India recorded for the first time more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in one day

印度单日新增新冠肺炎死亡人数首破4千

燕山大学 刘立军 供稿

TRANSCRIPT

BBC News. Hello, I'm Tom Watts. India has recorded for the first time more than 4,000 deaths in one day from the coronavirus. There are fears that the actual number of deaths is much higher and that the current surge of infections, already over 400,000 a day, may not peak until the end of May. The BBC's Devina Gupta who's in Delhi says oxygen shortages are still causing problems. For now, hospitals claim India gets less than half of 700 metric tons that it requires to deal with the current crisis. Delhi's chief minister has so far said oxygen crisis is abating in Delhi and there is being a crackdown on those who have been holding oxygen kits and private entrepreneurs who have been selling them at a higher rate to the public, which is in need at the moment.

VOCABULARY

1. metric adj. 米制的；公制的

2. abate v. (formal) to become less strong; to make sth. less strong （使）减弱，减退，减轻，减少

3. crackdown on sb. / sth.: severe action taken to restrict the activities of criminals or of people

  opposed to the government or sb. in authority 严厉的打击；镇压。例如：a crackdown on crime 对犯罪的严厉打击

QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

BBC News. Hello, I'm Tom Watts. India has recorded for the first time more than 4,000 deaths in one day from the (Q1) ________________. There are fears that the (Q2) ____________ number of deaths is much (Q3) ________________ and that the current (Q4) _____________ of infections, already over 400,000 a day, may not (Q5) _______________ until the end of May. The BBC's Devina Gupta who's in Delhi says (Q6) _____________________ are still causing problems. For now, (Q7) ________________ claim India gets less than half of 700 metric tons that it requires to deal with the current crisis. Delhi's chief minister has so far said (Q8) _____________ crisis is abating in Delhi and there is being a crackdown on those who have been holding oxygen kits and private (Q9) ___________________ who have been selling them at a higher rate to the public, which is (Q10) __________________ at the moment.

KEY

Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

BBC News. Hello, I'm Tom Watts. India has recorded for the first time more than 4,000 deaths in one day from the (Q1) coronavirus. There are fears that the (Q2) actual number of deaths is much (Q3) higher and that the current (Q4) surge of infections, already over 400,000 a day, may not (Q5) peak until the end of May. The BBC's Devina Gupta who's in Delhi says (Q6) oxygen shortages are still causing problems. For now, (Q7) hospitals claim India gets less than half of 700 metric tons that it requires to deal with the current crisis. Delhi's chief minister has so far said (Q8) oxygen crisis is abating in Delhi and there is being a crackdown on those who have been holding oxygen kits and private (Q9) entrepreneurs who have been selling them at a higher rate to the public, which is (Q10) in need at the moment.

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