2022年云南大學(xué)英語(yǔ)考試模擬卷14測(cè)

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1.BirdFlu:CommunicatingtheRiskTherecommendationsIistedbelow

aregroundedintwoconvictions（信念）:thatmotivatingpeopIetostart

takingbirdfluseriouslyshouldbeatoppriorityforgovernmenthealth

departments,andthatriskcommunicationprinciplesprovidethebest

guidanceonhowtodoso.Startwhereyouraudiencestarts.Telling

peoplewhobeIieveXthattheyoughttobeIieveYnaturallyprovokes

resistance.Youcan''tignoreXandjustsayYY-Y-Y-Y.Youcan''tsimply

telIpeopIethey''rewrong.You''vegottostartwheretheyare,with

X,andempathica11yexplainwhyXseemslogical,whyit''swidelybeIieved,

whyyouusedtobeIieveittoo...andwhy,surprisingly,Yturnsoutto

becIosertothetruth.Thebiggestbarriertosoundingthealarmabout

birdfluisthatit''sfluusuaIlyseenasaho-hum（漠不關(guān)心的）disease.

11wouIdhelpifpeopIestoppedcallingeveryminorrespiratoryinfection

"atouchoftheflu"butthat''snotgoingtohappen.Empathyisthe

onIyanswer.InsteadofignoringthefactthatpeopIethinkfluisminor,

orberatingpeopIeforthinkingthatfluisminor,acknowledgethateven

somepubIichealthauthoritiesusetheterm"flu"inwaysthatminimize

itsseriousness.AftermakingcommoncausewiththepubIic-nwehavealI

ignoredinfluenzafortoolong”-taIkabouthowhorrificthenextfIu

pandemic（流行?。﹎aybecomparedwiththeannuaIflu.Don''tbeafraid

tofrightenpeopIe.FormostoftheworIdrightnow,though,apathy（漠

不關(guān)心）istheproblem~~notdenial.Wecan1tscarepeopleenoughabout

H5N1.WHOhasbeentryingforoverayear,withevermore-dramaticappeaIs

tothemedia,thepubIictandMemberStates.UntiIapandemicbegins,

there1,sIittIechancewe''IIscarepeopletoomuch.Research

evidencewon,,tprotectyoufromcriticism,ofcourse.FearappeaIsoften

provokeangrypushbackfrompeopIequestioningyourmotivesoryour

competence,accusingyouof"cryingwolf"orprovoking"warningfatigue"

orpanickingthepubIic.ThathappenedafterWHOWesternPacificRegionaI

DirectorShigeruOmisaidthat,inaworstcase,abirdflupandemiccouId

killupto100millionpeopIe（aweII-justifiedestimate）.Ofcourse,

thereisagenuinedownsidetoissuingwarningsthatturnouttobe

unnecessary.AIthoughpanicisuniikelyandwarningfatigueistemporary,

thereissomecredibiIityloss,especiallyifthewarningswere

exaggeratedoroverconfident.Butconsiderthealternative.Whichis

worse,beingcriticizedfor"unduly"frighteningpeopIeorbeing

criticizedforfaiIingtowarnpeopIeAcknowIedgeuncertainty.When

thefirstThaibirdfluoutbreakssubsided（平息）in2004,aseniorpubIic

officiaIsaid:"Thefirstwaveofbirdfluoutbreakhaspassed...but

wedon,'tknowwhenthesecondwavewi11come,andwedon,'ttrustthe

situation...SothePubIicHealthhMinistryisbeingascarefulas

possible."ThisexempIifiestwo）riskcommunicationprinciples:

acknowIedgeuncertaintyanddon''toverreassure.DuringMalaysia1's

firstoutbreak,testswerependingregardingwhatstrainoffluwas

killingthechickens.SeniorveterinaryofficiaIHawaiiHusseinsaid,

"WeknowitisH5,butwe''rehopingitwon''tbeH5N1."Thisvery

briefcommentnotonlyacknowledgesuncertainty;itaIsoexpresseswishes,

anothergoodcrisiscommunicationpractice.EveryonesharedHussein''

