外電報導,3月中,美國已經為45名第1批受試者施打第1劑COVID-19(以下通稱武漢肺炎)疫苗(vaccine),預計1個月後再注射第2劑。實驗主持機構罕見的跳過動物實驗,直接進入第1期臨床實驗,彰顯這支病毒衝擊全球的力道史無前例!

【武漢肺炎疫苗淺談】

vaccine 疫苗
A:Hey, the coronavirus vaccine tests have begun with the volunteers getting the first shots.
(嘿,冠狀病毒疫苗人體測試已開始打第1劑了。)
B:The vaccine takes months to be ready for public use although they're making fast progress.
(雖然進展很快,但上市仍要等幾個月。)

relief 救助、緩和
A:In the meantime, the government is offering emergency funds for free COVID-19 testing.
(政府開發疫苗同時也正撥緊急款做免費檢測。)
B:Right! Many governments are implementing relief measures.
(對呀!許多國家政府正陸續開辦救助措施。)

pandemic 全球大流行病
A:It's said that these government measures include offering huge funds to acquire a vaccine.
(聽說這些政策之中包括砸大錢買疫苗。)
B:What the world needs most now is a vaccine to end the pandemic!
(現在最重要的是推出疫苗終結這場全球大流行病!)

【延伸關鍵字】
1. unprecedented:前所未有的、空前的
2. immune system:免疫系統
3. to spike:(數量)激增


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