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①But the epidemic is “ ____4____ ” in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization’s director general, ____5____the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the____6____of any medical treatment. (2010年完形填空)

4. [A] moderate [B] normal [C] unusual [D] extreme

5. [A] with [B] in [C] from [D] by

6. [A] progress [B] absence [C] presence [D] favor

severe adj. 严重的( se-serious + ver + e) + severity 

Moderate 中等的(mod- 中间middle， med-， mid-, mod-) 

Normal adj. 普通的(符合标准的—norm n. 标准)

4) 同位语: the organization’s director general (专有名词—同位语)

5) director general (direction —director 负责方向的人 -general) 

6) the majority of 大量的

7) experience v. 经历

8) with 复合结构(  with 名词 + doing ) 

9) mild 不严重(程度不深的, 中等的)—-wild —mild —middle 

10) symptom 症状

11) in the absence of 缺席

参考翻译: 但是，根据世界卫生组织主管玛格丽特·陈，这个流感并不严重，大多数人的症状都比较轻微，而且会痊愈，通常不需要任何医学治疗。