shope,butfearedtheworst.Overconfidentoverreassurance("the

situationisundercontrol,everythingisgoingtobefine")isterrible

riskcommunication.ParadoxicaIly,peopleusuallyfinditalarming.They

senseitsinsincerityandbecomemistrustfulevenbeforetheyknowthe

outcome.ButoverconfidentwarningsareaIsounwise.Thereissomuch

wedon1'tknowaboutH5N1.HowmanypeopIewiIIitinfectHowquickly

wiIIitspreadHowlongwi11itlastHowlongwi11ittakeforan

effectivevaccinetobeavaiIableWhichcountriesandwhichpeopIein

thosecountrieswi11getthevaccinefirstHowweIIwi11healthcare

systemscopeHowwe11wi11nationaIandinternationaleconomiescope

Andhowwe11wi11civilsocietycopeBirdfluexpertsandrisk

communicatorscannotanswerthesequestions.Butwecanandshouldraise

them,acknowledgingouruncertaintyateveryturn.SharediIemmas.

SharingdilemmasisalotIikeacknowledginguncertainty.Notonlyare

weunsureaboutwhatwi11happen;we''realsounsureaboutwhattodo.

Everyonefindsthishardtoadmit.Butdilemma-sharinghashuge

advantages：-IthumanizestheorganizationbyIettingthepainof

difficultdecisionsshow.-ItgivespeopIeachancetomakesuggestions

andbepartoftheprocess.-ItmoderatestheconfIictbetweenopposing

recommendations.-Itreducestheoutrageifyouturnouttobewrong.

DiIemma-sharingdoesraisesomeanxietyatfirst,butitalIieswiththe

public''sresourceful,matureside.Thisleadstobetterbuy-inand

bettercopingdowntheroad.ThemostimportantbirdfludiIemmaatthe

momentis

A.Y

B.N

C.NG

2.BirdFlu:CommunicatingtheRiskTherecommendationsIistedbelow

killupto100millionpeopIe(aweII-justifiedestimate).Ofcourse,

thereisagenuinedownsidetoissuingwarningsthatturnouttobe

unnecessary.AIthoughpanicisuniikelyandwarningfatigueistemporary,

thereissomecredibiIityloss,especiallyifthewarningswere

exaggeratedoroverconfident.ButconsidertheaIternative.Whichis

worse,beingcriticizedfor"unduly"frighteningpeopIeorbeing

criticizedforfaiIingtowarnpeopIeAcknowIedgeuncertainty.When

thefirstThaibirdfluoutbreakssubsided(平息)in2004,aseniorpubIic

officiaIsaid:"Thefirstwaveofbirdfluoutbreakhaspassed...but

wedon,'tknowwhenthesecondwavewi11come,andwedon''ttrustthe

situation...SothePubIicHealthMinistryisbeingascarefulas

possible.Thisexemplifiestworiskcommunicationprinciples:

acknowledgeuncertaintyanddon''toverreassure.DuringMalaysia9,s

firstoutbreak,testswerependingregardingwhatstrainoffluwas

killingthechickens.SeniorveterinaryofficiaIHawaiiHusseinsaid,

"WeknowitisH5,butwe''rehopingitwon''tbeH5N1."Thisvery

briefcommentnotonlyacknowledgesuncertainty;italsoexpresseswishes,

anothergoodcrisiscommunicationpractice.EveryonesharedHussein''

shope,butfearedtheworst.Overconfidentoverreassurance("the

situationisundercontrol,everythingisgoingtobefine")isterrible

riskcommunication.Paradoxically,peopIeusuaIIyfinditalarming.They

senseitsinsincerityandbecomemistrustfulevenbeforetheyknowthe

outcome.ButoverconfidentwarningsareaIsounwise.Thereissomuch

wedon,'tknowaboutH5N1.HowmanypeoplewiIIitinfectHowquickly

wiIIitspreadHowlongwi11itlastHowlongwi11ittakeforan

effectivevaccinetobeavaitableWhichcountriesandwhichpeoplein

thosecountrieswiIIgetthevaccinefirstHowweIIwiIIhealthcare

systemscopeHowwe11wi11nationaIandinternationaleconomiescope

Andhowwe11wi11civilsocietycopeBirdfluexpertsandrisk

communicatorscannotanswerthesequestions.Butwecanandshouldraise

them,acknowledgingouruncertaintyateveryturn.SharediIemmas.

