·HSK 4

Congo
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
，
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
。

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

Ebola

Āibólā

埃博拉

outbreak / epidemic

yìqíng

疫情

death toll

sǐwáng rénshù

死亡人数

has already exceeded

yǐ chāo

已超

600 people

liùbǎi rén

六百人

，

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

already

yǐ

已

to spread to

mànyán zhì

蔓延至

previously

cǐqián

此前

unaffected

wèi shòu yǐngxiǎng

未受影响

structural particle

的

province

shěngfèn

省份

，

and / moreover

qiě

且

currently

mùqián

目前

still without / not yet

shàng wú

尚无

approved

huò pī

获批

structural particle

的

vaccine

yìmiáo

疫苗

huò

或

treatment

zhìliáo

治疗

plan / option

fāng àn

方案

。

July 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

Ebola

Āibólā

埃博拉

epidemic / outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

to continue / ongoing

chíxù

持续

to spread

mànyán

蔓延

，

as of

jiézhì

截至

July 10th

qīyuè shí rì

七月十日

，

confirmed cases

quèzhěn bìnglì

确诊病例

has reached

yǐ dá

已达

1,759 cases

yīqiān qībǎi wǔshíjiǔ lì

一千七百五十九例

，

death toll

sǐwáng rénshù

死亡人数

to exceed / to surpass

tūpò

突破

600 people

liùbǎi rén

六百人

。

this / the current

běn cì

本次

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

by / caused by

yóu

由

Bundibugyo type

Běndíbùjiāo xíng

本迪布焦型

Ebola virus

Āibólā bìngdú

埃博拉病毒

to cause / to trigger

yǐnqǐ

引起

，

currently

mùqián

目前

still without / not yet

shàng wú

尚无

approved

huò pī

获批

structural particle

的

vaccine

yìmiáo

疫苗

huò

或

treatment

zhìliáo

治疗

plan / option

fāng àn

方案

。

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

center / focal point

zhòngxīn

重心

initially / at first

zuìchū

最初

zài

在

Ituri Province

Yītúlǐ Shěng

伊图里省

，

but

dàn

但

currently

mùqián

目前

already

yǐ

已

to have spread to

mànyán zhì

蔓延至

previously

cǐqián

此前

previously unaffected

wèi shòu yǐngxiǎng

未受影响

structural particle

的

Tshopo Province

Chǔbō Shěng

楚波省

and

hé

和

Haut-Uele Province

Shàng Wū Āi Lái Shěng

上乌埃莱省

。

WHO / World Health Organization

Shì Wèi Zǔzhī

世卫组织

to point out / to note

zhǐchū

指出

，

this / the current

běn cì

本次

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

structural particle

的

rate of spread

kuòsàn sùdù

扩散速度

clearly / significantly

míngxiǎn

明显

faster than

kuài yú

快于

in the past / previous

yǐwǎng

以往

all previous

lì cì

历次

Ebola

Āibólā

埃博拉

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

，

confirmed cases

quèzhěn bìnglì

确诊病例

zài

在

emergency response

yīngjí xiǎngyìng

应急响应

after being activated

qǐdòng hòu

启动后

only / merely

jǐn

仅

40 days

sìshí tiān

四十天

within

nèi

内

then / already

biàn

便

to break through / to exceed

tūpò

突破

1,000 cases

yīqiān lì

一千例

。

as for / in terms of

jiù

就

total number of infections

zǒng gǎnrǎn rénshù

总感染人数

in terms of / regarding

éryán

而言

，

this

zhè

这

is already

yǐ shì

已是

in recorded history

yǒu shǐ yǐlái

有史以来

third largest

dì sān dà

第三大

Ebola

Āibólā

埃博拉

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

。

July 2nd

qīyuè èr rì

七月二日

，

a / one

yī xiàng

一项

clinical trial

línchuáng shìyàn

临床试验

formally / officially

zhèngshì

正式

to launch / to start

qǐdòng

启动

，

to evaluate / to assess

pínggū

评估

two types of

liǎng zhǒng

两种

candidate

hòuxuǎn

候选

therapy / treatment approach

liáofǎ

疗法

：

monoclonal antibody

dān kèlóng kàngtǐ

单克隆抗体

MBP134 (monoclonal antibody treatment)

MBP134

and

hé

和

antiviral

kàng bìngdú

抗病毒

drug / medicine

yàowù

药物

remdesivir (antiviral drug)

Ruìdé Xī Wéi

瑞德西韦

。

prior to this

cǐqián

此前

，

France

Fǎguó

法国

had already on

yǐ yú

已于

June 24th

liùyuè èrshísì rì

六月二十四日

reported

bàogàole

报告了

one case

yī lì

一例

imported

shūrù xìng

输入性

confirmed case

quèzhěn bìnglì

确诊病例

。

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Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
，
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
。

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人们
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shēndù
深度
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shuìmián
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今日
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Congo
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
，
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
。

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
。