FOX新闻：上班总生病, 不只你一个!
燕山大学 刘立军 编写
TRANSCRIPT
This is Housecall for Health.
Do you sneeze more while at work? Ever wonder how often they clean the air filters? Do you notice an achy feeling return when you head back to the office on Monday?
Well, it turns out, you might be suffering from symptoms of sick building syndrome. According to a new study, toxins lurking behind your office's wallpaper might in turn be making you sick. The toxins can easily become airborne and post an indoor health risk to those exposed to it regularly. According to the study, symptoms of the illness could be compared to those of flu or allergies like headaches, burning or itching eyes, stuffy nose, sneezing, coughing, sore throat, tight chest or others. People with asthma may find their symptoms exasperated when in a contaminated office space.
Aside from tainted wallpaper, study authors note poorly maintained air conditioners, indoor chemical varnish, mold and bacteria and poor ventilation's could be culprits.
For more on this story, check FOXNewsHealth.com.
Housecall for Health, I'm Alex Hein, FOX News.
Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201808/561441.shtml
VOCABULARY
1. turn out: to be discovered to be; to prove to be 原来是；证明是；结果是。
(+ that 从句) 例如：It turned out that she was a friend of my sister. 她原来是我姐姐的朋友。
(+ 带 to 的不定式) 例如：The job turned out to be harder than we thought. 这工作结果比我们想象的要难。
2. symptom n. a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy 症状。例如：
flu symptoms流感症状
Look out for symptoms of depression. 留心看有无抑郁症状。
Symptoms include a headache and sore throat. 症状包括头痛和咽喉疼痛。
3. Syndrome n. a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical problem 综合征；综合症状。例如：This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing.
这种综合征与经常咳嗽有关。
4. toxin n. a poisonous substance, especially one that is produced by bacteria in plants and animals 毒素（尤指生物体自然产生的毒物）
5. airborne adj. (只用于名词前) carried through the air 空气传播的。例如： airborne seeds/viruses空气传播的种子 / 病毒
6. asthma n. (不可数名词) a medical condition of the chest that makes breathing difficult 气喘；哮喘。例如：a severe asthma attack哮喘严重发作
7. exasperated adj. extremely annoyed, especially if you cannot do anything to improve the situation 恼怒的；烦恼的；愤怒的。例如：She was becoming exasperated with all the questions they were asking. 她开始对他们问的所有问题感到恼火。
8. contaminate v. contaminate sth. (with sth.) to make a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding a substance that is dangerous or carries disease 污染；弄脏。例如：
The drinking water has become contaminated with lead. 饮用水被铅污染了。
contaminated blood / food / soil受到污染的血液 / 食物 / 土壤
9. taint v. (动词 + 名词短语)(常用被动态) taint sth. (with sth.) (formal) to damage or spoil the quality of sth. or the opinion that people have of sb./sth. 使腐坏；污染；玷污，败坏（名声）例如：The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
10. ventilate v. to allow fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc. 使（房间、建筑物等）通风；使通气。例如：
a well-ventilated room通风良好的房间
The bathroom is ventilated by means of an extractor fan. 这个浴室使用抽风扇通风。
11. culprit n. a person or thing responsible for causing a problem 肇事者；引起问题的事物。例如：
The main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques. 当前这场危机的罪魁祸首好像是现代农业技术。