T: Michelle, have you heard the latest pandemic these days? What researchers fear is that a new strain of the virus similar to SARS will develop and cause another disaster.

M: Yeah, my sister works for a hospital. She told me to stay at home and never go out. But she has to stay at the emergency department to face dangers and challenges everyday.

T: She's great! Worthy of our respect!

M: I'm really proud of her, but also terrified. She hasn’t had a good sleep since the virus has broken out.

T: So is there anything we can do to help them?

M: Just avoid going out. And if you have to, wear a mask. That's the best way to protect all of us.

Q1:What do the researchers fear?

Q2:What can we do about it?

Key words

pandemic [pænˈdemɪk] 传染病;瘟疫

sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] 牺牲;献身

supply [səˈplaɪ] 物资;供应

official [əˈfɪʃl] 官方的

Dialogue

T: Michelle, have you heard the latest pandemic these days? What researchers fear is that a new strain of the virus similar to SARS will develop and cause another disaster.

米歇尔，你听说最近的流行病了吗？研究人员担心类似SARS病毒的新型病毒会不断变异，并导致另一个灾难。

M: Yeah, my sister works for a hospital. She told me to stay at home and never go out. But she has to stay at the emergency department to face dangers and challenges everyday.

我听说了，我姐姐在医院工作。她告诉我待在家里，不要出门。但是她每天不得不在急诊科工作，直面危险和挑战。

T: She's great! Worthy of our respect!

她太棒了！值得我们尊敬！

M: I'm really proud of her, but also terrified. She hasn’t had a good sleep since the virus has broken out.

我真的为她感到自豪，但也感到害怕。自从病毒爆发她一直没睡过一个好觉。

T: So is there anything we can do to help them?

那么我们能做些什么帮助他们呢？

M: Just avoid going out. And if you have to, wear a mask. That's the best way to protect all of us.

避免外出，如果一定要的话，必须带上口罩。这是保护我们所有人最好的办法。

睡前思考

请回答以下问题：

Question 1:What do the researchers fear?

研究人员害怕什么？

Question 2:What can we do about it?

我们为此能做些什么？