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| Swine Flu Prompts Karaoke Boom
新流感引發卡拉OK熱 Read the text below and do the activity that follows.閱讀下面的短文，然後完成練習  The global pandemic that is Influenza H1N1, more commonly known as swine flu, continues its rapid and virulent spread. The World Health Organisation reported the number of infected people to have reached 9,830 across 40 countries. The virus, which is thought to have originated in Mexico, has now spread as far south as Australia and as far east as Japan. With over 170 reported cases, Japan has one of the highest instances of infection in Asia. In response, Japan, like many other badly infected regions, has tried to contain any further spread of the virus. One measure taken has been the temporary closure of 4,000 schools, colleges and nurseries in and around Hyogo and Osaka. Students have been advised to stay at home until further notice but a few restless individuals have found a more entertaining and musical way to spend their newfound free time. It appears some Japanese students are not spending their time worrying about the virus, but spending it practising their singing instead. In fact, a few karaoke club owners in Japan have reported record numbers of customers. One club manager told the AFP news agency: “We suddenly had a number of high school students after 2pm yesterday, right after the announcement that schools would close for a week.” Neither students nor club owners appear overly worried about the virus. So just how concerned should they be? Well, according to a recent statement from Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization: “With the exception of the outbreak in Mexico, which is still not fully understood, the H1N1 virus tends to cause very mild illness in otherwise healthy people. Outside Mexico, nearly all cases of illness, and all deaths, have been detected in people with underlying chronic conditions.” １延伸學習Glossary 詞彙表 pandemic （疾病）普遍流行的 restless 焦躁不安的 influenza （醫） 流行性感冒 free time 空閒時間 swine flu 新（豬）流感 worrying 憂慮 rapid 迅速的 karaoke 卡拉OK virulent 致命的，致病性的 record numbers 創紀錄人數 spread 傳播 neither…nor… 即不…也不… (兩者都不) infected 被傳染了 concerned 擔心 virus 病毒 outbreak 爆發 contain 控制 mild illness 輕微的病狀，小病 temporary closure 暫時關閉 underlying chronic condition 固有的長期疾病 |
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