1、 1 外刊新闻阅读做语法填空外刊新闻阅读做语法填空 Fact vs. myth: Coronavirus MYTH: The coronavirus is new. FACTS: While this strain of virus 2019-nCoV is new, it comes from an ancient family of coronaviruses that were first (1) _ （identify） in the 1960s. Their name comes from the crown-like projections on their surface and
2、 is derived from “corona,” the Latin term for “halo,” or “crown.” MYTH: Snakes are responsible for 2019-nCoV. FACTS: With the discovery of the 2019 coronavirus, we now know there are seven strains that can infect humans. But with more than 200 other coronaviruses infecting various members of the ani
3、mal kingdom, its tough to pinpoint which (2) _ （special） is responsible for 2019-nCoVs jump to humans. A study published in the Journal of Medical Virology on January 22 suggested that 2019-nCoV may have come from snakes, but it was later refuted. Researchers now suspect (3)_ the Chinese horseshoe b
4、at could be the culprit, with two studies published in the last week announcing that the genome of the new human virus is 96% identical to that of a bat coronavirus. Bats have been (34) (4)_(.implicate) in the spread of several (5)_(dead) viruses among humans, including Ebola, rabies, SARS and MERS.
5、 In fact, a paper published last year by scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology suggested “bat-borne CoVs (coronaviruses) will re-emerge to cause the next disease outbreak.” But its too early to say for sure whether the Wuhan coronavirus originated in bats or if an intermediary animal played
6、a role in (6) _(transfer) the virus to people. MYTH: Bat soup eaters deserve blame (7) _ the spread of the new coronavirus. FACTS: When a video (8)_(share) on TikTok showed a Chinese woman chowing down a bowl of bat soup went viral, it sparked outrage online about whether Asian diets are to blame fo
7、r the 2019-nCoV jump to humans. Wang Mengyun, the 2 Chinese internet vlogger who filmed herself in 2016 eating bat soup in Palau, ended up apologizing for the video and defending herself against death threats. Mengyun clarified in her apology that she ate a fruit bat in the video, (9) _is a local de
8、licacy in Palau. Other kinds of bats are popular in African, Asian and other Pacific Rim countries and cultures, including Guam. MYTH: Pets can transmit the 2019-nCoV. FACTS: Dogs and cats are both prone to coronavirus (10)_ (infection) . But theyre different viruses than ours. And neither variety c
9、an be transmitted to humans. There have been no reported cases of pets getting the human virus and no cases of people giving the human virus to their pets. 答案答案： 1.identified 2.species 3.that 4.implicated 5.deadly 6. transferring 7.for 8.shared 9.which 10. infections 重点讲解：重点讲解： 1.implicate 英 mplket
10、美 mplket v. (1)to show or suggest that sb is involved in sth bad or criminal 牵涉，涉及（某人） (2)to show or suggest that sth is the cause of sth bad 表明（或意指）是起因 例句 （1）Low levels of physical activity have been implicated in some cancer. 一些癌症与低水平的体力活动有关。 （2009 宝山一模） （2）They find something in the coronaviruses
11、 to implicate 2019 novel coronavirus. 他们在冠状病毒中发现了与 2019 年新型冠状病毒有关的东西。 2.搭配搭配 be implicated in sth 3 与某罪行有牵连；对某坏事有责任 3.词根词缀词根词缀 plic= to fold 重叠, 折叠 explicate v. 解释 ex 出 + plic 重叠，折叠 + ate 做，造成，使 把重叠的东西理出来弄清 解释 explicable adj. 可以解释的 ex 出 + plic 重叠，折叠 + able 可的 可以解释的 explicit adj. 明白的；直爽的 ex 出 + plic
12、重叠，折叠 + it 说话不啰嗦的 直爽的 implicate v. 牵连；暗示 im 加以 + plic 重叠，折叠 + ate 做，造成，使 说话加以重叠 暗 示 implication n. 连累；含蓄 im 加以 + plic 重叠，折叠 + ation 行为，过程，状态，结果 连累；含蓄 implicit adj. 含蓄的 im 加以 + plic 重叠，折叠 + it 重叠表达 含蓄的 imply v. 暗示；意味 im 加以 + ply 重叠，折叠 加以重叠表达 暗示表面一层意思，背后 一层意思 原文翻译原文翻译 Fact vs. myth: Coronavirus 事实与神秘：
