PBS高端访谈:新冠疫情趋于稳定

JUDY WOODRUFF: The human cost of the coronavirus pandemic is still rising worldwide tonight, including well over 14,000 confirmed deaths in the United States. At the same time, infections are leveling off in parts of Europe, with similar signs in New York state, despite the number of deaths hitting a new high there. We begin with John Yang, reporting on the day's events.

JOHN YANG: In New York, the nation's coronavirus epicenter, Governor Andrew Cuomo said the hospitalization rate may be slowing.

GOV. ANDREW CUOMO (D-NY): We are flattening¹ the curve by what we are doing.

JOHN YANG: But that doesn't mean people should be any less vigilant².

GOV. ANDREW CUOMO: If we stop what we are doing, you will see that curve change. That curve is purely³ a function of what we do day in and day out.

JOHN YANG: In fact, yesterday, New York saw the highest number of deaths yet in a single day, nearly 800. In New York City, there have been so many deaths, authorities are using refrigerated trucks to store remains⁴. And New York's numbers show that African-Americans and Hispanics there are dying at higher rates than whites.

MAN: We're here for you and we support you.

JOHN YANG: Amid the grim work on the medical front lines, signs of support. Police officers, firefighters and health care workers cheered each other outside a hospital in Newark. Meanwhile, the University of Washington's forecasting model, one of many often cited by the White House, lowered its estimat e of U.S. coronavirus deaths. Today, it projected more than 60,000 Americans would die by early August, down from 84,000. But the University of Washington's model has been on the low side, and there are questions about the accuracy of the official death count. Some say it may overlook those who die at home without seeking medical care, and those who die without being tested for coronavirus. In Washington, D.C., Trump⁵ administration officials say they are planning for life after the pandemic, but cautioned that was still a ways off. Dr. Anthony Fauci on FOX News:

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, NIAID Director: If in fact we are successful, it makes sense to at least plan what a reentry into normality would look like. That doesn't mean we're going to do it right now, but it means we need to be prepared to ease into that.

JOHN YANG: Dr. Deborah Birx on NBC's Today.

DR. DEBORAH BIRX, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator⁶: What's really important is that people don't turn these early signs of hope into releasing from the 30 days to stop the spread. It's really critical. And you can see the delay. So, if people start going out again and socially interacting, we could see a very acute second wave very early.

JOHN YANG: President Trump expressed optimism on Twitter, saying the U.S. would open up our great country sooner, rather than later. In Geneva, the World Health Organization director-general responded to the president's charge that the group mishandled the pandemic.

TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, Director General, World Health Organization: When there are cracks at the national level and global level, that's when the virus succeeds.

JOHN YANG: In Britain, where more than 6,000 people have died, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be getting better after a third night in the hospital.

RISHI SUNAK, British Chancellor⁷ of the Exchequer⁸: His condition is improving. I can also tell you that he has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively⁹ with the clinical team.

JOHN YANG: Spirits were also high in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak began, after its 76-day lockdown was lifted. Tens of thousands of people rushed to leave the city of 11 million, clogging¹⁰ bus terminals and train stations. Authorities wearing masks and protective gear checked travelers for fevers. For some who had been stuck in Wuhan, it was a welcome relief.

WANG WENSHU, Traveler (through translator): I haven't been out since January 21. This is the first time I left my house today. Now I'm going back home to meet my parents.

JOHN YANG: At day's end, the city celebrated¹¹ with a light show. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm John Yang.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：直到今晚，疫情为全世界带来的人员损失依然在增加，美国的确诊死亡人数已达1.4万多个。与此同时，欧洲部分地区的感染病例在趋于稳定，纽约州也有类似的迹象出现。虽然纽约的死亡人数已达到新高。下面请听我台记者约翰·杨发回的今日报道。

