CNN News: 塞卡病毒或将蔓延全美洲

First up, except for Canada and Continental Chile, the danger is Zika virus. It`s expected to spread to every country in the Americas. That`s according to the World Health Organization. And it`s because the mosquito that transmits the virus is found throughout the Western Hemisphere.

头条新闻，现在除了加拿大和智利，危险就是Zika病毒。据世界卫生组织称，预计这种病毒将会扩散到美洲所有国家。这是因为，在西半球发现了蚊子传播病毒的现象。

Zika was first discovered in Central Africa in the 1940s. Eighty percent of people who catch it have no symptoms. Others might get a fever or a rash for a few days. But Zika has been linked to an increase in babies born with microcephaly, which can cause abnormally small heads and severe delays in children`s development. There`s no treatment and no cure.

在20世纪40年代，首先在非洲中部发现了齐卡病毒。但是感染此病毒80%患者，没有任何症状。其他人可能在数天内发烧或者得皮疹。但是，齐卡可增加婴儿畸形的几率，导致婴儿小脑袋畸形并严重延缓儿童发展。这种疾病没有治疗方法。

So, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is urging pregnant women to avoid many countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

因此，美国疾病控制中心正在敦促孕妇不要去中美洲和南美洲以及加勒比海的一些国家。

There are also concerns about this year`s Summer Olympics in Brazil, though, official say there will be fewer mosquitoes around when the games are played in August, a winter month in Brazil.

也有人担心今年巴西的夏季奥运会，但是官方称，奥运会在八月举行，那是蚊子比较少，同时，八月是巴西的寒冷月份。

The mayor of Washington, D.C., says it will be days before snow is removed from some parts of the nation`s capital. Some schools in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York are still close after a major weekend snowstorm.

华盛顿市长称，还需要几天将华盛顿的雪铲除。在经历周末的暴风雪之后马里兰州、宾夕法尼亚州、新泽西州和纽约一些学校仍在放假。

Across the Pacific, millions are dealing with similar weather. A cold shock spreading record low temperatures across East Asia.

太平洋地区，数百万人也在经历类似的天气。东亚地区的温度创历史新低。