最新英语新闻解读与练习27 （教案）Officials act to curb prison outbreaks官员采取行动控制监狱疫情Photo taken on Feb 21, 2020 shows the gate of Wuhan women's prison in Hubei province. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/]Step 1 Words and expressions1.the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee 中共中央政治局2. spot check 现场检查3. detention n. 拘留；延迟；挽留4. inspection n. 视察，检查5. penitentiary n. 监狱；宗教裁判官；宗教裁判所；教养所adj. 应处监禁的；监禁的；忏悔的6. arduous adj. 险峻的；努力的；费力的7. correctional facility 监狱8. the Ministry of Justice 司法部9. resolutely adv. 坚决地；毅然地10. laxity n. 松驰；放纵11. curb n. 抑制；路边；勒马绳；vt. 控制；勒住12. rectify vt. 改正；精馏13. loophole n. 漏洞；枪眼；换气孔；射弹孔14. judicial adj. 公正的，明断的；法庭的；审判上的15. bureaucracy n. 官僚主义；官僚机构；官僚政治16. formalism n. 形式主义；形式体系17. tally n. 计数器；标签；记账18. offender n. 罪犯；冒犯者；违法者19. disinfect vt. 将…消毒20. counterpart n. 副本；配对物；极相似的人或物21. inmate n. (尤指)同院病人；同狱犯人；同被(收容所)收容者22. will be held accountable将被追究责任23. be removed from one’s post 免去某人的职务，被免职24. negligence n. 疏忽；忽视；粗心大意Step 2 Read through the newsOver 500 confirmed cases of infection reported in five facilities by ThursdayGuo Shengkun, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, conducted spot checks on a prison and a detention center in Hebei province on Saturday to learn about the facilities' epidemic control work.He made the inspections after three provinces reported novel coronavirus outbreaks at five penitentiaries by Thursday.He told staff at the prison and the detention center they should fully understand the distinct and arduous nature of epidemic prevention and control work in correctional facilities and draw lessons from the infected prisons.Guo went to a detention center in Sanhe and Yancheng Prison, a facility run by the Ministry of Justice, to conduct random inspections of their management of isolation, detention and food distribution.He said they should resolutely prevent laxity and adopt measures and strategies to curb the spread of the epidemic in prisons.The most effective prevention measure is strict closed management, and the control of virus sources needs to be strengthened by carefully examining the entry and exit of personnel and vehicles, he said.Prisons also need to thoroughly investigate and rectify hidden dangers and loopholes in management to ensure the health and safety of people in penitentiaries, he added.Guo also urged full support for meeting police needs for protective materials and equipment to relieve their safety concerns and asked public security and judicial administrative departments to take primary responsibility for epidemic prevention and control and resolutely prevent bureaucracy and formalism.Five prisons in Hubei, Shandong and Zhejiang provinces had reported outbreaks of infection by Thursday, with more than 500 confirmed cases, including 230 at Wuhan Women's Prison, in the epicenter of the outbreak, and 200 in Rencheng Prison in Shandong.Most of the infected prisoners were added to the tally of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, disrupting the overall decline in the number of new infections.To curb the epidemic in prisons, the Ministry of Justice has urged thorough investigation and strict isolation in correctional facilities across the country, as well as timely medical treatment for patients with confirmed infections.He Ping, a senior official with the ministry's prison administration bureau, said on Friday that those who failed to report the epidemic situation in prisons in a timely manner and who did not conduct adequate isolation measures would be held accountable and seriously dealt with.The ministry has sent 28 teams to conduct inspections of penitentiaries nationwide.In the wake of the coronavirus outbreaks in prisons, Sichuan and Heilongjiang provinces have taken "wartime" management measures since Saturday to prevent the epidemic from spreading to prisons.Sichuan Provincial Department of Justice said on Saturday that all new offenders and drug addicts and those who return to prison after family visits should wear face masks, have their body temperatures checked and then be quarantined. All vehicles and materials entering prisons will be disinfected, and people suspected of being infected will be prohibited from entering. Sichuan prisons have also suspended all face-to-face visits, transfers of offenders, correctional education, collective dining and all large-scale activities, and banned the entry of all outsiders. Its counterpart in Heilongjiang urged its correctional facilities to shut their entrances, maintain control over staff, visitors and inmates, report situations in a timely manner, carry out disinfections more than twice a day and check everyone's body temperatures twice a day.It also asked all officers and staff members to wear face masks while on duty. Officers or prison leaders who fail to obey the order or who take slow or improper action will be held accountable.Xie Weijun, head of the Shandong Provincial Justice Department, two officials from the province's prisons administration and five officials at Rencheng Prison have been removed from their posts for negligence in disease control.Step 3 Self-testingTask 1 Words and expressions1.the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee 中共中央政治局2. spot check 现场检查3. detention n. 