(名師整理)最新中考英語“抗擊新冠疫情”時文精讀

1、1文章導(dǎo)讀:何以至此？美國已成疫情新“震中”上周四，美國新冠肺炎確診數(shù)超過了中國和意大利，居全球首位。疫情蔓延的速度遠(yuǎn)超人們想象，一系列的誤判讓情況進(jìn)一步惡化。擁有全球頂尖醫(yī)療系統(tǒng)的美國，在疫情應(yīng)對中出現(xiàn)了哪些漏洞？為何錯失防疫最佳時機(jī)？一起來學(xué)習(xí)今天的文章。TheU.S.NowLeadstheWorldinConfirmedCoronavirusCasesScientistswarnedthattheUnitedStatessomedaywouldbecomethecountryhardesthitbythecoronaviruspandemic.ThatmomentarrivedonThu

2、rsday.Itisasprawling,cacophonousdemocracy,wherestatessettheirownpoliciesandPresidentTrumphassentmixedmessagesaboutthescaleofthedangerandhowtofightit,ensuringtherewasnocoherent,unifiedresponsetoagravepublichealththreat.Aseriesofmisstepsandlostopportnitiesdoggedthenationsresponse.Amongthem:afailuretot

3、akethepandemicseriouslyevenasitengulfedChina,adeeplyflawedefforttoprovidebroadtestingforthevirusthatleftthecountryblindtotheextentofthecrisis,andadireshortageofmasksandprotectivegeartoprotectdoctorsandnursesonthefrontlines,aswellasventilatorstokeepthecriticallyillalive.TheUnitedStateshasanunsurpasse

4、dmedicalsystemsupportedbytrillionsofdollarsfrominsurers,MedicareandMedicaid.Ithasbeenoutmatchedbythepandemic.2TherewaseventuallyaWhiteHouseCoronavirusTaskForce,butithasbeenledbypoliticians,notmedicalexperts.“Wearethenewglobalepicenterofthedisease,aidDr.SaraKeller,aninfectiousdiseasespecialistatJohns

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11、nt?eit?r/n.呼吸機(jī)；通風(fēng)機(jī)putsb.onaventilator=sb.isonaventilator給某人上呼吸機(jī)22. keepsb.alive讓某人活著23. unsurpassedUK/?ns?）a?stUS/?ns?r?p?st/adj.未被超越的，無人能及的surpassvt.超越（tobeevenbetterorgreaterthansb./sth.else24.insurerUK/?n?rUS/?n?r/n.保險公司25. MedicareUK/?medke?/US/?med?er/n.（美國聯(lián)邦政府推出的面對65歲以上老人的）醫(yī)療保險制度26. MedicaidUK

12、/?med?e?d/US/?mecked/n.（聯(lián)邦政府推出的）醫(yī)療救助制度27. outmatchUK/a?tm?t?US/a?tm?t?vt.超過，勝過28. epicenterUS/?epent?/UK/?epent?r/n.焦點，重點地區(qū)（theplacewherethemostimportantthingshappenandimportantdecisionsaremade；（地震的）震中文章翻譯:TheU.S.NowLeadstheWorldinConfirmedCoronavirusCases美國新冠肺炎確診數(shù)目前居世界首位ScientistswarnedthattheUnite

13、dStatessomedaywouldbecomethecountryhardesthitbythecoronaviruspandemic.ThatmomentarrivedonThursday.5科學(xué)家曾警告稱，美國有朝一日將成為受新冠病毒大流行打擊最嚴(yán)重的國家。周四，這一時刻到來了。Itisasprawling,cacophonousdemocracy,wherestatessettheirownpoliciesandPresidentTrumphassentmixedmessagesaboutthescaleofthedangerandhowtofightit,ensuringthere

14、wasnocoherent,unifiedresponsetoagravepublichealththreat.在這個龐雜無章的民主國家，各州制定白己的政策， 并且特朗普總統(tǒng)就危機(jī)規(guī)模以及如何抗擊給出不一致的信息，這些都確?！绷嗽搰鎸?yán)重的公共衛(wèi)生威脅時，無法采取連貫、統(tǒng)一的應(yīng)對措施。Aseriesofmisstepsandlostopportunitiesdoggedthenationsresp一系列失誤和錯失的機(jī)會讓美國的疫情應(yīng)對工作陷入困境。Amongthem:afailuretotakethepandemicseriouslyevenasitengulfedChina,adeeply

15、flawedefforttoprovidebroadtestingforthevirusthatleftthecountryblindtotheextentofthecrisis,andadireshortageofmasksandprotectivegeartoprotectdoctorsandnursesonthefrontlines,aswellasventilatorstokeepthecriticallyillalive.其中包括： 在疫情席卷中國時， 未能認(rèn)真對待這場大流行； 對病毒進(jìn)行廣泛檢測時漏洞百出，讓美國民眾對危機(jī)的嚴(yán)重程度一無所知；極度缺乏保護(hù)一線醫(yī)生護(hù)士的口罩和防護(hù)裝備，以及讓危重病人活下來的呼吸機(jī)。TheUnitedStateshasanunsurpassedmedicalsystemsupportedbytrillionsofdollarsfrominsurers,MedicareandMedicaid.Ithasbeenoutmatchedbythepandemic.在保險公司、醫(yī)療保險項目和醫(yī)療補(bǔ)助項目數(shù)萬億美元的支持下，美國擁有無與倫比的醫(yī)療體系，但它在這場大流行中敗下陣來。TherewaseventuallyaWhiteHouseCoronavirusT