衛生署急設滅蚊燈
Doctors in Kaohsiung have found cases of Japanese encephalitis, a serious disease that spreads through mosquito bites.
高雄發現日本腦炎案例，日本腦炎是一種因蚊子叮咬散播的嚴重疾病。
case(n.)案例encephalitis(n.)腦炎disease(n.)疾病spread(v.)散佈mosquito(n.)蚊子bite(n.)叮咬
According to the city’s health department, doctors confirmed that two people had caught the disease in Linyuan district, in the south of Kaohsiung. A third patient may also be infected.
根據高雄市衛生署，目前已確認南高雄林園地區有兩人得到日本腦炎，很可能還有第三人受到感染。
according to根據confirm(v.)確認catch(v.)患病、感染disease(n.)疾病patient(n.)病人infect(v.)感染
Japanese encephalitis is a rare virus that spreads through mosquitos that have bitten pigs, which carry the disease.
日本腦炎是一種罕見病毒，透過叮咬過豬隻、帶有病毒的蚊子傳染。
encephalitis(n.)腦炎rare(adj.)罕見的virus(n.)病毒spread(v.)散播mosquito(n.)蚊子carry(v.)攜帶disease(n.)疾病
It is not contagious, which means that one human cannot give it to another, but it is very dangerous and can quickly cause death if not treated.
雖然人與人之間不會傳染，不過感染後若不接受治療可能會導致死亡。
contagious(adj.)有傳染力的treat(v.)治療
Health authorities said that they have checked seven pig farms in the area, and staff have set up over 100 mosquito traps in nearby houses, to stop anyone else from catching the virus.
衛生署表示，他們已確認該地區7個養豬場，並在鄰近房屋設置100個滅蚊燈，防止其他人受感染。
authority(n.)當局set up設置mosquito(n.)蚊子trap(n.)陷阱、捕捉器stop...from...防止某事發生catch(v.)患病、感染virus(n.)病毒
The WHO says people can avoid infection by wearing long-sleeved clothes, as well as using mosquito sprays and coils.
世界衛生組織指出，民眾可穿長袖衣物、使用防蚊噴霧及手環來避免被病蚊叮咬感染。
avoid(v.)避免infection(n.)感染long-sleeved(adj.)長袖的mosquito(n.)蚊子spray(n.)噴霧coil(n.)線圈
It is also best to stay away from rice paddies and pig farms early in the morning and early in the evening, because this is when mosquitos are most active.
最好也要在清晨及傍晚，也就是蚊子最活躍的時刻，遠離水田及豬舍。
rice paddy水田mosquito(n.)蚊子active(adj.)活躍的