SharingdilemmasisalotIikeacknowIedginguncertainty.Notonlyare

weunsureaboutwhatwi11happen;we''realsounsureaboutwhattodo.

Everyonefindsthishardtoadmit.Butdilemma-sharinghashuge

advantages：-IthumanizestheorganizationbyIettingthepainof

difficultdecisionsshow.-ItgivespeopIeachancetomakesuggestions

andbepartoftheprocess.-ItmoderatestheconfIictbetweenopposing

recommendations.-Itreducestheoutrageifyouturnouttobewrong.

DiIemma-sharingdoesraisesomeanxietyatfirst,butitalIieswiththe

public''sresourceful,matureside.Thisleadstobetterbuy-inand

bettercopingdowntheroad.ThemostimportantbirdfludiIemmaatthe

momentis

A.Y

B.N

C.NG

3.WhenfamiIiesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewiIIsticktoformaI

traditionsdatingbacktoGrandma''sgeneration.Theirtableswi11be

setwiththegooddishesandsiIver,andthedresscodewiIIbeSunday-best.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-siIverelegancehasgivenway

toastoneware（粗陶）-and-stainlessinformaIity,withdressesassuming

anequa11ycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechangemeans

greatersimpIicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,it

speIIseconomichardtimes.LastweekRoyaIDouIton,theIargest

employerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating1,000jobs

-one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000the

numberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery（陶瓷）region.

WedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearIier.Althougha

strongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,the

layoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsociaIshifts.A

spokesmanforRoyalDouItonadmittedthatthecompany"hasbeensomewhat

slowincatchingupwiththetrend"towardcasuaIdining.FamiIieseat

togetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,either

becausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontofteIevision.Evendinner

parties,fftheyhappenatall,havegonecasuaI.Inatimeoflongwork

hoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,that

it''sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperpIatesinthefamilyroom

thantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"real"dinnerparty.Toooften,

theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtabIecIothForget

it.PolishthesiIverWhohastimeYetthelossofformaIityhas

itsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(禮節(jié))thatchiIdrenmight

oncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparents

andgrandparents("Chewwithyourmouthclosed.""KeepyoureIbowsoff

thetable.")mustbepiekedupelsewhere.Somecompaniesnowoffer

etiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybecompetentprofessionallybut

cIueIesssocially.

Thetrendtowardcasualdininghasresultedin.

A.bankruptcyoffinechinamanufacturers

B.shrinkingofthepotteryindustry

C.restructuringoflargeenterprises

D.economicrecessioninGreatBritain

4.Morethan200organizationsarepreparingtobringtheirteamsofrobots

toRoboCup2003nextmonthinPadua,Italy,aneventwhereresearchers

testoutthelatestartificialinteIIigencetechniquesingamesof

footba11orrescuesimulations.Eventorganizerssaidlastweekthat

183teamsfromaroundtheworld,mostlyfromuniversities,have

registeredforrescuesimulationcompetitionsandvariousIeaguesoffoot

ball,whileanother80groupsaretoshowoffrobotsaimedatchiIdren.

Theeventisexpectingmorethan50,000visitors.WhileRoboCuphasits

Iighterside,itisoneofthemostprominenteventsintheworldfor

bothartificial-intelIigenceresearchersandforcompaniessuchasHonda

andSonywishingtoshowofftheirIatestroboticstechnology.In

recentyears,advancesinroboticsandcomputertechnoIogyhaveledto

renewedinterestinrobots.SeveraIcompanieshaveproducedhumanoid

robotscapableofwalkingontwolegs,evenupstairsoracrossuneven

surfaces,whileSonyhasvirtuaIlysingle-handedlycreateda

consumer-robotmarketwithitsAibodog,releasedin1999.Robot

technologiessuchasvisionandmobiIitysystemshaveaIsomadetheir

wayintothebroaderworldofIT.Hewlett-Packardiseventestingrobots

thatcouldattendmeetingsinplaceofahuman,inordertocutdownon

businesstravel.AheadofRoboCup,anotherEuropeanuniversityhas

signeduptointegrateitsAiborobotsintotheirresearchcurriculum.

