（每日一读）2014年高考英语8月考前突破 阅读理解能力 国际时事要闻 对抗埃博拉 科特迪瓦兴起肥皂桶挑战素材.doc

对抗埃博拉科特迪瓦兴起肥皂桶挑战Ayoungmanoncameranamesthepersonwho'schallengedhimtodumpthecontentsofabucketoverhishead.Butinatwistontheicebucketchallengethismanissoondrenched1infrothysoapywater--partofacampaigntoraiseawareness2aboutEbolapreventioninWestAfrica.在科特迪瓦阿比让一个年轻人对着镜头说出挑战者的名字并高举水桶将水倒向自己——这并非冰桶挑战因为湿透的年轻人身上是充满泡沫的肥皂水——这是日前西非呼吁提高埃博拉预防意识运动的一部分。IvoryCoast's"Lather3AgainstEbola"campaigncatchy4songsandcomedyarebeingusedbyWestAfricanstoeducatepeopleonhowtoavoidgettingthedeadlydiseasewhichhasinfectedmorethan2600peopleandkilledmorethan1400infourcountriesacrosstheregionaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.FromNigeriatoSierraLeonesongsandsketches5havesupplementedtraditionalmediaandgovernmentcampaignstoeducatethepublicaboutEbolawhichisspreadthroughcontactwiththebodilyfluidsofinfectedpeopleandcanbepartlycontainedbysimplemeasureslikeregularhand-washing.The"LatherAgainstEbola"campaignwasinspiredbytheicebucketchallengethathasgeneratedtensofmillionsofdollarsfortheALSAssociationwhichraisesmoneyforLouGehrig'sdiseaseresearch.IvorianbloggerEdithBrouknewtheicebucketcampaignwasgettinglotsofattentionandwantedtomakeitmorerelevantinherhomecountry.DespiteborderingGuineaandLiberiatwocountriesthathavebeenhithardbytheEbolaoutbreakIvoryCoasthasyettorecordasinglecaseandBrouwantstokeepitthatway."OurgreatestthreatrightnowisEbola"shesaid.Thosewhoacceptthe"LatherAgainstEbola"challenge--searchableonTwitterusingitsFrenchname#MousserContreEbola--areexpecteddouse6（浸泡）themselveswithsoapywaterandhandoutthreebottlesofhandsanitizer（洗手液）.Thosewhorejectthesoakingareexpectedtodistributenine.SinceitlaunchedonAug.18dozensofparticipantshavepostedsoap-soakingclipstosocialmedia."Ivorianstakethedramaoutofeverythingthr