·HSK 5

cruise ship
yóulún
游轮
hantavirus
Hǎntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
disease outbreak / epidemic
yìqíng
疫情
has resulted in / has caused
yǐ zhì
已致
3 people
3 rén
3人
death / to die
sǐwáng
死亡
，
vessel / ship
chuánzhī
船只
to anchor / to moor
tíngbó
停泊
at / in
zài
Cabo Verde / Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
。

one (measure word for ships)

yī sōu

一艘

carrying / with on board

zài yǒu

载有

147 (measure word for people)

147 míng

147名

passengers / travelers

lǚkè

旅客

and

hé

和

crew members

chuányuán

船员

(possessive particle)

的

cruise ship

yóulún

游轮

currently / at present

mùqián

目前

to anchor / to moor

tíngbó

停泊

at / in

zài

在

Cabo Verde / Cape Verde

Fódékǎo

佛得角

coast / coastline

hǎiàn

海岸

nearby / in the vicinity of

fùjìn

附近

，

before this / previously

cǐqián

此前

on board / aboard the ship

chuán shàng

船上

to break out / to erupt (of disease)

bàofā

暴发

hantavirus

Hǎntǎn bìngdú

汉坦病毒

disease outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

，

to cause / to result in

zàochéng

造成

3 people

3 rén

3人

death / to die

sǐwáng

死亡

。

May 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to confirm / to verify

quèrèn

确认

，

one (measure word for ships)

yī sōu

一艘

cruise ship

yóulún

游轮

on / aboard

shàng

上

at least

zhìshǎo

至少

to discover / to find

fāxiàn

发现

seven cases

qī lì

七例

hantavirus

Hǎntǎn bìngdú

汉坦病毒

infection / to be infected

gǎnrǎn

感染

medical case

bìnglì

病例

，

among which / of which

qízhōng

其中

two cases

liǎng lì

两例

through / via (formal)

jīng

经

laboratory

shíyànshì

实验室

to confirm a diagnosis

quèzhěn

确诊

。

as of / up to (a date)

jiézhì

截至

May 4th

5 yuè 4 rì

5月4日

，

there already are / there have already been

yǐ yǒu

已有

three people

sān rén

三人

death / to die

sǐwáng

死亡

，

including

bāokuò

包括

a pair / a couple

yī duì

一对

the Netherlands

Hélán

荷兰

married couple / husband and wife

fūfù

夫妇

as well as / and

yǐjí

以及

one (measure word for people)

yī míng

一名

Germany

Déguó

德国

citizen

gōngmín

公民

。

initially / at first

zuìchū

最初

(possessive particle)

的

medical case

bìnglì

病例

is / to be

shì

是

in / at

zài

在

Argentina

Āgēntíng

阿根廷

to board a ship

dēng chuán

登船

(possessive / modifying particle)

的

a pair / a couple

yī duì

一对

married couple

fūqī

夫妻

，

authorities

dāngjú

当局

to believe / to consider

rènwéi

认为

they / them

tāmen

他们

is / to be

shì

是

in / at

zài

在

off the ship / ashore

chuán xià

船下

to be infected / infection

gǎnrǎn

感染

(particle)

的

。

hantavirus

Hǎntǎn bìngdú

汉坦病毒

usually / typically

tōngcháng

通常

through / by means of

tōngguò

通过

contact / to come into contact with

jiēchù

接触

infected / contaminated

shòu gǎnrǎn

受感染

rodents

nièchǐ dòngwù

啮齿动物

(possessive particle)

的

excretions / bodily waste

páixièwù

排泄物

to spread / transmission

chuánbō

传播

。

cruise ship

yóulún

游轮

to arrive at / to reach

dǐdá

抵达

Cabo Verde / Cape Verde

Fódékǎo

佛得角

capital city

shǒudū

首都

Praia (capital of Cabo Verde)

Pǔlāyǎ

普拉亚

after / following

hòu

后

，

authorities

dāngjú

当局

using / on the grounds of

yǐ

以

public health

gōnggòng wèishēng

公共卫生

on the grounds of / citing as a reason

wéiyóu

为由

to refuse / to deny

jùjué

拒绝

its / their (formal)

qí

其

to dock / to come ashore

kào àn

靠岸

。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

to state / to indicate

biǎoshì

表示

，

currently / at present

mùqián

目前

not yet / has not yet

shàngwèi

尚未

to rule out / to eliminate

páichú

排除

virus

bìngdú

病毒

in / at

zài

在

person / people

rén

人

and / with

yǔ

与

person / people

rén

人

between

zhījiān

之间

to spread / transmission

chuánbō

传播

(possessive particle)

的

possibility / likelihood

kěnéngxìng

可能性

。

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yóulún

游轮

cruise ship

Hǎntǎn bìngdú

汉坦病毒

hantavirus

gǎnrǎn

感染

infection / to be infected

sǐwáng

死亡

death / to die

quèzhěn

确诊

to confirm a diagnosis

nièchǐ dòngwù

啮齿动物

rodents

páixièwù

排泄物

excretions

chuánbō

传播

transmission / to spread

dǐdá

抵达

to arrive at / to reach

jùjué kào àn

拒绝靠岸

to refuse to dock

gōnggòng wèishēng

公共卫生

public health

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

Hantavirus Outbreak Kills 3 on Cruise Ship Moored Off Cape Verde

A cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew is moored off Cape Verde after a hantavirus outbreak killed 3 people and left several others ill, with the WHO reporting two laboratory-confirmed cases.

The World Health Organization confirmed that a cruise ship has discovered at least seven cases of hantavirus infection, with two cases confirmed through laboratory testing.

As of May 4th, three people have died, including a Dutch couple and a German citizen.

The initial cases were a couple who boarded in Argentina; authorities believe they were infected off the ship.

Hantavirus is typically transmitted through contact with contaminated rodent excretions and feces.

After the cruise ship arrived at Praia, the capital of Cabo Verde, authorities refused it permission to dock citing public health concerns.

The World Health Organization stated it has not yet ruled out the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the virus.

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xīnxíng
新型
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people
rénmen
人们
enter
jìnrù
进入
deep
shēndù
深度
sleep
shuìmián
睡眠
。

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rìquánshí
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today
jīnrì
今日
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new
xīnxíng
新型
wearable
kěchuāndài
可穿戴
patch
tiēpiàn
贴片
accelerate
jiāokuài
加快
people
rénmen
人们
enter
jìnrù
进入
deep
shēndù
深度
sleep
shuìmián
睡眠
。

total solar eclipse
rìquánshí
日全食
today
jīnrì
今日
to cross / to pass through
chuānyuè
穿越
Iceland
Bīngdǎo
冰岛
and
yǔ
与
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
。