美国国家公共电台 NPR 全球新冠肺炎死亡病例逾100万

COVID-19 has now killed more than a million people globally. The coronavirus has spread to nearly every corner of the world and is quickly becoming one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases.

新冠肺炎目前已在全球范围内造成超过100万人死亡。冠状病毒几乎已扩散到世界的每个角落，并迅速成为世界上最致命的传染病之一。

ASHISH JHA: The fact that a million people have already died from this disease, which is largely preventable, really is a testament¹ to the failure of public health in so many places around the world and is a tragedy.

阿希什·贾哈：现在已有100万人死于这种在很大程度上是可以预防的疾病，这证明世界上许多地方的公共卫生措施是失败的，这是一场悲剧。

MARTIN: That's Dr. Ashish Jha. He's the dean of Brown University's School of Public Health. He has this warning as infection rates escalate² in countries with high population densities³ like India.

马丁：这是阿希什·贾哈博士所说。他是布朗大学公共卫生学院院长。他发出这一警告时，印度等人口密度高的国家的感染率正在上升。

JHA: While it has taken us about nine months to get to a million deaths, I wouldn't be surprised if we get another million in the next three to six months.

贾哈：新冠肺炎在大约9个月的时间里造成了100万人死亡，但如果接下来的3到6个月内再出现100例死亡病例，我也不会感到惊讶。

MARTIN: But Dr. Jha says there's still time for all countries to act and save lives.

马丁：但贾哈博士说，所有国家都还有时间采取行动拯救生命。

JHA: You don't have to be a wealthy country. Some of the biggest deaths have come in the United States, which is a wealthy country. And some of the best and biggest successes have come in poorer countries like Rwanda and Vietnam. And what I hope as we reach this milestone⁴ is that the world will learn lessons from the successful countries and try to apply them more broadly so we can save lives and prevent more suffering.

贾哈：不是只有富裕国家才能做到。死亡病例最多的国家是美国，美国是富裕国家。而实现最好和最大成功的是卢旺达和越南这样的较贫穷国家。我希望，在我们达到这一里程碑时，世界能从成功的国家吸取经验，尽量更广泛地去应用这些经验，这样我们就能拯救生命，防止更多的痛苦。

1 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

2 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。

3 densities   

密集( density的名词复数 )； 稠密； 密度（固体、液体或气体单位体积的质量）； 密度（磁盘存贮数据的可用空间）

参考例句：

• The range of densities of interest is about 3.5. 有用的密度范围为3．5左右。
• Densities presumably can be probed by radar. 利用雷达也许还能探测出气体的密度。

4 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。