VOA慢速英语2020 白俄罗斯和阿根廷开始接种俄罗斯研制的新冠疫苗

Belarus and Argentina have launched mass COVID-19 vaccination¹ campaigns using the Russian-developed Sputnik V shots. They are the first countries outside Russia to release the vaccine².

白俄罗斯和阿根廷采用俄罗斯研制的Sputnik V疫苗推出了大规模的新冠肺炎疫苗接种活动。这是俄罗斯以外首批大规模接种该疫苗的国家。

The first doses of the Sputnik V vaccine arrived in the former Soviet³ republic of Belarus on Tuesday, officials from Russia and Belarus confirmed.

俄罗斯和白俄罗斯官员证实，首批Sputnik V疫苗已于周二抵达白俄罗斯这个前苏联共和国。

A statement by the Belarusian health ministry⁴ said the first vaccines⁵ would be given to medical workers and teachers, as well as others whose jobs require them to come in contact with many people. Individuals will have the right to refuse the vaccine if they wish, the statement added.

白俄罗斯卫生部发表的一份声明表示，第一批疫苗将提供给医护人员、教师以及其他需要接触大量人群的职业人士。声明还称，个人有权利拒绝接种疫苗。

Hours later, a similar campaign launched in Argentina. The country has so far received 300,000 doses, which officials say will be free and voluntary. President Alberto Fernández called it the largest vaccination effort in the country's modern history.

几个小时之后，阿根廷也推出了类似接种活动。该国截至目前已经获得30万剂疫苗，有关官员表示疫苗将是免费和自愿接种。阿尔贝托·费尔南德斯总统称这是阿根廷现代历史上规模最大的一次疫苗接种行动。

Medical workers in Argentina were first to receive the Russian-made vaccine. Next in line for the vaccine will be teachers, those with high-risk medical conditions and people over the age of 60.

阿根廷的医务工作者作为首批接种了俄罗斯制造的疫苗。下一批接种疫苗的将是教师，患有高风险疾病的人士以及60岁以上人士。

The Russian-made vaccine requires people to get two shots. Another 19.7 million doses are set to arrive in January and February.

这种俄罗斯疫苗需要打两针。另外1970万剂疫苗计划将于一到二月运抵。

Argentina, a country of 45 million people, has recorded nearly 1.6 million cases of COVID-19 and nearly 43,000 deaths.

阿根廷是一个拥有4500万人口的国家，该国已经录得近160万例新冠肺炎病例，并且有近4.3万人死亡。

Belarus has reported nearly 190,000 confirmed cases and about 1,400 deaths since the start of the pandemic. But many in the Eastern European nation of 9.4 million people suspect the government is manipulating the count to hide the true numbers.

自大流行开始以来，白俄罗斯报告了近19万例确诊病例，以及1400起死亡病例。但是在这个拥有940万人口的东欧国家，有很多人怀疑政府操纵数据以掩盖真实数字。

Belarus carried out its own tests with Sputnik V among 100 volunteers and approved the vaccine for use on Dec. 21. Argentina approved the shots two days later.

白俄罗斯在100名志愿者中对Sputnik V疫苗进行了自己的测试，并且于12月21日批准了该疫苗的使用。阿根廷在两天之后批准了这种疫苗。

Russia was widely criticized for approving the vaccine in August for use within Russia after it was tested on only a few dozen people. A large-scale study involving tens of thousands of people started shortly after the vaccine received Russian government approval.

俄罗斯在8月份仅对几十人进行测试之后，就批准了这种疫苗在国内使用，从而受到了广泛的批评。这种疫苗在获得俄罗斯政府批准后不久，便开始了一项涉及数万人的大规模研究。

Russian health officials decided⁶ to start offering Sputnik V to people in high-risk groups, such as medical workers and teachers, within weeks of approval. Mass vaccinations⁷ with Sputnik V started in Russia this month, even though the vaccine has not yet completed large-scale testing.

俄罗斯卫生官员在疫苗获批数周后决定开始对高风险人群（如医务工作者和教师）接种Sputnik V疫苗。尽管这种疫苗尚未完成大规模测试，但是这个月俄罗斯已经开始大规模接种Sputnik V疫苗。

Belarus expects to vaccinate⁸ around 200,000 people with Sputnik V in the first part of its national program, health ministry officials say.

白俄罗斯卫生部官员表示，白俄罗斯预计在其全国性计划的第一部分为大约20万人接种Sputnik V疫苗。

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has faced months of demands by protesters to resign after an August election they say was fraudulent. He has mainly dismissed COVID-19. His opinions about the pandemic have angered many Belarusians and have fueled continued criticism about his leadership style.

白俄罗斯总统卢卡申科已经持续数月面临抗议者要求他辞职，这些抗议者在8月大选后称存在选举欺诈。他对新冠肺炎大多持放任态度。他对这种流行病的看法激怒了白俄罗斯人，并引发了对其领导风格的持续批评。

Opposition⁹ politicians say Lukashenko's government has permitted COVID-19 to spread uncontrollably in jails, where thousands of protesters are detained.

反对派政客表示，卢卡申科政府放任新冠肺炎在拘留了数万名抗议者的监狱中不受控制的传播。

1 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

2 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 vaccinate   

vt.给…接种疫苗；种牛痘

参考例句：

• Local health officials then can plan the best times to vaccinate people.这样，当地的卫生官员就可以安排最佳时间给人们接种疫苗。
• Doctors vaccinate us so that we do not catch smallpox.医生给我们打预防针使我们不会得天花。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。