埃博拉病毒爆发 利比里亚全国进入紧急状态
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency as the country grapples with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.

利比里亚总统埃伦·约翰逊·瑟利夫宣布,因致命埃博拉病毒的爆发,全国进入紧急状态。
 
Speaking on national television she said some civil liberties might have to be suspended.
 
The Ebola outbreak has also hit Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, killing1 more than 930 people. 
 
World Health Organization (WHO) experts are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss a response to the outbreak.
 
The two-day meeting will decide whether to declare a global health emergency.
 
'Extraordinary measures'
 
Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever(出血热), is one of the deadliest diseases known to humans, with a fatality2 rate of between 55% and 90%. It is spread through contact with the bodily fluids of Ebola patients showing symptoms.
 
A WHO statement on Wednesday said 932 patients had died of the disease in West Africa so far, with most of the latest fatalities3 reported in Liberia, where at least 282 have died of the virus.
 
Announcing a state of emergency for 90 days, President Sirleaf said in a statement that the government and people of Liberia required "extraordinary measures for the very survival of our state and for the protection of the lives of our people".
 
She said that "ignorance and poverty, as well as entrenched4(根深蒂固的) religious and cultural practices, continue to exacerbate5 the spread of the disease". 
 
Observers say the Ebola crisis in Liberia has got worse because many people are keeping sick relatives at home instead of taking them to isolation6 centres.


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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 fatality AlfxT     
n.不幸,灾祸,天命
参考例句:
  • She struggle against fatality in vain.她徒然奋斗反抗宿命。
  • He began to have a growing sense of fatality.他开始有一种越来越强烈的宿命感。
3 fatalities d08638a004766194f5b8910963af71d4     
n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 );死亡;致命性;命运
参考例句:
  • Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤,但没有人死亡。
  • The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 entrenched MtGzk8     
adj.确立的,不容易改的(风俗习惯)
参考例句:
  • Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
  • If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地,我们就消灭他们。
5 exacerbate iiAzU     
v.恶化,增剧,激怒,使加剧
参考例句:
  • WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.世界气象组织说,气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
  • In fact efforts will merely exacerbate the current problem.实际上努力只会加剧当前的问题。
6 isolation 7qMzTS     
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
参考例句:
  • The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
  • He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后,生活比较孤寂。
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