England lifts Covid curbs as scientists warn of surge in cases
在科学家警告英国新冠病例数量激增的声音中，英格兰解除了封锁限制
The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown.
周一，英国政府解除了英格兰疫情期间对于日常生活的封锁限制，取消了所有保持社交距离的规定。此举被科学家和反对党派抨击为一项冒险举动。
From midnight (2300 GMT Sunday), nightclubs were able to reopen and other indoor venues allowed to run at full capacity, while legal mandates covering the wearing of masks and working from home were scrapped.
从午夜起（格林尼治时间周日 23:00），夜店可以重新开放，其他室内场所可以满负荷运营，而涵盖了要求佩戴口罩和居家办公的法规则被取消。
Prime Minister Boris Johnson — who is self-isolating after his health minister was infected — urged the public to remain prudent and for any laggards to join the two-thirds of UK adults who are now fully vaccinated.
在英国卫生部长被感染后，首相鲍里斯·约翰逊目前正在自我隔离。他要求公众继续保持警惕；同时，针对暂未完成疫苗接种的英国人，约翰逊敦促他们加入已完成疫苗接种的英国成年人的行列（目前全英有三分之二的成年人完成了疫苗接种）。
He defended the reopening — dubbed "freedom day" by some media — despite scientists' grave misgivings after daily infection rates in Britain topped 50,000. "If we don't do it now, then we'll be opening up in the autumn, the winter months, when the virus has the advantage of the cold weather," the prime minister said in a video message.
英国解封这天被一些媒体称为“自由日”。尽管在英国单日新增病例超过 5 万后，许多科学家表达了深切担忧，但鲍里斯仍替解封背书。在一条视频消息中，鲍里斯说：“如果我们现在不解封，那就要等到秋冬季节解封了，而天气寒冷时，病毒更容易传播。”
After the success of the vaccination programme, the government says any risks to hospital care are manageable. But professor Neil Ferguson from Imperial College London warned that Britain was on course for 100,000 cases a day, as the Delta variant of Covid runs out of control.
在疫苗接种计划取得成功后，英国政府表示，人们住院治疗会面临的任何风险都是可控的。但是，伦敦帝国理工学院教授尼尔·弗格森警告称，由于 Delta 新冠肺炎变异毒株的失控，英国可能面临日增 10 万病例的风险。
Others urged the government to stick to the cautious global consensus on tackling the pandemic, rather than acceding to the libertarian instincts of Johnson and other Conservatives.
还有人敦促政府在防疫问题上坚持遵守谨慎的全球共识，而不是盲从于约翰逊和其他保守党人的自由主义本能。
The government's stated approach of lifting controls now is marked by "moral emptiness and epidemiological stupidity", said University of Bristol public health expert Gabriel Scally.
布里斯托尔大学公共卫生专家加布里埃尔·斯卡利认为，政府公布的现在就解除封锁限制的方案凸显了其“缺乏道德基础，以及在应对流行病问题上的愚蠢”。
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重点词汇
lift
/lɪft/
v. 取消，解除（规定或法律）；抬高
搭配短语：to lift it up（抬高）
curb
/kɝːb/
n. 控制，约束；马勒；路缘石
词性拓展：curb（v. 控制，约束）
搭配短语：to curb carbon emissions
scrap
/skræp/
v. 放弃，取消；处理废品
词性拓展：scrap（n. 废品；废弃材料）
例句：The materials were sold for scrap.
slam
/slæm/
v. 批评，抨击；（使）砰地关上
例句：A window slammed shut in the wind.（（使）砰地关上）
英文释义：to criticize somebody or something strongly（批评，抨击）
a leap into the unknown
冒险举动
相关词汇：leap（v. 跳跃）
词性拓展：leap（n. 跳跃）
英文释义：a forceful jump or quick movement
英文释义：If you take a leap into the unknown, you do something without having any previous experience in that activity or knowledge of it.
同义短语：a leap in the dark
venue
/ˈven.juː/
n.（公共事件的）发生场所，举行地点
full capacity
满负荷
相关词汇：capacity（n. 容量，容纳能力）
例句：The theatre has a seating capacity of 2000.
mandate
/ˈmæn.deɪt/
n. 命令，授权令，指令
例句：Mask mandates make a return.
prudent
/ˈpruː.dənt/
adj. 谨慎的，慎重的
英文释义：sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks
搭配短语：prudent house buyers
例句：Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark.
laggard
/ˈlæɡ.ɚd/
n. 落后者
英文释义：a slow and lazy person, organization, etc.
dub
/dʌb/
v. 把……称为，给……起绰号；为（影片或电视节目）配音
搭配短语：an American movie dubbed into Chinese（为（影片或电视节目）配音）
misgiving
/ˌmɪsˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
n.（对未来事件的）疑虑，担忧
例句：Opponents of nuclear energy have deep misgivings about its safety.
搭配短语：deep / serious / grave misgivings
top
/tɑːp/
v. 超过，高过
词性拓展：top（n. 顶端）
英文释义：to be higher than a particular amount
on course for sth.
可能会做某事
相关词汇：course（n. 课程；（船、飞机等的）航向，航线）
搭配短语：on / off course（飞机航向正确 / 偏离）
英文释义：likely to achieve or do something because you have already started to do it
stick to
坚持不变
相关词汇：stick（v. 粘住；卡住，陷入）
搭配短语：to stick the stamp on the envelope（粘住）
例句：The wheels stuck in the mud.（卡住，陷入）
accede to
同意（请求，建议等）；君主即位
搭配短语：to accede to the throne / power（君主即位）
例句：He acceded to demands for his resignation.（同意（请求，建议等））
stated
/steɪ.tɪd/
adj. 阐明的，规定的，公布的
相关词汇：state（v. 陈述，声明）
例句：Do not exceed the stated dose.
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