RoboCup''sfour_1eggedleague"usesAiborobots,whilethe"humanoid

Ieague"pitstwo_1eggedrobotssuchasHonda1'sAMmoagainstoneanother.

TheeventsaysitsultimategoalistodeveIopateamoffullyautonomous

robotsbytheyear2050thatcanwinagainst.thehumanworldsoccer

championteam.

Accordingtothetext,thepurposeofRohoCupis.

A.createaworldruledbyrobots

B.eliminaLetheneedforliunia.iialhleles

C.testoutartificialintelligencetechnology

D.forscientiststogettogetherandhaveagoodtime

5.BirdFlu:CommunicatingtheRiskTherecommendationsIistedbelow

aregroundedintwoconvictions（信念）:thatmotivatingpeopIetostart

takingbirdfluseriouslyshouldbeatoppriorityforgovernmenthealth

departments,andthatriskcommunicationprinciplesprovidethebest

guidanceonhowtodoso.Startwhereyouraudiencestarts.Telling

peopIewhobeIieveXthattheyoughttobeIieveYnaturallyprovokes

resistance.Youcan15tignoreXandjustsayYY-Y-Y-Y.Youcan''tsimply

telIpeopIethey''rewrong.You*,vegottostartwheretheyare,with

X,andempathica11yexplainwhyXseemslogical,whyit''swidelybeIieved,

whyyouusedtobeIieveittoo...andwhy,surprisingly,Yturnsoutto

becIosertothetruth.Thebiggestbarriertosoundingthealarmabout

birdfluisthatit''sfluusuaIlyseenasaho-hum（漠不關(guān)心的）disease.

11wouIdhelpifpeopIestoppedcallingeveryminorrespiratoryinfection

"atouchoftheflu"butthat''snotgoingtohappen.Empathyisthe

onlyanswer.InsteadofignoringthefactthatpeopIethinkfluisminor,

orberatingpeopIeforthinkingthatfluisminor,acknowledgethateven

somepubIichealthauthoritiesusetheterm"flu"inwaysthatminimize

itsseriousness.AftermakingcommoncausewiththepubIic—"wehavealI

ignoredinfluenzafortoolong”-talkabouthowhorrificthenextflu

pandemic（流彳亍?。﹎aybecomparedwiththeannuaIflu.Don''tbeafraid

tofrightenpeopIe.FormostoftheworIdrightnow,though,apathy（漠

不關(guān)心）istheproblem-notdeniaI.Wecan''tscarepeopleenoughabout

H5N1.WHOhasbeentryingforoverayear,withevermore-dramaticappeaIs

tothemedia,thepubIicfandMemberStates.UntiIapandemicbegins,

there''sIittIechancewe''11scarepeopletoomuch.Research

1

evidencewon1tprotectyoufromcriticismtofcourse.Fearappealsoften

provokeangrypushbackfrompeopIequestioningyourmotivesoryour

competence,accusingyouof"cryingwolf"orprovoking"warningfatigue"

orpaniekingthepubIic.ThathappenedafterWHOWesternPacificRegionaI

DirectorShigeruOmisaidthat,inaworstcase,abirdflupandemiccouId

killupto100millionpeopIe（awe11-justifiedestimate）.Ofcourse,

thereisagenuinedownsidetoissuingwarningsthatturnouttobe

unnecessary.AIthoughpanicisuniikelyandwarningfatigueistemporary,

thereissomecredibiIityloss,especiallyifthewarningswere

exaggeratedoroverconfident.Butconsiderthealternative.Whichis

worse,beingcriticizedfor"unduly"frighteningpeopIeorbeing

criticizedforfaiIingtowarnpeopIeAcknowIedgeuncertainty.When

thefirstThaibirdfluoutbreakssubsided(平息)in2004,aseniorpubIic

officiaIsaid:"Thefirstwaveofbirdfluoutbreakhaspassed...but

wedon''tknowwhenthesecondwavewi11come,andwedon,'ttrustthe

situation...SothePubIicHealthMinistryisbeingascarefulas

possible."ThisexempIifiestworiskcommunicationprinciples:

