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Costa Rica Priest Sings Public Health Message During Pandemic
A Catholic priest is winning new fans in Costa Rica with a COVID-19 song set to the music of salsa.
Sergio Valverde is best known for his aid to the poor in the Central American country. For the last few Sundays, Valverde has performed his song with a dance in front of Cristo Rey church in San Jose. His aim is to get people to wear protective face coverings, or masks, and continue being careful during the pandemic.
"Without the mask, there's COVID for you, COVID for me," he sang. The words are set to the music of the song Sopa de Caracol, or Snail Soup in English. The song performed by Honduran group Banda Blanca was very popular in 1991.
Valverde said he had not even written down the lyrics, or words, of his version of the song. He said he was putting the words together as he sang. He was surprised to see how popular it became on social media.
The Catholic priest said, "the issue of COVID is affecting the entire world, there's pain, there's suffering." He continued, "I, as a priest, see so many people suffering, sick, in pain, people without work and who are dying of hunger and I wanted to help a little."
Valverde could not have timed it any better. Costa Rica had a record of more than 2,700 new infections in one day recently. The intensive care area of its public hospitals are 95 percent full. The country has recorded more than 3,200 COVID-19 deaths in total.
Valverde is known for his work with children left on the streets and giving food to the poor. He said he is seeing more in need than ever before during the economic crisis which was worsened by the pandemic.
Valverde admitted that he has enjoyed the experience. He said, "the whole world is so crazy that they looked for another nut."
I'm Jonathan Evans.
重点解析
重点讲解：
1. social media 社交媒体
Social media is often where people take a stand on an issue.
社交媒体通常是人们对某一问题表达自己立场的平台。
2. write down 写下；记下；把...描写为
Write down what Bob did yesterday in your exercise book.
在练习本上写下鲍勃昨天所做的事情。
3. in total 总计；总共
I was with my husband for eight years in total.
我和我丈夫在一起总共8年。
4. be known for 因...出名
She is best known for her work on the human brain.
她在对人脑的研究方面最为知名。
参考译文
哥斯达黎加牧师“另类”防疫宣传走红
一名天主教神父凭借萨尔萨舞曲版的新冠疫情宣传曲在哥斯达黎加走红。
塞尔吉奥·瓦尔韦德（Sergio Valverde）以帮助中美洲国家的穷人而闻名。过去几个周日里，瓦尔韦德在圣何塞的克里斯托雷伊教堂前用舞蹈演绎了他的歌曲。他的目的是呼吁人们戴上口罩，并在疫情期间继续小心防护，避免感染。
他唱道:“不戴口罩，我们都躲不开新冠病毒。”这些歌词是根据歌曲Sopa de Caracol（蜗牛汤）改编的。这首由洪都拉斯乐队Banda Blanca演唱的歌曲在1991年非常流行。
瓦尔韦德表示，他甚至都没有为这首自创歌曲填词。他表示，他边唱边把歌词拼凑一起。看到这个作品在社交媒体上如此受欢迎，他感到惊讶。
这位天主教神父指出，“新冠疫情如今正在波及全球，带来了痛苦和灾难。”他补充说：“作为牧师，看到这么多的人受苦、患病、伤心、失业，甚至饿死，我想帮点忙。”
瓦尔韦德认为是时候出点力了。哥斯达黎加最近单日新增感染病例超过2700例。公立医院的重症监护室的使用率高达95%。该国总共记录了3200多例新冠肺炎死亡案例。
瓦尔韦德因帮助流落街头的孤儿和给穷人提供食物而闻名。他说，在这场因疫情而恶化的经济危机期间，他看到需要帮助的人比以往任何时候都多。
瓦尔韦德承认，自己很享受这次（走红）经历。他说：“这是个疯狂的世界，人人都在‘猎奇’。”
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