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Avian Flu

 

flu / influenza 流感 / bird flu/ avian flu禽流感

strain 品種

(noun 名詞)

 

例句：The HK government is making an all-out effort to prevent the new bird flu strain from spreading to Hong Kong.

 

 

all-out effort 全力以赴

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例句：All hongkongers have an all-out effort to fight against the new avian flu.

 

all out

(adverb 副詞)

 

例句：The government of China has to go all out if it wants to stop the flu from spreading elsewhere.       

 

poultry家禽 / live poultry活家禽

 

例句：If infected birds are found, the HK government will consider culling all poultry and suspending mainland poultry imports.

 

suspend 暫停

(verb 動詞)

 

cull 宰殺／挑選

(verb 動詞)

 

宰殺動物用cull，從不同地方挑選資料此一動作也是cull。

 

例句：The data had been culled from a variety of sources.

 

surveillance measures 監控措施

 

例句：Surveillance measures will be stepped up at border checkpoints / border-crossing points 邊境口岸.

 

step up 加強

(phrasal verb 片語動詞)

 

上集提過的片語動詞step up，還有三個大家熟悉、同義的「好兄弟」：

strengthen (verb 動詞)

heighten (verb 動詞)

intensify (verb 動詞)

 

1) immigration control points 入境檢疫控制站

2) temperature checks 體溫檢測

3) health declaration forms 健康申報表

 

personal hygiene 個人衛生

例句：Secretary for Food and Health 食物及衞生局局長, Dr. Ko Wing-man, has urged people to pay special attention to personal hygiene.

 

1) Avoid contact with live poultry 勿摸活家禽

2) Wash hands frequently 經常洗手

3) Cook food thoroughly before serving 食物撤底煮熟才進食

4) Maintain proper cough manners 咳要遮蓋口鼻

5) Wear a surgical mask if one develops flu-like symptoms 戴口罩

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