雅思最新口语写作素材：“新型冠状病毒”英文如何表达？

　　近期，相信大家对“新型冠状病毒”肯定不会陌生，是大家最关心的问题了。那么，对考生们而言，也可以把它看成是一个社会热点素材，进行应用。

　　首先，你知道“新型冠状病毒”引发的肺炎，英文是如何表达的么?

　　国家卫健委发布“新冠肺炎”英文名Novel coronavirus pneumonia，简称NCP。2月11号世卫组织宣布了由新型冠状病毒引发的疾病的正式名称：“COVID-19”(Corona Virus Disease 2019)

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　　Writing找到自己的写作步骤

　　接下来我们就来盘点有哪些值得引用的素材点：

　　1.Who the person is:

　　代表人物：钟南山

　　Zhong Nanshan, head of a high-level expert team by the National Health Commission, who is 84 years old, volunteered to fight against the “novel coronavirus” at the front line. He is also the respiratory scientist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. His previous devotion to the SARS, which is another virus decades ago, makes him a well-known contributor to Chinese medical care.

　　2.What is the"novel coronavirus"?

　　Speaking积累好的口语素材

　　The novel coronavirus originated from wild animals illegally sold at a Wuhan seafood market, and so far, the confirmed cases are mainly from Wuhan where we can find the largest group of people infected. People at any ages are susceptible to this new type of coronavirus. Based on the current knowledge, the incubation period of the virus can be as long as about 14 days. People who are infected with it suffers cough, high fevers.

　　The novel coronavirus is likely to spread by fecal-oral transmission. The issue should be taken very seriously that we should be highly alert about the fact that virus can spread through fecal matter.

　　3. What we did to deal with it?

　　Chinese authority have tightened to battle the epidemic.

　　Firstly, local government has stepped up inspectionand screening efforts, to detect cases of possible infection among people.

　　Secondly, the transportation department require every passenger to take the temperature before boarding.And all passengers are asked to wear face masks, which is mandatory either through highway, railway, airports or docks. Disinfection has also been enhanced in most public places.

　　Thirdly, government also call on workers to use flexible hours and off-peak commuting, as well as other working methods, such as using telephone or the Internet, in a bit to reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus.

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　　novel coronavirus 新型冠状病毒

　　confirmed cases确诊病例

　　are susceptible to 易受... ...感染的

　　incubation period 潜伏期

　　fecal-oral transmission 粪口传播

　　inspection and screening efforts监察和筛查的努力

　　take the temperature量体温

　　face masks 口罩

　　disinfection 消毒

　　off-peak commuting 错开高峰上下班