拘留；延迟；挽留4. inspection n. 视察，检查5. penitentiary n. 监狱；宗教裁判官；教养所；宗教裁判所adj. 应处监禁的；监禁的；忏悔的6. arduous adj. 险峻的；努力的；费力的7. correctional facility 监狱8. the Ministry of Justice司法部9. resolutely adv. 坚决地；毅然地10. laxity n. 松驰；放纵11. curb n. 抑制；路边；勒马绳；vt. 控制；勒住12. rectify vt. 改正；精馏13. loophole n. 漏洞；枪眼；换气孔；射弹孔14. judicial adj. 公正的，明断的；法庭的；审判上的15. bureaucracy n. 官僚主义；官僚机构；官僚政治16. formalism n. 形式主义；形式体系17. tally n. 计数器；记账；标签18. offender n. 罪犯；冒犯者；违法者19. disinfect vt. 将…消毒20. counterpart n. 副本；配对物；极相似的人或物21. inmate n. (尤指)同院病人；同狱犯人；同被(收容所)收容者22. will be held accountable将被追究责任23. be removed from one’s post免去某人的职务，被免职24. negligence n. 疏忽；忽视；粗心大意Task 2 语法填空1Guo Shengkun, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, conducted spot checks on a prison and a detention center in Hebei province on Saturday to learn about the facilities' epidemic control work.He made the inspections _1________three provinces reported novel coronavirus outbreaks at five penitentiaries by Thursday.He told staff at the prison and the detention center they should _2_______ (full) understand the distinct and arduous nature of epidemic prevention and control work in correctional facilities and draw lessons _3_________ the infected prisons.Guo went to a detention center in Sanhe and Yancheng Prison, a facility run by the Ministry of Justice, to conduct random inspections of their _4____________ (manage) of isolation, detention and food distribution.He said they should resolutely prevent laxity and adopt measures and strategies _5________ (curb) the spread of the epidemic in prisons.The most effective prevention measure is strict closed management, and the control of virus sources needs to be strengthened by carefully _6____________ (examine) the entry and exit of personnel and vehicles, he said.Prisons also need to thoroughly investigate and rectify _7_________ (hide) dangers and loopholes in management to ensure the health and _8_________ (safe) of people in penitentiaries, he added.Guo also urged full support for meeting police needs for protective materials and equipment to relieve their safety concerns and asked public security and judicial administrative departments _9__________ (take) primary responsibility for epidemic prevention and control and resolutely prevent bureaucracy and formalism.Five prisons in Hubei, Shandong and Zhejiang provinces had reported outbreaks of infection by Thursday, with more than 500 _10__________ (confirm) cases, including 230 at Wuhan Women's Prison, in the epicenter of the outbreak, and 200 in Rencheng Prison in Shandong.1, after 2, fully 3, from 4, management 5, to curb 6, examining 7, hidden8, safety 9, to take 10, confirmed2Most of the infected prisoners were added to the tally of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, disrupting the overall decline in the number of new infections._1_________ (curb) the epidemic in prisons, the Ministry of Justice has urged thorough investigation and strict isolation in correctional facilities across the country, as well as _2_________ (time) medical treatment for patients with confirmed infections.He Ping, a senior official with the ministry's prison administration bureau, said on Friday that those _3______ failed to report the epidemic situation in prisons in a timely manner and who did not conduct adequate isolation measures would be held accountable and _4___________ (serious) dealt with.The ministry has sent 28 teams to conduct inspections of penitentiaries nationwide.In the wake of the coronavirus outbreaks in prisons, Sichuan and Heilongjiang provinces _5____________ (take) "wartime" management measures since Saturday to prevent the epidemic from spreading to prisons.Sichuan Provincial Department of Justice said on Saturday that all new _6_________ (offend) and drug addicts and those who return to prison after family visits should wear face masks, have their body temperatures _7_________ (check) and then be quarantined. All vehicles and materials _8___________ (enter) prisons will be disinfected, and people suspected of being infected will _9____________ (prohibit) from entering.Sichuan prisons have also suspended all face-to-face visits, transfers of offenders, correctional education, collective dining and all large-scale_10_____________ (act), and banned the entry of all outsiders.1, To curb 2, timely 3, who 4, seriously 5, have taken 6, offenders 7, checked 8, entering 9, be prohibited 10, activities。