#39: 是三文鱼的错吗？
As Beijing combats its second wave of coronavirus transmissions, there have been rumors that, this time, the virus snuck in through imports of salmon. That smells a little fishy.
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这几天，北京出现上百例冠病病例。
病例 bìng lì = cases (of infection)
多数病例与新发地农产品批发市场 (Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market) 有关。
据报道，新冠病毒在市场里切割进口三文鱼的案板上被检测出。
病毒 bìng dú = virus
切割 qiē gē = to cut
进口 jìn kǒu = to import
三文鱼 sān wèn yú = salmon
案板 àn bǎn = chopping board
检测 jiǎn cè = to test or detect
不少人担心：病毒是不是通过三文鱼传入中国？三文鱼是否还能安全食用？
一夜之间，北京以及其它城市的超市下架所有三文鱼产品，也暂停从国外进口三文鱼。
下架 xià jià = to remove from shelves
暂停 zàn tíng = to temporarily stop
有网友说，他这几天去日料店用餐时，“吃之前还特别问了一下，没有三文鱼吧？”
日料店 rì liào diàn = Japanese restaurant
网上还流传一个笑话：
北京某日料店声明，店里所用的“进口三文鱼”食品，其实是“国产优质虹鳟鱼”，所以请大家放心。
流传 liú chuán = to spread or circulate
国产优质虹鳟鱼 guó chǎn yōu zhì hóng zūn yú = high-quality domestic rainbow trout
每年，中国从国外进口8万吨三文鱼，近年来进口量不断增加。
受到这件事的影响，挪威对中国的三文鱼出口上周大跌34%。
吨 dūn = tonnes
挪威 nuó wēi = Norway
病毒是三文鱼带进来的吗？
目前调查工作仍在进行，还没找出病原。
调查 diào chá = to investigate
病原 bìng yuán = source of infection
不过，专家认为，病毒不太可能通过三文鱼的进口传入中国。
鱼类把病毒传染给人的情况几乎没发生过。
有网友指出，“鱼没有肺，不可能感染新冠肺炎。”
传染 chuán rǎn = to infect
肺 fèi = lung
感染 gǎn rǎn = to be infected
专家说，“与其说是鱼感染了病毒传给了人，不如说是人感染了病毒污染了鱼。”
要防止病毒的传播，最好还是戴口罩、多洗手。
如果想吃三文鱼的话，就尽管吃吧。
污染 wū rǎn = to contaminate
戴口罩 dài kǒu zhào = to wear a mask
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