acknowledgeuncertaintyanddon''toverreassure.DuringMalaysia''s

firstoutbreak,testswerependingregardingwhatstrainoffluwas

killingthechickens.SeniorveterinaryofficiaIHawaiiHusseinsaid,

"WeknowitisH5,butwe''rehopingitwon''tbeH5N1."Thisvery

briefcommentnotonlyacknowledgesuncertainty;itaIsoexpresseswishes,

anothergoodcrisiscommunicationpractice.EveryonesharedHussein''

shope,butfearedtheworst.Overconfidentoverreassurance("the

situationisundercontrol,everythingisgoingtobefine*')isterrible

riskcommunication.Paradoxically,peopleusuallyfinditalarming.They

senseitsinsincerityandbecomemistrustfulevenbeforetheyknowthe

outcome.ButoverconfidentwarningsareaIsounwise.Thereissomuch

wedon''tknowaboutH5N1.HowmanypeopIewi11itinfectHowquickly

wiIIitspreadHowlongwiIIitIastHowlongwiIIittakeforan

effectivevaccinetobeavaiIableWhichcountriesandwhichpeopIein

thosecountrieswiIIgetthevaccinefirstHowweIIwiIIhealthcare

systemscopeHowweIIwiIInationaIandinternationaleconomiescope

Andhowwe11wi11civilsocietycopeBirdfluexpertsandrisk

communicatorscannotanswerthesequestions.Butwecanandshouldraise

them,acknowledgingouruncertaintyateveryturn.SharediIemmas.

SharingdilemmasisalotIikeacknowledginguncertainty.Notonlyare

weunsureaboutwhatwi11happen;we''realsounsureaboutwhattodo.

Everyonefindsthishardtoadmit.Butdilemma-sharinghashuge

advantages：-IthumanizestheorganizationbyIettingthepainof

difficultdecisionsshow.-Itgivespeopleachancetomakesuggestions

andbepartoftheprocess.-ItmoderatestheconfIictbetweenopposing

recommendations.-Itreducestheoutrageifyouturnouttobewrong.

DiIemma-sharingdoesraisesomeanxietyatfirst,butitalIieswiththe

public''sresourceful,matureside.Thisleadstobetterbuy-inand

bettercopingdowntheroad.Themostimportantbirdfludilemmaatthe

momentis

A.Y

B.N

C.NG

6.WhenfamiIiesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewi11sticktoformaI

traditionsdatingbacktoGrandma''sgeneration.Theirtableswi11be

setwiththegooddishesandsiIver,andthedresscodewiIIbeSunday-best.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-siIverelegancehasgivenway

toastoneware（粗陶）-and-stainlessinformaIity,withdressesassuming

anequa11ycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechangemeans

greatersimpIicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,it

speIIseconomichardtimes.LastweekRoyaIDouIton,thelargest

employerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating1,000jobs

-one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000the

numberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery（陶瓷）region.

WedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearIier.Althougha

strongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,the

IayoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsociaIshifts.A

spokesmanforRoyalDouItonadmittedthatthecompany"hasbeensomewhat

slowincatchingupwiththetrend"towardcasualdining.FamiIieseat

togetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopIeeatalone,either

becausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontofteIevision.Evendinner

parties,fftheyhappenatall,havegonecasuaI.Inatimeoflongwork

hoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,that

it''sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperpIatesinthefamilyroom

thantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"real"dinnerparty.Toooften,

theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtabIecIothForget

it.PolishthesiIverWhohastimeYetthelossofformalityhas

itsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(禮節(jié))thatchiIdrenmight

oncehaveIearnedatthetabIebyobservationorinstructionfromparents

andgrandparents("Chewwithyourmouthclosed."*'KeepyoureIbowsoff

thetable.")mustbepiekedupelsewhere.Somecompaniesnowoffer

etiquetteseminarsforempIoyeeswhomaybecompetentprofessionallybut

cluelesssocia11y.

