媒體英語
￡8m prize won for breakthrough test tackling superbug rise 遏制 “超級細(xì)菌” 增長的突破性測試獲八百萬英鎊大獎
為了找到遏制超級細(xì)菌增加的新方法，科學(xué)家們歷經(jīng)十年的競爭，終于有項目摘得價值 800 萬英鎊的 “經(jīng)度獎”。獲獎的是瑞典研究人員發(fā)明的一項測試，其測試儀器可以快速檢測感染是否由細(xì)菌引起，并找出對癥治療的抗生素。
Such superbugs now kill more than a million people around the world each year.
目前這種超級細(xì)菌每年導(dǎo)致全球一百多萬人死亡。
The test works in urinary tract infections. Put a sample in the machine and within 15 minutes, it says whether the infection is caused by bacteria. And within 45 minutes, it tells doctors the best treatment to use.
該測試適用于泌尿道感染。把樣本放入儀器中，15 分鐘內(nèi)即可判斷感染是否由細(xì)菌引起。45 分鐘之內(nèi)，儀器會告訴醫(yī)生最佳的治療方法。
It would stop antibiotics being wasted on viral infections which don't respond to such treatment, but still contribute to the rise of superbugs.
它可以防止抗生素被浪費(fèi)在治療病毒感染上，因?yàn)椴《靖腥緦股刂委煕]有反應(yīng)，但仍會導(dǎo)致超級細(xì)菌的增加。
The original research was done at Sweden's Uppsala University and the test is now being manufactured by the company Sysmex Astrego. The winner was decided by a panel of 17 experts who scrutinised more than 250 entries.
這個科研項目最初是在瑞典的烏普薩拉大學(xué)進(jìn)行的，測試儀器目前由 Sysmex Astrego 公司制造。獲獎?wù)呤怯?17 名專家組成的評審小組在仔細(xì)審查了 250 多個參賽作品后選出的。
詞匯表
superbugs 超級細(xì)菌
urinary tract infections 泌尿道感染
sample 樣本
bacteria 細(xì)菌
antibiotics 抗生素
viral infections 病毒感染
scrutinised 仔細(xì)審查
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。
1. What two things does the test do?
2. True or False? The test tells doctors which treatment to use within 15 minutes.
3. What is the benefit of this test?
4. Who decided the winner of the Longitude Prize?
答案
1. What two things does the test do?
The test says whether the infection is caused by bacteria, and then tells doctors the best treatment to use.
2. True or False? The test tells doctors which treatment to use within 15 minutes.
False. The test tells doctors which treatment to use within 45 minutes.
3. What is the benefit of this test?
The benefit is that the test would stop antibiotics being wasted on viral infections which don't respond to such treatment.
4. Who decided the winner of the Longitude Prize?
The winner was decided by a panel of 17 experts.