约翰·杨：纽约州是美国的新冠中心，州长安德鲁·库默表示，医院收容病人的速率可能会减慢。

州长安德鲁·库默：我们正在通过自己的努力让曲线趋缓。

约翰·杨：但这并不意味着大家就应该放松警惕了。

州长安德鲁·库默：如果现在停止努力，曲线又会变回之前那样。这个曲线展现了我们日复一日所做的努力。

约翰·杨：实际上，昨天纽约市达到了单日死亡人数新高——近800人。在纽约市有如此多的死亡病例，所以当局正在通过冷藏车来储存遗体。纽约的死亡人数表明非裔美籍人和西班牙裔美籍人比白人死亡率更高。

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约翰·杨：前线的医护人员与死神搏斗，警方提供支持，消防人员和医务工作者在纽瓦克市的一家医院外为彼此加油打气。与此同时，华盛顿大学的预测模型降低了对新冠死亡人数的估测，这个数据也是白宫经常饮用的诸多数据之一。今天，该模型预测认为，截至8月初，美国会有6万多人死亡，但一开始的预测是8.4万。不过，华盛顿大学的模型预测的数据则偏低，所以人们对于官方死亡人数统计的准确度也有疑惑。有些人说，官方数据可以没有计入在家无人看护的死者以及在获得检测前就死去的人。在华盛顿特区，特朗普政府的官员们表示他们在为疫情后的生活做打算，但也警示称离疫情过去还有很久。

福克斯新闻安东尼·福奇：如果我们成功的话，那现在规划重新进入正常生活的样子，也挺说得通的。这并不意味着我们现在就要做，但它意味着我们需要为缓慢进入正常生活而做准备。

约翰·杨：下面请听全国广播公司《今日》节目安东尼·福奇的看法。

安东尼·福奇，白宫新冠响应协调人：重要的是，大家们没有把早期的希望信号转化为行动来阻止疫情传播。这样的后果很严重。我们应对的延迟，大家都有目共睹。所以，如果大家再出外社交的话，第二波后果又要袭来了。

约翰·杨：特朗普总统在推特上表达了乐观的情绪，他说美国这个伟大的国家会早日结束闭关锁国的。在日内瓦，世卫组织总干事回应了特朗普的言论，特朗普此前说世卫组织对疫情的处理不当。

谭德塞，世卫组织总干事：当国家层面和世界层面都有诸多裂缝的时候，就是病毒获胜的时候。

约翰·杨：英国已有6000人死亡。据说，首相鲍里斯·约翰逊在医院度过第3晚之后也有所好转。

财政部长里希·苏纳克苏纳克：首相的病情在好转。我可以告诉大家，他可以坐在床上和医务人员积极地互动。

约翰·杨：在76天的封锁解除之后，中国的武汉也状态饱满。这个有着1100万人口的城市有数万人蜂拥而出，公交站和火车站都有很多人。佩戴口罩和防护性装备的工作人员检查了游客是否有高烧现象。这对一直滞留在武汉的人来说，是一种让人宽慰的欢迎方式。

王文书，游客（以下内容为翻译版）：从1月21日开始，我就没出去过。今天是我第一次出屋。现在我要回家看爸妈了。

约翰·杨：这个城市以一场摇滚音乐会庆祝了这一天。感谢收听约翰·杨发回的报道。

1 flattening   

n. 修平 动词flatten的现在分词

参考例句：

• Flattening of the right atrial border is also seen in constrictive pericarditis. 右心房缘变平亦见于缩窄性心包炎。
• He busied his fingers with flattening the leaves of the book. 他手指忙着抚平书页。

2 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

3 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

7 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

8 exchequer   

n.财政部；国库

参考例句：

• In Britain the Chancellor of the Exchequer deals with taxes and government spending.英国的财政大臣负责税务和政府的开支。
• This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.这使国库遭受了重大损失。

9 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

10 clogging   

堵塞，闭合

参考例句：

• This process suffers mainly from clogging the membrane. 这种过程的主要问题是滤膜的堵塞。
• And you know that eyewitness that's been clogging up the airwaves? 你知道那个充斥着电视广播的目击证人？

11 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。