与新冠有关？欧美儿童感染不明原因肺炎【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
Cases of a mystery hepatitis virus in Europe and the U.S. are causing concern among international health bodies, following a sharp rise in reports of liver inflation among British children earlier in April. Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain have now all reported cases of children under 10 suffering from an uncommon hepatitis virus. In several cases, children have needed liver transplants. The European Center for Disease Control said the exact cause of hepatitis in these children remained unknown and investigations were ongoing.

【分句讲解】
①Cases of a mystery hepatitis virus in Europe and the U.S. are causing concern among international health bodies, following a sharp rise in reports of liver inflation among British children earlier in April.
4月初，英国肝炎病例激增，随后欧洲和美国均出现不明原因肝炎病例，引发全球卫生机构的关切。

1. virus n. 病毒
coronavirus n. 新冠病毒

The computer got a virus.
电脑中病毒了。

2. cause v. 导致

cause delays 造成延误
cause problems 带来问题

3. following prep. 在……之后

Thousands of refugees left the country following the outbreak of a civil war. 

内战爆发后大量难民逃离这个国家。

4. a sharp rise 激增，暴涨（surge/soar）

plummet/dive v. 骤降（fall sharply）

5. liver inflation 肺部过度充气

inflation n. 膨胀，充气（the act of filling something with air）；通货膨胀（a general and progressive increase in prices）
inflate v. 充气
inflate the balloon 给气球吹气
inflate a tyre 给轮胎打气

②Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain have now all reported cases of children under 10 suffering from an uncommon hepatitis virus.
丹麦、爱尔兰、荷兰和西班牙都报告出现10岁以下儿童患不明原因肝炎的病例。

1. children (aged) under 10 十岁以下的儿童

children aged above/over 10 十岁以上的儿童

2. suffer from 忍受，遭受

face the difficulty/hardship 面临困境
suffer from the employment shortage 面临就业短缺的困境

③In several cases, children have needed liver transplants.
部分病例中儿童需要接受肝脏移植。

1. transplant n. 移植；移栽

organ transplant 器官移植

④The European Center for Disease Control said the exact cause of hepatitis in these children remained unknown and investigations were ongoing. 
欧洲疾控中心表示，这些儿童肝炎病例的确切原因尚不清楚，调查仍在继续。

1.  exact adj. 确切的

to be exact 确切地说
the exact location 确切的位置

exactly adv. 确切地；恰好，完全
You just said exactly what I’m gonna tell you.
你说出了我的心声。

2. ongoing adj. 仍在进行的
go on 继续