澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 世卫组织警告称疫情仍在加速蔓延 远未结束

Health authorities are weighing up whether to lockdown entire Melbourne suburbs as Victoria's chief health officer warns the current spike¹ in coronavirus cases will "get worse before it gets better." Victoria recorded 75 new cases yesterday — a daily level of new infections not seen since March. Medical experts say a move to lockdown the ten suburbs identified as transmission hotspots is a "credible² option" in combating the spread of the disease. Last night almost seventy extra defence personal touched down to help with the massive testing regime underway across Melbourne hotspots.

卫生部门正在考虑是否封锁整个墨尔本郊区，因为维多利亚州首席卫生官员警告称，目前冠状病毒病例的激增将“在好转前继续恶化”。维多利亚州昨天报告了75例新增病例，创下三月份以来的最大单日增幅。医疗专家表示，封锁被确定为传播热点地区的十个郊区是遏制该疾病传播的“可靠选择”。昨晚，又有近70名国防人员抵达墨尔本，为该市热点地区进行的大规模测试提供帮助。

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation³ has issued a dire⁴ warning this morning — saying the COVID-19 pandemic is not even close to being over. Two bleak⁵ milestones⁶ were reached this week — with more than ten million confirmed cases globally, and more than five hundred thousand official deaths. Cases continue to climb rapidly in India, which reported a daily record of nearly 20-thousand new infections. The United States has the most confirmed cases — at more than two-and-a-half million.

与此同时，世界卫生组织今早发布严重警告，称新冠肺炎疫情远未结束。本周，新冠肺炎疫情达到两个令人绝望的里程碑——全球确诊病例超过1000万例，官方死亡人数超过50万人。印度的病例仍在迅速攀升，单日新增感染人数达到创记录的近2万人。美国是确诊病例最多的国家，累计确诊病例超过250例。

"The pandemic is actually speeding up."

“疫情实际上仍在加速蔓延。”

Australia will bolster⁷ its cyber security by recruiting up to 500 spies to combat attacks on the nation's computer networks. One-point-three-five billion dollars in existing defence funding will be spent on the country's cyber intelligence agencies over the next decade.

澳大利亚将招募多达500名间谍来加强其网络安全，以对抗该国计算机网络遭遇的攻击。未来十年，澳大利亚现有国防资金中的13.5亿澳元将用于网络情报机构。

1 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

2 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

3 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

4 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

5 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

6 milestones   

n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 )；重要阶段；转折点；里程碑

参考例句：

• Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件，并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网

7 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。