VOA常速英语2020--疫情下的纽约街头特朗普宣布“曲速行动”

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President Donald Trump¹ said Friday the U.S. government was working with other countries to develop a coronavirus vaccine² at an accelerated pace while preparing to distribute a vaccine once one is ready.

周五，特朗普总统表示美国政府正在与其他一些国家合作，加速研发新冠疫苗，同时也在做准备，一旦疫苗就绪就即刻分发。

In announcing the effort dubbed³ "Operation Warp⁴ Speed," Trump said the government would invest in all the top coronavirus vaccine candidates and said a list had been narrowed to 14 promising⁵ possibilities.

特朗普宣布该计划为“曲速行动”。特朗普表示美国政府会投入所有顶级的新冠疫苗备选，他还表示名单已经缩减到了14个可能的候选选项。

He said his administration would mobilize its forces to get a vaccine distributed once one was in place.

特朗普表示其政府将动员力量，一旦疫苗研制成功就分发下去。

This will eliminate any unnecessary delay and enable us to begin providing Americans with a proven vaccine the day our scientists say, We are ready, we've got it.

这会避免不必要的拖延，在科学家说“我们准备好了，疫苗已研制成功”的那一天，我们就可以开始为美国民众提供经过验证的疫苗。

Experts have warned it would likely take 12 to 18 months or more to get a vaccine ready for the public. But the president has sought to speed up that time frame while also playing down the need for a vaccine as he encourages U.S. states to reopen their economies.

一些专家警示称可能需要12-18个月甚至更久的时间才能准备好可为公众可用的疫苗。不过，特朗普尝试了加速这个时间框架，同时也降低人们对疫苗的需要，他也鼓励美国各州重新开放经济。

1 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。

2 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

3 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 warp   

vt.弄歪，使翘曲，使不正常，歪曲，使有偏见

参考例句：

• The damp wood began to warp.这块潮湿的木材有些翘曲了。
• A steel girder may warp in a fire.钢梁遇火会变弯。

5 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。