動物照護員疑為源頭
More than ten gorillas at Zoo Atlanta have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement on its website. It is believed that the gorillas were probably infected by a keeper.
美國亞特蘭大動物園有超過十隻大猩猩確診新冠肺炎，據信可能是動物園管理員將病毒傳染給牠們。
infect(v.)(疾病)傳染、感染be infected with or by… 染上…(病毒等)
The zoo said its staff were alerted when several of its western lowland gorillas started to display symptoms, including coughing, runny noses and changes in appetite.
園方表示，當幾隻西部低地大猩猩開始出現咳嗽、流鼻涕和食慾改變等症狀時，工作人員就察覺到情況不對勁。
staff(n.)(整體)工作人員alert(n.)警報(v.)使警覺;使警惕;向…發出警報a bomb alert炸彈警報western lowland gorillas西部低地大猩猩symptom(n.)症狀appetite(n.)食慾、胃口loss of appetite食慾不振Bon Appetit.祝你有好胃口（餐前祝福語）
The zoo then sent the gorilla’s oral and fecal samples to a veterinary laboratory at the University of Georgia.
動物園隨後將大猩猩的口腔和糞便樣本送到喬治亞大學的獸醫實驗室。
oral(adj.)口腔的oral hygiene 口腔衛生fecal(adj.)糞便的feces(n.)糞便;排泄物veterinary(adj.)獸醫的veterinary medicine獸醫學laboratory(n.)實驗室=lab
Test results indicated that at least 13 of the great apes have contracted the virus.
檢驗結果顯示，至少有13隻大猩猩感染新冠病毒。
indicate(v.)指出;呈現(…的結果)contract(n.)合約(v.)感染、收縮
Zoo officials said they believed a member of their animal care team, who had received both shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, passed on the virus to the gorillas.
動物園主管說，他們認為是動物照顧團隊的一位成員將病毒傳染給猩猩，
pass on… to…將…傳給…
The employee was asymptomatic and was wearing protective gear such as a mask and gloves.
這位動物照護員是無症狀感染者，和猩猩接觸時也都有佩戴口罩、手套等防護裝備。
symptom(n.)症狀asymptomatic(adj.)無症狀的gear(n.)(從事某活動的)裝備、用具、衣服等=equipment
The gorillas that are likely to develop complications are being treated with monoclonal antibodies.
可能出現併發症的大猩猩們正在接受單克隆抗體治療。
complication(n.)併發症monoclonal antibodies單克隆抗體
The zoo’s team is keeping a close eye on the affected gorillas, especially Ozzie, a 60-year-old male, and is confident that they will make a full recovery.
動物園團隊正在密切關注染疫的大猩猩，尤其是60歲的公猩猩Ozzie，並有信心牠們都會完全康復。
keep an eye on sth. 留意某事情=closely observe or monitor...recovery(n.)康復;復原make a full recovery完全康復I wish you a speedy recovery.祝你早日康復
As soon as they recover, the gorillas, along with the zoo’s Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, African lions and clouded leopard, will receive the Zoetis coronavirus vaccine for veterinary use.
一旦康復後，西部低地大猩猩和動物園的婆羅洲猩猩、蘇門答臘猩猩，以及蘇門答臘虎、非洲獅和雲豹，將接種Zoetis疫苗，是動物專用的新冠疫苗。
as soon as…一…就…=once…along with=together with連同;和…一起orangutan(n.)紅毛猩猩
Before the gorillas at Zoo Atlanta came down with the virus, other zoos in the United States had reported cases of COVID-19 among their animals. Earlier this year, San Diego Zoo said that all eight of its lowland gorillas who had come down with COVID-19 a few weeks earlier had fully recuperated.
在亞特蘭大動物園的大猩猩染疫前，美國其他動物園也曾出現動物染疫的案例。今年初，聖地亞哥動物園表示，幾個禮拜前染疫共8隻低地大猩猩，都已完全康復。
come down with…染上…病毒或疾病recuperate(v.)恢復、復原、康復=recover
Zoos around the US have also begun to inoculate their animals against the coronavirus.
美國各地的動物園也開始為他們的動物接種新冠疫苗。
inoculate(v.)給…接種，給…作預防注射=vaccinate
In late August, the Detroit Zoo announced that it had begun to give COVID-19 shots to its gorillas, chimpanzees, tigers and lions, whereas the Oakland Zoo started vaccinating its animals in the previous month.
8月下旬，底特律動物園宣布已開始為其大猩猩、黑猩猩、老虎和獅子接種，而奧克蘭動物園則在上個月開始為動物接種疫苗。
whereas(conj.)而;然而=while