夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第795期:同舟共济,武汉加油
日期:2020-02-08 15:25

(单词翻译:单击)

本期内容:

Lockdowns resolute move that needs national support
“封城”:需要国家支持的坚决行动

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus has sparked fears of a global outbreak, which is why Wuhan and some of its neighbors have been put into lockdown.
新型冠状病毒的迅速传播引发了人们对该病毒在全球范围内爆发的担忧。因此,武汉及其周边区域均已被封锁。

The move, unprecedented in modern times, speaks volumes about the gravity of the situation and the seriousness with which the government is taking the public health threat. This was undoubtedly a difficult decision to make, as it directly affects the lives of the millions of residents in the cities.
这一现代史上前所未有的举措充分说明了当前事态的严峻性,以及政府对这一公共健康威胁的重视程度;这无疑是一项艰难的决定,因为它将直接影响到这些城市里数百万居民的生活。

But it will be conducive to coordinating regional and nationwide efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and ensure all infected people are properly treated and those that have come into close contact with them are traced, checked and isolated if necessary.
但是,这将有助于调度各个区域和全国范围内的人力物力,遏制冠状病毒的进一步扩散,确保所有感染患者得到有效治疗,并在必要时追踪、检查和隔离与他们有过密切接触的人群。

The government must ensure that all necessary and available resources are mobilized to bring this pandemic under control.
政府必须确保能够调动一切必要、可用资源,让这一流行病得到控制。


Lockdown n. 封锁
Lock n. 锁头;v. 锁住

Resolute adj. 有决心的,果敢的
He is a resolute person.
他是一个有决心的人。
We have resolute faith.
我们有坚定不移的信念。
Resolution n. 决心
New Year’s resolution 新年决心,新年愿望

Spread n. 扩散
Spread v. 传播,铺开

Novel coronavirus 新型冠状病毒
Novel adj. 新型的;n. 小说
词根:-nov- 新的
Innovation n. 创新
Novelty n. 新奇的事物

Coronavirus n. 冠状病毒
coronan. 王冠(拉丁语词根);日冕;科罗娜(一种啤酒品牌)
virus n. 病毒

spark vt. 引起(lead to)
spark n. 火花

unprecedented adj. 史无前例的

speak volumes about 展现(be good evidence for/show)
volume n. 音量

gravity n. 严重性;重力
词根:grav- 沉的(heavy)
Crimes of the utmost gravity 严重犯罪

Resident n. 居民
City residents 城市居民(city dwellers)

Conducive adj. 对……有帮助(helpful),引导
Be conducive to doing sth. = be helpful to do sth.
Conduct v./n. 引导

Curb n. 控制(control)
一级响应方案:
1. 找源头,打断传播链条
2. 赋予地方政府权力,调动防疫减灾的资源

Infected adj. 受感染的
Infect v. 感染

Treat vt. 治疗
Treatment n. 治疗

Mobilize vt. 动员
China Mobile 中国移动
Mobilize people (打仗前)动员
He mobilized the English language, and sent it into battle. ——Churchill
他让英语披盔戴甲,上阵厮杀。——丘吉尔

Pandemic n. 传染病,流行病
词根:pan- 总,全,泛
-demic 人,人体的
pandemic 大规模流行病
endemic 小范围的流行病,如疟疾(malaria)
epidemic 在一定人群中传播的流行病,如流感

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