冠狀病毒（coronavirus）英文不難懂：corona（日冕）＋virus（病毒），因為它的外觀有凸狀物，會像日暈一樣向外發散。世界衛生組織正式定名為COVID-19：COrona＋VIrus＋Disease（疾病）與2019年。
冠狀病毒淺談
coronavirus 冠狀病毒
Ａ：I wonder why the World Health Organization gave a new name for the coronavirus disease.
（我想知道，為何世衛組織要將新型冠狀病毒疾病更名。）
Ｂ：It's because they want something non-controversial that doesn't refer to a specific location, animal or a group of people.
（因為想取一個不帶爭議指涉特定位置、動物或人群的名字。）
to postpone 延期
Ａ：The board of Da Jia Zhen Lan Temple declared that the Mazu Pilgrimage will be postponed. What a relief!
（大甲鎮瀾宮董事會宣布媽祖遶境活動延期，讓人鬆口氣！）
Ｂ： Good to know that they respect the professional advice from the medical experts and the officials.
（他們尊重醫學專家與官員專業建議，太好了。）
to downplay 貶低……的重要性
Ａ：It's ironic the Iranian official who downplayed the coronavirus threat contracted the virus himself.
（貶低武漢肺炎威脅的伊朗官員自己竟確診了，真諷刺。）
Ｂ：I don't understand why some governments are always in denial since that won't help the situation anyway.
（我不懂有些政府為何一直否認，那樣又不會改善狀況。）
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to contain：控制
2. tip of the iceberg：冰山一角
3. be exposed to：接觸到……
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