英国卫报:西班牙小镇为何成疫情重灾区(14)（在线收听）

In three months, we have learned a lot.

在三个月的时间里，我们已经学习了很多。

It is notable that the rural black spots in Spain and Italy

值得注意的是，在西班牙和意大利爆发疫情的乡村，

are places that combine the intimacy of small Mediterranean communities with proximity to the highways of global travel and business.

既有地中海小型社区的亲密，又有接近全球旅行和商务的高速公路。

(San Pellegrino Terme, for example, gives its name to a brand of fizzy water sold around the world, but also welcomes tourists to its thermal baths.)

（比如，圣佩莱格里诺特尔梅就以它的名字命名了一个在世界各地销售的碳酸水品牌，但是也欢迎游客去那里泡温泉。）

Normally, for those places, that is a happy mix. When a virus strikes, it can prove deadly.

通常，对那些地方来说，这是个令人愉快的组合。当病毒爆发时，这就会是致命的。

The connection between Covid-19 and travel is especially grave for Spain, a country where tourism generates 12% of GDP.

新冠病毒和旅行的联系对西班牙来说尤其重要，在西班牙，旅游业贡献了GDP的12%。

Only the boldest pilgrims, for example, will pass through Santo Domingo this summer, which will be devastating to locals who depend on their custom.

比如，只有最胆大的朝圣者才会在这个夏天穿过圣多明各，这对依赖于他们的习俗的当地人来说是毁灭性的。

In Spain, the lockdown is being eased slowly, in a careful four-stage process that will take up to two months to complete.

在西班牙，封锁正在慢慢放松，该过程分为四个阶段，需要两个月的时间才能完成。

When I spoke to abbot Suarez, it was 11 May – the day that Santo Domingo entered the first stage of easing. I felt envious.

5月11日，我和修道院院长苏亚雷斯进行了交谈，这天圣多明各进入了放松政策的第一阶段。我感到嫉妒。

Candeleda was still stuck in so-called “phase zero”.

坎德莱达还困在所谓的“准备阶段”。

We have since progressed, but we remain several weeks behind Santo Domingo in shaking off the effects of the virus on daily life.

自那以后，我们取得了进步，但是在摆脱病毒对日常生活的影响上，我们仍然落后圣多明各数周时间。

Suarez had just held the cathedral’s first mass for a small group of people – an experiment “to see how it worked”.

苏亚雷斯刚刚为一小部分人举行了教堂的第一次弥撒——一次来“看看它效果怎么样”的实验。

He was already thinking about numerous funeral masses to come.

他已经想到数不尽的葬礼弥撒会到来。

Elsewhere in Santo Domingo, groups of 10 people were now allowed to socialise,

在圣多明各的其他地方，现在已经允许10人的团体进行社交活动，

while bars and restaurants could serve clients at widely spaced outside tables.

而酒吧和餐馆则需设置相距很远的外桌为顾客提供服务。

I imagined a town that had suddenly burst back into life. I was wrong.

我设想这个小镇能突然恢复生机。我错了。

“People are still scared,” he said. “The truth is, we don’t know if life will ever be quite the same.”

他说，“人们仍然很害怕。事实上，我们不知道生活还会不会和以前一样。”