VOA慢速英语: 对抗埃博拉取得的进展（双语）

对抗埃博拉取得的进展

International health officials say the number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is falling. But the experts warn this news must not slow the fight against Ebola. The United Nations is still calling for more international help to fight the deadly virus.

国际卫生官员说西非的新增埃博拉病例数量减少，但是专家提醒说这条新闻不能减缓对抗埃博拉的进程。联合国继续呼吁更多的国际援助来对抗这个致命的病毒。

In late October, officials in West Africa began reporting some good news in the battle against Ebola. The number of new cases is dropping.

十月下旬，西非的官员开始报道一些对抗埃博拉病毒取得进展的好消息。新增病例的数量减少。

In Liberia's capital, Anthony Banbury is the UN official responsible for emergency Ebola response efforts. He confirmed there have been improvements in the fight against the deadly disease. Fewer people are getting infected and fewer are dying from it.

在利比里亚的首都，联合国官员安瑟尼·班博瑞负责埃博拉病例应急处理工作，他证实在对抗这一致命疾病方面确实取得进展，越来越少的人感染埃博拉病毒，死亡人数也在减少。

But he warns, the fight against Ebola is far from over.

但是他警告说，这场抵御埃博拉病毒的战斗远没有结束。

"We need NGOs and others to come in and run these facilities. We are putting in place the logistics capabilities. We are building the care centers. We are getting the equipment, everything we need to go in them. The patients are there in far too great numbers. What we don't have are the partners to run the facilities and we need them now."

“我们需要非政府组织和其他的机构来操作一些设备，我们正在提升后勤保障应急能力，我们建立了医疗中心，引进设备，所有需要的器械都在购置。迄今，病人数量不少，我们需要合作伙伴来操作这些仪器，现在迫切需要。”

In the United States, health officials have expressed hope that a new vaccine may protect against Ebola. The disease has already killed about 5,000 people and infected close to 14,000 others.

在美国，卫生部官员已经说有望研发出一款新型的疫苗抵抗埃博拉病毒。埃博拉病毒已经夺取大约5000人的性命，大概有1万4000人感染这种病毒。

Lausanne's University Hospital in Switzerland began testing the vaccine on Tuesday in healthy volunteers. A doctor who only gave her name as “Tina” agreed to take part in the study. She says a safe vaccine that works is needed to prevent the spread of Ebola.

瑞士的洛桑大学医院在周二开始在健康的志愿者身上试验一种疫苗。一位名叫“缇娜”的医生同意参与到这一研究中，她说一种安全的疫苗能够阻止埃博拉病毒的传播。

"I think the sooner we have a vaccine that works, that is safe, then the sooner we can use that vaccine to vaccinate the people in West Africa and wherever else the Ebola could spread."

“我认为越快研发出一种安全、有效的疫苗，我们就可以更快地给西非以及世界各地有埃博拉病毒地方的人们注射疫苗。”

Experts say there is no danger of getting Ebola from the vaccine. Vincent Mooser is with Lausanne’s University Hospital.

专家说获取埃博拉病毒疫苗没什么危险，文森特·穆瑟是洛桑大学医院的一名医生。

"What we measure is anti-bodies to the protein which is produced by the vaccine, and we also do some specific and detailed analysis on the white blood cells in the blood to ask the question whether the cells exposed to vaccine have a different biology than those who have not been exposed to the vaccine."

“我们要估量的是疫苗产生的蛋白质，抗体对这些蛋白质有何反应，还需要做些具体、详细的分析，分析一下疫苗对白血细胞的影响，接触到疫苗的细胞生物结构跟没有接触到疫苗的细胞有没有什么不同。”

If the vaccine proves effective, researchers will organize tests with larger groups.

如果证实疫苗有效的话，研究员就会组织更大规模的测试。

French researchers are developing an Ebola test that would give results in 15minutes. The current test used to test for Ebola takes 24 hours. Faster tests also are being developed in Japan and the United States.

法国的研究者正研发埃博拉疫苗的试验，15分钟就能出来结果。目前的埃博拉疫苗测试需要24小时，美国和日本也正在研发更快捷的测试。

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama also asked the U.S. Congress to provide $4.5 billion for an immediate response to the deadly disease. He also asked for $1.5 billion in emergency back-up money.

周三，美国总统奥巴马向国会提出45亿美元的资金提案，来对抗这一致命疾病。他还要求国会提供15亿美元的应急资金作为备用资金。

I’m Anna Matteo.

我是安娜·马特奥。

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Words in this Story

health - n. the general condition of the body or mind

healthy adj., not sick or injured

cases - n. incidents of disease

fight - n. use of violence or force; attempt to destroy or defeat an enemy

vaccine - n. a substance containing killed or weakened organisms given to aperson or animal to produce protection against a disease