美疾控中心建议已接种疫苗者在室内公共场所恢复戴口罩
CDC advises vaccinated people to wear face masks in public indoor spaces
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello, I'm Neil Nunes with the BBC News.
The United States has announced tougher rules to combat a sharp rise in coronavirus cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant. The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, advises even vaccinated people to wear face masks in public indoor spaces. The announcement reverses advice issued in May. Peter Bowes has this report. The CDC says about 2/3 of counties have high transmission rates that warrant the wearing of masks with the Delta variant behind many of the surges. Some states, such as Florida and Missouri, have seen rapidly rising infection rates. The CDC's guidance is a reversal of its position 2 months ago and poses a dilemma for many local and state authorities with some highly reluctant to accept tougher measures.
VOCABULARY
1. combat v. to stop sth. unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse 防止；减轻。例如：measures to combat crime/inflation/unemployment/disease 防止犯罪 / 通货膨胀 / 失业 / 疾病的措施
2. vaccinate v. to give a person or an animal a vaccine , especially by injecting it, in order to protect them against a disease 给……接种疫苗。例如：I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
3. county n. （美国的）县
4. warrant v. (formal) to make sth. necessary or appropriate in a particular situation 使有必要；使正当；使恰当。例如：Further investigation is clearly warranted. 进一步调查显然是必要的。
QUESTIONS
Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The CDC advises even vaccinated people to wear face masks in public spaces.
2. The CDC says about 2/3 of states have high transmission rates that warrant the wearing of masks with the Delta variant behind many of the surges.
3. Florida and Missouri have seen rapidly rising infection rates because of the Delta variant.
4. The CDC's guidance is a reversal of its position one month ago.
5. The government's guidance poses a dilemma for many local and state authorities with some highly reluctant to accept tougher measures.
KEY
Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
(F) 1. The CDC advises even vaccinated people to wear face masks in public spaces. （正确表达）The CDC advises even vaccinated people to wear face masks in public indoor spaces.
(F) 2. The CDC says about 2/3 of states have high transmission rates that warrant the wearing of masks with the Delta variant behind many of the surges. （正确表达）The CDC says about 2/3 of counties have high transmission rates that warrant the wearing of masks with the Delta variant behind many of the surges.
(T) 3. Florida and Missouri have seen rapidly rising infection rates because of the Delta variant.
(F) 4. The CDC's guidance is a reversal of its position one month ago. （正确表达）The CDC's guidance is a reversal of its position 2 months ago.
(F) 5. The government's guidance poses a dilemma for many local and state authorities with some highly reluctant to accept tougher measures. （正确表达）The CDC's guidance poses a dilemma for many local and state authorities with some highly reluctant to accept tougher measures.
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