WhichofthefollowingmaybethebestreasonforcasuaIdining

A.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

B.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

C.Peoplewanttopracticeeconomyintimesofscarcity.

D.Youngpeoplewon''tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration

7.Morethan200organizationsarepreparingtobringtheirteamsofrobots

toRoboCup2003nextmonthinPadua,Italy,aneventwhereresearchers

testouttheIatestartificialinteIIigencetechniquesingamesof

footba11orrescuesimulations.Eventorganizerssaidlastweekthat

183teamsfromaroundtheworld,mostlyfromuniversities,have

registeredforrescuesimulationcompetitionsandvariousIeaguesoffoot

ball,whileanother80groupsaretoshowoffrobotsaimedatchiIdren.

Theeventisexpectingmorethan50,000visitors.WhileRoboCuphasits

Iighterside,itisoneofthemostprominenteventsintheworldfor

bothartificial-intelIigenceresearchersandforcompaniessuchasHonda

andSonywishingtoshowofftheirIatestroboticstechnology.In

recentyears,advancesinroboticsandcomputertechnoIogyhaveledto

renewedinterestinrobots.Severalcompanieshaveproducedhumanoid

robotscapableofwalkingontwolegs,evenupstairsoracrossuneven

surfaces,whileSonyhasvirtuallysingle-handedlycreateda

consumer-robotmarketwithitsAibodog,releasedin1999.Robot

technologiessuchasvisionandmobiIitysystemshavealsomadetheir

wayintothebroaderworIdofIT.HewIett-Packardiseventestingrobots

thatcouldattendmeetingsinplaceofahuman,inordertocutdownon

businesstravel.AheadofRoboCup,anotherEuropeanuniversityhas

signeduptointegrateitsAiborobotsintotheirresearchcurriculum.

RoboCup''s"four-1eggedleague"usesAiborobots,whilethe"humanoid

league"pitstwo-1eggedrobotssuchasHonda''sAMmoagainstoneanother.

TheeventsaysitsultimategoaIistodeveIopateamoffullyautonomous

robotsbytheyear2050thatcanwinagainst.thehumanworldsoccer

championteam.

Accordingtothetext,interestinrobotshasincreasedinrecentyears

becauseof.

A.RoboCup

B.Sony''sAibodog

C.ariseinpublicawareness

0.technologicaladvances

8.BirdFlu:CommunicatingtheRiskTherecommendationsIistedbelow

aregroundedintwoconvictions（信念）:thatmotivatingpeopIetostart

takingbirdfluseriouslyshouldbeatoppriorityforgovernmenthealth

departments,andthatriskcommunicationprinciplesprovidethebest

guidanceonhowtodoso.Startwhereyouraudiencestarts.Telling

peopIewhobeIieveXthattheyoughttobeIieveYnaturallyprovokes

resistance.Youcan15tignoreXandjustsayYY-Y-Y-Y.Youcan''tsimply

telIpeopIethey''rewrong.You*,vegottostartwheretheyare,with

X,andempathica11yexplainwhyXseemslogical,whyit''swidelybeIieved,

whyyouusedtobeIieveittoo...andwhy,surprisingly,Yturnsoutto

becIosertothetruth.Thebiggestbarriertosoundingthealarmabout

birdfluisthatit''sfluusuaIlyseenasaho-hum（漠不關(guān)心的）disease.

11wouIdhelpifpeopIestoppedcallingeveryminorrespiratoryinfection

"atouchoftheflu"butthat''snotgoingtohappen.Empathyisthe

onlyanswer.InsteadofignoringthefactthatpeopIethinkfluisminor,

orberatingpeopIeforthinkingthatfluisminor,acknowledgethateven

somepubIichealthauthoritiesusetheterm"flu"inwaysthatminimize

itsseriousness.AftermakingcommoncausewiththepubIic—"wehavealI

ignoredinfluenzafortoolong”