Unit 26

UNIT 26 WORD LIST adhere To adhere means to act in the way that a rule or agreement says is right. If the new employees wish to succeed, they must adhere to the boss's rules. administer To administer means to take responsibility for organizing something. The teacher's assistant will administer the test. compassionate When people are compassionate, they feel pity and sympathy for others. The compassionate nurse tried to make the sick man feel comfortable. contaminate To contaminate something means to put dirty or harmful chemicals into it. The lake was contaminated when pollutants entered the water. deficiency A deficiency is a lack of something, especially something that is needed. Your snack has a deficiency of any real nutrients. emphasis When you put an emphasis on prevention, you give special attention to prevention. The government placed a strong emphasis on educational reform. epidemic An epidemic is an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly. It was difficult to stop the flu epidemic. hazard A hazard is something that could be dangerous to a person's health or safety. Smoking cigarettes poses many health hazards. imperative When something is imperative, it is extremely important and must be done. It was imperative for him to find a job. intestines Intestines are tubes through which food passes after it leaves the stomach. Whatever you eat goes into your intestines.

坚持的意思是按照规则或协议规定的正确方式去做。 如果新员工希望成功，他们就必须遵守老板的规定。 管理意味着承担组织某事的责任。 助教将负责这次考试。 当人们富有同情心时，他们会对别人感到怜悯和同情。 那位富有同情心的护士尽力使病人感到舒服。 污染某物意味着把脏的或有害的化学物质放进去。 当污染物进入湖中时，湖泊被污染了。 缺乏症是指缺少某物，尤指需要的某物。 你的零食缺乏任何真正的营养。 当你把重点放在预防上时，你会特别注意预防。 政府非常重视教育改革。 epidemic是指一种疾病迅速传播的爆发。 阻止流感的流行是很困难的。 hazard是指可能对人的健康或安全造成危险的东西。 吸烟对健康有许多危害。 当某事是imperative时，它是非常重要的，必须要做。 他必须找一份工作。 肠是食物离开胃后通过的管道。 你吃的任何东西都会进入你的肠道。

manifest To manifest means to make something visible or obvious. The joy of the holiday season manifested as bright smiles on the faces of the children. overcrowded When a place is overcrowded, it has too many people or things in it. The lobby was overcrowded with people. practitioner A practitioner is a doctor. She made an appointment with the practitioner to treat her cough. provision The provision of something is the act of giving it to people in need or want. That department is responsible for the provision of emergency supplies. replenish To replenish something means to make it full or complete again. We planted nearly one hundred seeds to replenish the garden after the fire. reverse When a car reverses, it goes backwards. We reversed out of the parking place and then drove away. sterile When something is sterile it is completely clean and free from germs. The hospital room looked quite sterile. upgrade To upgrade something means to improve it or make it more efficient. He upgraded to a real fancy car. viable When something is viable, it is capable of doing what it is intended to do. Her method of solving the math problem seemed viable. voluntary When something is voluntary, it is done by choice but is not required. Many people attended the voluntary boat safety class.

manifest的意思是使某事可见或明显。 节日的欢乐表现在孩子们脸上灿烂的笑容上。 当一个地方人满为患时，它有太多的人或东西在里面。 大厅里挤满了人。 执业者执业者是医生。 她预约了医生治疗咳嗽。 provision of something是指将某物给予需要或想要的人的行为。 那个部门负责提供紧急物资。 补充某物意味着使它再次充满或完整。 火灾后，我们种了将近一百粒种子来补充花园的养分。 reverse adj .倒车的，倒车的 我们把车倒出停车场，然后开走了。 无菌的东西是指完全清洁和没有细菌的东西。 病房看起来很无菌。 升级某物意味着改进它或使它更有效率。 他升级了一辆真正的豪车。 当某事是可行的，它有能力做它想做的事。 她解决这道数学题的方法似乎可行。 当某事是自愿的，它是通过选择来做的，但不是必须的。 许多人参加了自愿参加的船舶安全班。

Epidemic in Zimbabwe In August of 2008, a deadly cholera epidemic manifested itself in Zimbabwe. A severe health hazard caused the outbreak. There was a lack of clean drinking water in the overcrowded urban areas. Garbage and chemicals got into the public water supplies and contaminated them. Since people did not have access to other sources, they had to drink the dirty water. The outbreak spread rapidly and infected almost 16,000 people. The illness caused extreme pain in people's intestines. It also caused a deficiency of important fluids in sick people's bodies. Without the proper fluids and minerals, their bodies stopped working correctly. People were unable to digest food properly or replenish their lost nutrients. Without viable treatment, they would die. It was imperative to reserve the situation. However, the government of Zimbabwe was unable to provide help to its people. The government didn't have a plan to stop the spread of cholera. In addition, the country was too poor to get clean water or medication for the sick. The people seemed to be doomed. Luckily, many other countries recognized the need to contain the outbreak. Dozens of voluntary practitioners from Britain France, the United States, and other countries went to Zimbabwe to treat the disease. Through the provision of sterile drinking water and medication, people finally got the treatment they badly needed. The compassionate doctors were able to save the lives of thousands. By January of 2009, the epidemic was almost completely contained. Today, the Zimbabwean government is investing in measures to avoid future epidemics and placing an emphasis on prevention. They are cleaning up the water supply and making changes to reduce health hazards. The system used to filter water is being upgraded. The government now administers the water supply plants and makes sure that they adhere to strict safety guidelines. Hopefully, future instances of cholera will be treated before they start deadly epidemics.

2008年8月，津巴布韦爆发了致命的霍乱疫情。 严重的健康危害导致了疫情的爆发。 在拥挤的城市地区缺乏干净的饮用水。 垃圾和化学物质进入公共供水系统并污染了它们。 由于人们没有其他水源，他们不得不喝脏水。 疫情迅速蔓延，感染了近1.6万人。 这种疾病会使人的肠道极度疼痛。 它还会导致病人体内重要液体的缺乏。 没有适当的液体和矿物质，他们的身体就不能正常工作。 人们无法正常消化食物或补充失去的营养。 如果没有可行的治疗，他们就会死亡。 必须保留这种情况。 然而，津巴布韦政府无法向其人民提供帮助。 政府没有阻止霍乱传播的计划。 此外，这个国家太穷了，无法为病人提供干净的水或药物。 人们似乎要完蛋了。 幸运的是，许多其他国家认识到控制疫情的必要性。 数十名来自英国、法国、美国和其他国家的志愿从业者前往津巴布韦治疗这种疾病。 通过提供无菌饮用水和药物，人们终于得到了他们急需的治疗。 富有同情心的医生挽救了成千上万人的生命。 到2009年1月，疫情几乎完全得到控制。 今天，津巴布韦政府正在投资于避免未来流行病的措施，并把重点放在预防上。 他们正在清理供水系统，并做出改变以减少对健康的危害。 用来过滤水的系统正在升级。 政府现在管理供水工厂，并确保它们遵守严格的安全准则。 希望未来的霍乱病例能够在爆发致命流行病之前得到治疗。