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Governments say they want to protect children from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Schools in Japan will remain closed until April the 8th, which is the start of the new school year. Parents are now worried about the school closures. Working parents have to think about how to care for younger children. Grandparents will look after many children while their parents go to work. However, many children have no grandparents or extended family who live nearby. Parents may have to pay for expensive childcare fees.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shut the country's schools after a meeting of Japan's anti-virus task force. He said the next two weeks are critical to control the spread of COVID-19. He wants to "stem the risk of many children and teachers becoming infected through gathering for long hours every day". The government said it would urge public services and private companies to make it easier for people to take time off work to look after their children. An angry mother said: "I wonder if the government thinks it is OK to leave children at home alone for long hours." She asked: "What's the point of closing schools if parents are still commuting in packed trains in which passengers may have COVID-19?"

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重点解析

1.He wants to "stem the risk of many children and teachers becoming infected through gathering for long hours every day".

stem 阻止

The government had failed to stem the tide of factory closures.
政府没有控制住工厂纷纷倒闭的势头*JRV1;dh9s7RR%3O。

2.What's the point of closing schools if parents are still commuting in packed trains in which passengers may have COVID-19?

commute 通勤

参考翻译

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日本首相安倍晋三在日本反病毒工作组会议后关闭了日本国内学校%1x))X=SEnU1T&。他表示接下来的两周是控制COVID-19传播的关键时期CGoV@6p;L%WnYg+。他希望“阻止儿童和教师因每天长时间的聚集而被感染的风险”2-H[%l^CZ0c。政府表示将敦促公共服务部门和私营公司让员工更容易请假照顾孩子#.mlGL;pQmmi7.F%gz。一名愤怒的母亲说到：“我想知道政府是否认为让孩子长时间独自呆在家里是没有问题的htC9eY+QD4#k&#G8p95P。”她问道：“如果家长们仍然乘坐拥挤的火车上下班，而同车的乘客们可能是COVID-19患者，那么学校停课又有什么意义呢？”