The economist --- July 4th 2020 edition --- Leaders
Words
| EN | CN |
|---|---|
| tally | n. 计数器；标签；记账 |
| Pretty much | 几乎；大致上； |
| rage | n. 愤怒；肆虐；vi. 发怒；流行； |
| in the early phase of | 在…的早期 |
| tactic | n. 策略，战略 |
| slum | n. 贫民窟；脏乱的地方 |
| tame | vt. 驯养；使变得平淡；adj. 驯服的；平淡的； |
| respirator | n. 口罩；[医] 呼吸器；防毒面具 |
| stuck in | 陷入，插入 |
| stagger | vt. 蹒跚；使交错；使犹豫 |
| work pattern | 工作模式 |
| trade-off | n. 交换，交易；权衡；协定 |
| course | n. 路线，航向；一道菜；vt. 追赶；跑过 |
| chant | n. 圣歌；vt. 唱；诵扬； |
| enchant | v. 使着迷，使迷惑； |
| disenchant | v. 使清醒；使不抱幻想 |
| emasculate | vt. 阉割；使柔弱；adj. 柔弱的；阉割了的 |
| lapse | n. 小错；过失；v. 时间流逝；合同终止；背弃信仰； |
| relapse | v. （病）复发；退回原状；n. 旧病复发；故态复萌； |
| coop | v. 把……关进笼子里；拘禁；n. （关鸡等的）笼子；捕鱼篓 |
| coop up | 把…关起来；禁闭 |
| devil-may-care | adj. 不顾一切的；漫不经心的；自足的 |
| drag on | 拖延 |
| social norm | 社会规范 |
| tedious | adj. 沉闷的；冗长乏味的 |
| caseload | n. 待处理案件之数量 |
| vacillate | vi. 犹豫；踌躇；摇摆 |
| reach its potential | 发挥潜能 |
Sentences
That day as many new cases were notched up every 90 minutes as had been recorded in total by February 1st.
Better treatment helps explain why the share of hospital patients who went on to be admitted to intensive care fell in Britain from 12% at the end of March to 4% in mid to late May.
Wearing a mask is chiefly about protecting others; the young, fit and asymptomatic are being asked to follow tedious rules to shield the old and infirm.
In countries such as America, Iran, Britain, Russia and Brazil, which have the highest caseloads, presidents and prime ministers minimised the threat, vacillated, issued bad advice or seemed more interested in their own political fortunes than in their country—sometimes all at once.
