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听力文本
A new study from Brazil is helping to strengthen the suspected link between the flu-like virus Zika, and the strong upswing in birth defects.
巴西的一项新的研究有助于加强类流感寨卡病毒与出生缺陷上升的可疑关联。
In a study of 88 women in Rio de Janeiro, the study found that the 42 women who had contracted Zika virus, 12 had the birth defect microcephaly present at birth.
在里约热内卢对88名妇女进行研究，发现42名感染寨卡病毒的妇女，12名初生儿患小头畸形缺陷。
The birth defect kills a type of brain cell that is critical to developing infant brains.
出生缺陷消灭一种脑细胞，对发育婴儿的大脑至关重要。
And the long-term effects of this particular birth defect are still being studied.
特殊出生缺陷的长期影响仍在研究中。
So, even though actually contracting the virus had very few severe symptoms, pregnant women have dangerous outcomes from the Zika virus.
所以，即使感染病毒有极少严重症状，寨卡病毒会给孕妇带来危险的结果。
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词汇解析
1、strengthen
巩固(地位);增强，加强(实力)
the new constitution, which strengthens the government and enables it to balance and check the powers of parliament and president.
巩固了政府的地位并使其能够制衡国会和总统权力的新宪法
To strengthen his position in Parliament, he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party.
为巩固其在国会中的地位，他曾与农民党的领导人进行多次会谈。
(使)(经济、工业)坚挺，壮大;(使)(货币)升值
The dollar strengthened against most other currencies.
美元相对大多数其他货币都升值了。
If the Government wants to save the Pound it should start by strengthening the British economy.
如果政府想让英镑保值，那么首先就应该加强英国的经济。
加强，加大(法律、措施)的力度;(使)变得更严格
I am also looking urgently at how we can strengthen the law.
我也在急切地关注我们该如何加强法制。
Community leaders want to strengthen controls at external frontiers.
社区领导想要加强对小区外围的管理。
2、contract
合同;契约
The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.
这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同，参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。
He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.
他签下了一份为期7年的合同，年薪为15万美元。
签合同，订立契约(做某事)
You can contract with us to deliver your cargo.
你可以跟我们签订送货合同。
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.
波士顿美术博物馆已经签订合同，将其部分藏品租借给日本一家博物馆。
(使)收缩;(使)缩小;(使)缩短
Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts.
血液在心脏收缩的时候从心脏流出。
New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
