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1)Herpes May Be Killing Off 2)Coral Reefs-Courtesy of Time Magazine

By Melissa Locker | @woolyknickers | April 3, 2012

It appears that coral may have 7)skipped a few high-school health classes. Scientists have recently discovered coral seems to have 3) contracted one of those diseases that your gym teacher and 4) sex ed instructor warned you about.

But this is no joke. Over the last decade, researchers have noted a significant decrease in the world’s coral populations. Now scientists are finally getting to 5) the root of the problem and have discovered that a 6) viral infection may be one of the reasons for the global decline in coral. But not just any viral infection — specifically, it’s herpes.

大意：科學家一直追尋世界珊瑚礁數量減少的原因，結果發現根源竟是性教育課程裡提到的皰診。

1)Herpes                         n.      皰疹

2)Coral Reefs                 n.      珊瑚礁

3) contract                     v.      Contract ~ 疾病 ;得到什麼病。 Contract 另外可以當成收縮。當名詞用時，指的是合約。

4) sex ed instructor      n.      Ed是 education 這裡指的是性教育的講師。另一個也常見的是 PE teacher,是 physical education 的縮寫，體育老師。

5) the root of             n.      源頭 ，在此指的是問題的源頭

6) viral infection        n.      病毒感染。Infection 常考，一定要會。 Be infected with ~ 得到~病，等於 contract~

7) skip ~ classes.        v.      蹺課