13、冠状病毒 4 MYTH: The coronavirus is new. 神秘：冠状病毒是新的。 FACTS: While this strain of virus 2019-nCoV is new, it comes from an ancient family of coronaviruses that were first identified in the 1960s. Their name comes from the crown-like projections on their surface and is derived from “corona,” the Latin ter
14、m for “halo,” or “crown.” 事实：虽然这一病毒株2019 nCoV是新病毒，但它来自于上世纪 60 年 代首次发现的一个古老的冠状病毒家族，它们的名字来自其表面的树冠状突起， 源自“corona”，拉丁语中的“halo”或“crown”。 MYTH: Snakes are responsible for 2019-nCoV. 神秘： FACTS: With the discovery of the 2019 coronavirus, we now know there are seven strains that can infect humans. But with
15、more than 200 other coronaviruses infecting various members of the animal kingdom, its tough to pinpoint which species is responsible for 2019-nCoVs jump to humans. A study published in the Journal of Medical Virology on January 22 suggested that 2019-nCoV may have come from snakes, but it was later
16、 refuted. 随着 2019 冠状病毒的发现，我们现在知道有 7 种病毒可以感染人类。但是，由 于超过 200 种其他冠状病毒感染了动物王国的不同成员， 很难确定是哪一种病毒 导致了 2019 年 nCoV 向人类的转移。1 月 22 日发表在医学病毒学杂志上的 一项研究表明，2019 年的 nCoV 可能来自蛇，但后来遭到驳斥。 Researchers now suspect that the Chinese horseshoe bat could be the culprit, with two studies published in the last week announcin
17、g that the genome of the new human virus is 96% identical to that of a bat coronavirus. Bats have been implicated in the spread of several deadly viruses among humans, including Ebola, rabies, SARS and MERS. In fact, a paper published last year by scientists at the Wuhan Institute of 5 Virology sugg
18、ested “bat-borne CoVs (coronaviruses) will re-emerge to cause the next disease outbreak.” But its too early to say for sure whether the Wuhan coronavirus originated in bats or if an intermediary animal played a role in transferring the virus to people. 研究人员现在怀疑中国马蹄蝠可能是罪魁祸首，上周发表的两项研究宣布，新人 类病毒的基因组与蝙蝠冠
19、状病毒的基因组相同 96%。 蝙蝠与几种致命病毒在人类 中的传播有关，包括埃博拉病毒、狂犬病病毒、SARS 病毒和 MERS 病毒。事实 上，武汉病毒学研究所的科学家去年发表的一篇论文认为，“蝙蝠传播的冠状病 毒（bat borned CoVs，冠状病毒）将再次出现，导致下一次疾病爆发”，但现在 确定武汉冠状病毒是起源于蝙蝠， 还是中间动物在将病毒传染给人类方面发挥了 作用，还为时过早。 MYTH: Bat soup eaters deserve blame for the spread of the new coronavirus. 神秘：食用蝙蝠汤的人应该为新冠状病毒的传播受到谴责。 FA
20、CTS: When a video shared on TikTok showed a Chinese woman chowing down a bowl of bat soup went viral, it sparked outrage online about whether Asian diets are to blame for the 2019-nCoV jump to humans. Wang Mengyun, the Chinese internet vlogger who filmed herself in 2016 eating bat soup in Palau, end
21、ed up apologizing for the video and defending herself against death threats. Mengyun clarified in her apology that she ate a fruit bat in the video, which is a local delicacy in Palau. Other kinds of bats are popular in African, Asian and other Pacific Rim countries and cultures, including Guam. 事实：
22、当一段在 TikTok 上分享的视频显示一名中国妇女正在大口大口大口吃一 碗蝙蝠汤时，在网上引发了人们对 2019 年 NCOC 跳到人类身上是否应归咎于亚 洲饮食的愤怒。2016 年在帕劳拍摄自己吃蝙蝠汤的中国网络视频制作人王梦云， 最后为视频道歉，并为自己抵御死亡威胁。蒙云在道歉中澄清，她在视频中吃了 一只果蝠，这是帕劳当地的一种美食。其他种类的蝙蝠在非洲、亚洲和其他环太 平洋国家和文化中很受欢迎，包括关岛。 6 MYTH: Pets can transmit the 2019-nCoV. 神秘：宠物可以传送 2019 年 nCoV。 FACTS: Dogs and cats are bo
23、th prone to coronavirus infections. But theyre different viruses than ours. And neither variety can be transmitted to humans. There have been no reported cases of pets getting the human virus and no cases of people giving the human virus to their pets. 事实：狗和猫都容易感染冠状病毒。但它们和我们的病毒不同。两个变种都不能 传播给人类。目前还没有宠物感染人类病毒的报道，也没有人将人类病毒传染给 宠物的报道。 （434）
