WHO Targets Climate Change for World Health Day 2008 (1/2) ( 本次听写约167 词 )
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diarrhea
n. 痢疾，腹泻
tick
n. 滴答声,一瞬间,壁虱,褥子,信用,赊欠 vi. 滴答响,赊购,赊销 vt. 滴答地记录
Next Monday is world health day, observed by the World Health Organization, the objective chosen for this year is to get people involved in the champagne to protect against the health effects of climate change, (.)
下周一是世界卫生日，这是由世界卫生组织发起的节日。今年世界卫生日的主题是人人行动免受气候变的影响。
the(The) WHO is a united nations’ agency, the WHO says there is already evidence of health problems related to climate change, it(.It) says more people are dying from extreme heat, and that diseases spread by insects are also on the raise.
世界卫生组织是联合国的一个机构，他们认为已经有足够的证据证明健康问题与气候的变化息息相关，他们还认为更多人死于极端的气候变热，由此带来的蚊虫散播的疾病也有所增长。
And it says climate change has increase the risk of natural disasters especially severe dry weather, wild fires, major storms, and floods. Disaster like these can kill directly or indirectly.
WHO还认为气候的变化增加了自然灾害的发生危险，特别是严重的干旱气候，森林火险，飓风和供水。像这样的灾害气候可以直接或者间接的威胁人的生命。
People can die or get sick from food shortages or conditions like the spread of disease, several (. Several) years ago, the WHO blamed climate change for two percent of drearier(diarrhea) cases worldwide, in the year 2000.
人们可能因为食物短缺或者是疾病蔓延的生活环境而死亡或得病。几年前，世界卫生组织将2000年世界上所有疟疾病例的百分之二归咎与气候变化
Last month, researchers in Canada predicted that temperature increases there will spread insects like tips (ticks) and mosquitoes farther north, these insects can carry disease.
上个月，加拿大的研究者预测，因为气温持续上升，虱子，蚊子之类的虫子都将向北蔓延，这些虫子会传播疾病。
posted on 2008-04-10 00:55
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