·HSK 4

World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to declare / to announce
xuānbù
宣布
Congo / DRC
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola (virus)
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / disease outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
as / to be
wéi
为
international
guójì
国际
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn
突发公共卫生紧急事件
。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

on / at (a point in time)

yú

于

May 16th

wǔ yuè shíliù rì

五月十六日

(future marker) / will

jiāng

将

the Democratic Republic of Congo

Gāngguǒ

刚果

Ituri Province

Yītúlǐ shěng

伊图里省

(structural particle)

的

Ebola

Āibólā

埃博拉

epidemic / outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

to classify as / to designate as

lièwéi

列为

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn

国际突发公共卫生紧急事件

。

as of / up to

jiézhì

截至

May 29th

wǔ yuè èrshíjiǔ rì

五月二十九日

，

have been reported

yǐ bàogào

已报告

more than / exceeding

chāoguò

超过

over 1,200 cases

yīqiān liǎngbǎi lì

一千两百例

，

deaths

sǐwáng

死亡

at least

zhìshǎo

至少

241 people

liǎngbǎi sìshíyī rén

两百四十一人

。

May 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM

the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

刚果民主共和国

Ituri Province

Yītúlǐ shěng

伊图里省

to break out / to erupt

bàofā

爆发

(structural particle)

的

Ebola

Āibólā

埃博拉

epidemic / outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

currently / in the process of

zhèngzài

正在

rapidly / quickly

xùnsù

迅速

to spread / to extend

mànyán

蔓延

。

World Health Organization (WHO)

Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī

世界卫生组织

on (a date)

yú

于

May 16th

wǔ yuè shíliù rì

五月十六日

to announce / to declare

xuānbù

宣布

this outbreak

cǐ cì yìqíng

此次疫情

as / constitutes

wéi

为

Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

guójì tūfā gōnggòng wèishēng jǐnjí shìjiàn

国际突发公共卫生紧急事件

。

epidemic / outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

epicenter

zhèngzhōng

震中

to be located in

wèiyú

位于

Mongbwalu (town in DRC)

Méngbāwǎlǔ

蒙巴瓦卢

，

this is

zhè shì

这是

a (measure word for towns)

yī zuò

一座

with a population of

yōngyǒu

拥有

approximately / about

yuē

约

130,000

shísān wàn

十三万

population

rénkǒu

人口

(structural particle)

的

gold-mining town

jīnkuàng xiǎozhèn

金矿小镇

。

as of / up to

jiézhì

截至

May 29th

wǔ yuè èrshíjiǔ rì

五月二十九日

，

suspected

yísì

疑似

and

hé

和

confirmed

quèzhěn

确诊

cases

bìnglì

病例

have already exceeded

yǐ chāoguò

已超过

1,200 cases

yīqiān liǎngbǎi lì

一千两百例

，

deaths

sǐwáng

死亡

number of people

rénshù

人数

at least

zhìshǎo

至少

to reach / to amount to

dá

达

241 people

liǎngbǎi sìshíyī rén

两百四十一人

。

this outbreak

cǐ cì yìqíng

此次疫情

caused by / from

yóu

由

Bundibugyo strain / 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 / at present

mùqián

目前

there is still no

shàng wú

尚无

vaccine

yìmiáo

疫苗

available

kě yòng

可用

。

virus

bìngdú

病毒

fatality rate

zhì sǐ lǜ

致死率

estimated

gūjì

估计

in the range of

zài

在

25 percent

bǎifēnzhī èrshíwǔ

百分之二十五

to / up to

zhì

至

50 percent

bǎifēnzhī wǔshí

百分之五十

between

zhījiān

之间

。

WHO (abbreviated)

Shìwèi Zǔzhī

世卫组织

Director-General

zǒng gàn shì

总干事

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tán Désāi

谭德塞

to personally travel to

qīn fù

亲赴

epidemic zone / affected area

yìqū

疫区

，

to call for / to appeal

hūyù

呼吁

the international community

guójì shèhuì

国际社会

to increase / to step up

jiādà

加大

scale of aid / level of assistance

yuánzhù lìdù

援助力度

。

outbreak

yìqíng

疫情

already

yǐ

已

to spread to

kuòsàn zhì

扩散至

neighboring country

línguó

邻国

Uganda

Wūgāndá

乌干达

，

the governments of both countries

liǎng guó zhèngfǔ

两国政府

currently

zhèngzài

正在

to strengthen

jiāqiáng

加强

border control / border management

biānjìng guǎnkòng

边境管控

。

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