又中又英——On Everyone’s Lips
Michael Chugani 褚简宁
2020-03-10 04:17 HKT
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Will the Covid-19 coronavirus die out in the summer heat like Sars or is it here to stay? That is the question on everyone’s lips. Medical experts around the world are still trying to piece together the puzzle of the coronavirus. Scientists in many countries are rushing to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. But it is difficult to find a vaccine when they are still trying to piece together the puzzle of the disease. To die out means to become weaker and then totally disappear. If something is here to stay, it means it will remain and become a part of life. If something is on everyone’s lips, it means everyone is talking about it.
The expression “piece together” means to use or combine all the information you have about something to understand it. A puzzle is a situation that is difficult to understand. The coronavirus, which started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, is a puzzle because scientists still don’t fully understand why it started, how long it will last, and how it spreads. Therefore, to piece together the puzzle of the coronavirus means to use all the information you have about it to understand it. Now that the coronavirus has spread to all corners (all parts) of the world, many scientists believe it will not die out soon. Sars died out after about half a year but some scientists believe the new coronavirus is here to stay.
They believe it will be a seasonal part of life like influenza and the common cold. The bad news is the coronavirus is more lethal than the flu or the common cold. But Sars was more lethal than the new coronavirus. Luckily, Sars died out. If something is lethal, it means it is so dangerous it can cause death. If the new coronavirus is here to stay, the good news is scientists will be able to find a vaccine for it in the same way they found a vaccine for the flu. If the world is lucky, the coronavirus will die out in the summer.
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到底Covid-19新冠病毒会否像沙士一样，在炎夏中逐渐消亡（die out），抑或它会长存（here to stay）？这条问题人人都挂在口边（on everyone’s lips）。全球各地医学专家仍在拼凑着（piece together）新冠病毒的谜题（puzzle）。许多国家的科学家都在赶着研发新冠病毒的疫苗。然而，当他们还在努力解开（piece together）疾病的谜团（puzzle）时，是很难研发出疫苗的。To die out意即逐渐衰弱而消失、绝迹。若某物是 here to stay，意即它会历久不衰，扎根而成为生活的一部份。若某事情是on everyone's lips，即它是广为谈论，是众人议论纷纷的话题。
习语“piece together”即是运用或拼合你所有的资料和线索，以得出个所以然来。A puzzle就是难题或谜团。于中国城市武汉起始的新冠病毒，是一个难题（puzzle），因为科学家仍然不完全理解它为何出现、会持续多久，以及它是怎样扩散的。因此，to piece together the puzzle of the coronavirus就是要运用所有关于冠状病毒的资料以理解它的底蕴。现在，冠状病毒已传播到世界每个角落（all corners），许多科学家相信它不会那么快消失（die out）。沙士大约在出现半年后消失（died out），但一些科学家相信这新冠病毒会长存（here to stay）。
他们相信它会像流感和普通感冒般成为季节性的情况。坏消息是，新冠病毒比流感或普通感冒要致命（lethal）得多。但沙士又比新冠病毒要致命（lethal）。幸好，沙士已然消失（died out）。若某事是lethal，意即它很危险，足以致命。若新冠病毒将会长存（here to stay），好消息是科学家会得以研发出疫苗，就像他们研发出流感疫苗一样。若这世界够有运，新冠病毒就会在夏天消失（die out）。
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中译：七刻
Michael Chugani 褚简宁
The expression “piece together” means to use or combine all the information you have about something to understand it. A puzzle is a situation that is difficult to understand. The coronavirus, which started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, is a puzzle because scientists still don’t fully understand why it started, how long it will last, and how it spreads. Therefore, to piece together the puzzle of the coronavirus means to use all the information you have about it to understand it. Now that the coronavirus has spread to all corners (all parts) of the world, many scientists believe it will not die out soon. Sars died out after about half a year but some scientists believe the new coronavirus is here to stay.
They believe it will be a seasonal part of life like influenza and the common cold. The bad news is the coronavirus is more lethal than the flu or the common cold. But Sars was more lethal than the new coronavirus. Luckily, Sars died out. If something is lethal, it means it is so dangerous it can cause death. If the new coronavirus is here to stay, the good news is scientists will be able to find a vaccine for it in the same way they found a vaccine for the flu. If the world is lucky, the coronavirus will die out in the summer.
* * * *
到底Covid-19新冠病毒会否像沙士一样，在炎夏中逐渐消亡（die out），抑或它会长存（here to stay）？这条问题人人都挂在口边（on everyone’s lips）。全球各地医学专家仍在拼凑着（piece together）新冠病毒的谜题（puzzle）。许多国家的科学家都在赶着研发新冠病毒的疫苗。然而，当他们还在努力解开（piece together）疾病的谜团（puzzle）时，是很难研发出疫苗的。To die out意即逐渐衰弱而消失、绝迹。若某物是 here to stay，意即它会历久不衰，扎根而成为生活的一部份。若某事情是on everyone's lips，即它是广为谈论，是众人议论纷纷的话题。
习语“piece together”即是运用或拼合你所有的资料和线索，以得出个所以然来。A puzzle就是难题或谜团。于中国城市武汉起始的新冠病毒，是一个难题（puzzle），因为科学家仍然不完全理解它为何出现、会持续多久，以及它是怎样扩散的。因此，to piece together the puzzle of the coronavirus就是要运用所有关于冠状病毒的资料以理解它的底蕴。现在，冠状病毒已传播到世界每个角落（all corners），许多科学家相信它不会那么快消失（die out）。沙士大约在出现半年后消失（died out），但一些科学家相信这新冠病毒会长存（here to stay）。
他们相信它会像流感和普通感冒般成为季节性的情况。坏消息是，新冠病毒比流感或普通感冒要致命（lethal）得多。但沙士又比新冠病毒要致命（lethal）。幸好，沙士已然消失（died out）。若某事是lethal，意即它很危险，足以致命。若新冠病毒将会长存（here to stay），好消息是科学家会得以研发出疫苗，就像他们研发出流感疫苗一样。若这世界够有运，新冠病毒就会在夏天消失（die out）。
[email protected]
中译：七刻
Michael Chugani 褚简宁
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