1. More than 50 community organizations took part in a recent forum that focused on a possible flu pandemic.
超过50个社区组织最近参加了一个关于可能爆发禽流感的论坛。
pandemic
(a) adj disease occurring over a whole country or the whole world 全国或全世界流行的（疾病）.
(b) 名词 a pandemic disease. 流行性疾病
2. He says people need emergency supplies, including medicine and bandages, a flashlight and battery-powered radio, water, food and other essentials.
他称人们需要紧急供给，包括药品，绷带，手电，带电池的收音机，食品和其他必需品。
flashlight n.（名词）
A small, portable lamp usually powered by batteries.
手电筒：一种通常用电池供电的小型便携式电灯
3. A community responder from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, spoke about his church's work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which displaced hundreds of thousands of residents in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005 .
来自路易斯安那BR的社区发言人讲述了他的教堂在飓风Katrina袭击灾难时期的工作，该飓风在2005年造成成百上千的新奥尔良和海湾沿岸居民流离失所。
aftermath
(a)A consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune:
后果：结果，尤指灾难或不幸事件的后果：
* famine as an aftermath of drought.旱灾后是饥荒
(b)A period of time following a disastrous event:
灾后时期：灾难性事件后的一段时期：
* in the aftermath of war.
战后时期
4. The churches had no plan in place beforehand, but 5 days after the disaster, got together to coordinate their efforts.
在飓风之前这些教堂都没有任何计划，但是灾难发生五天后，他们一起协同救灾。
beforehand adv
in advance; in readiness; earlier 预先; 有准备地; 较早:
* I had made preparations beforehand. 我预先作了准备.
5. They got help from federal officials, but mostly relied on their own ingenuity and personal contacts.
他们得到了联邦官员的帮助，但是大部分都依赖于他们自己的才智和个人关系。
ingenuity n.（名词）
(a)Imaginative and clever design or construction:
巧妙，精巧：具有想象力的和机智的设计或构造：
* a narrative plot of great ingenuity.
天才的小说情节
(b)An ingenious or imaginative contrivance.
天才的或有想象力的发明
6. Dr. Fielding says personal hygiene is important in any catastrophe, and simple measures such as hand washing can limit the spread of disease.
F医生说个人卫生在大灾难中都非常的重要，一些简单的措施比如像是洗手都能够减少疾病的传播。
hygiene
[U] study and practice of cleanliness as a way of maintaining good health and preventing disease 卫生（学）:
* Wash regularly to ensure personal hygiene. 要经常洗澡以保证个人卫生.