught to swim. 这份报告呼吁给所有的儿童教授游泳。

4. booster shot 加强针

boost /buːst/ v.加强；促进

booster /ˈbuːstər/ n. 帮助（或激励、改善）…的事物；加强剂量；助推火箭

5. stricken /ˈstrɪkən/ 是strike的过去分词

strike /straɪk/ v.击打；爆发

Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。

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He also acknowledged the difficulty in striking a balance between economic development and epidemic intervention.

他还承认在经济发展和疫情干预之间取得平衡的确困难。  

【知识点】

1. acknowledge /əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ v.承认

2. strike a balance between A and B 平衡A和B

I find it difficult to strike a balance between my work and life.

我发现很能平衡工作和生活。

3. intervention /ˌɪntərˈvenʃn/ n.干涉；干预

intervene /ˌɪntərˈviːn/ v. n.干涉；干预

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He said, "Six months after a full dose of either whole inactivated virus or mRNA vaccine, antibody levels declined remarkably.” 

他说：“无论全病毒灭活疫苗或mRNA疫苗，6个月后，抗体水平显著下降。”  

【知识点】

1. dose /dəʊs/ n.（药物的）一次用量

2. inactivated /ɪnˈæktɪˌveɪt/ adj.被灭活了的

inactivate /ɪnˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd/ v.灭活

virus /ˈvaɪrəs/ n.病毒

3. mRNA 

= Messenger RNA（Ribonucleic /,ri:bəunju:'kli:ik/ Acid）

信使核糖核酸 

RNA核糖核酸

4. antibody /ˈæntibɑːdi/ n.抗体

5. decline v.下降