雅思口语|英国首相演讲：我们已竭尽全力控制疫情

Boris Johnson: Patrick, Chris. Good afternoon everybody and thank you very much for coming. I've just chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee including ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. And it's clear that coronavirus, COVID-19, continues and will continue to spread across the world and our country over the next few months.

鲍里斯·约翰逊：帕特里克，克里斯。大家下午好。非常感谢各位到来，我刚刚召开了政府紧急委员会会议，与会人员包括苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的部长。很明显，新冠病毒在接下来的几个月里，将会继续在全世界和我国蔓延传播。

We've done what can be done to contain this disease and this has bought us valuable time. But it is now a global pandemic. And the number of cases will rise sharply and indeed the true number of cases is higher - perhaps much higher than the number of cases we have so far confirmed with tests.

我们已竭尽全力控制这种病毒，这为我们赢得了宝贵的时间。但这已是一场全球性的大流行病，英国的确诊病例将会急剧上升。事实英国真正的感染人数，可能要比当前的确诊人数多，甚至多很多。

I've got to be clear, we've all got to be clear, that this is the worst public health crisis for a generation.Some people compare it to seasonal flu. Alas, that is not right. Owing to the lack of immunity, this disease is more dangerous.

我们必须明确一点，这是数十年来最严重的公共卫生危机。有人拿它与季节型流感相比，这并不正确，由于缺乏免疫力，这种疾病更加危险。

And it's going to spread further and I must level with you, level with the British public, many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time. And the Chief Scientific Adviser will set out the best information we have on that in a moment.

而且肯定会进一步蔓延。我必须对你们坦言，对英国民众坦言，将会有更多的家庭失去挚爱的家人。首席科学顾问随后会公布我们目前已掌握的可靠信息。

But as we've said over the last few weeks, we have a clear plan that we are now working through. And we are now moving to the next phase in that plan. Because this is now not just to attempt to contain the disease as far as possible, but to delay its spread and thereby minimise the suffering.

正如我们在过去几周内所说，我们已制定明确的计划，正在严格执行。现在我们要进入计划的下一阶段，因为当前抗疫的工作重心，已不再是尽可能阻遏病毒。而是拖延疫情，将危害降至最低。

If we delay the peak even by a few weeks, then our NHS will be in a stronger state as the weather improves and fewer people suffer from normal respiratory diseases, more beds are available and we'll have more time for medical research.

若疫情峰值出现的时间能延后数周，避开流感季节，随着气温升高，我们的医疗系统将重振旗鼓。患普通呼吸系统疾病的人越来越少，床位越来越多。我们也会有更多时间，进行医学研究。

We can also act to stretch the peak of the disease over a longer period so that our society is better able to cope. The Chief Medical Officer will set out our lines of defence. We have to deploy these at the right time to maximise their effect. The most important task will be to protect our elderly and most vulnerable people during the peak weeks when there is the maximum risk of exposure to the disease and when the NHS will be under the most pressure. So the most dangerous period is not now but some weeks away depending on how fast it spreads.

同时，我们也可采取行动，延长疫情的高峰期。以便社会能更好地应对。稍后，首席医疗官将部署抗疫防线。我们必须及时部署防线，才能最大限度发挥作用，但最重要的任务是，在疫情高峰期内，保护好我们的老年人和易感人群。那段时间里，病毒感染风险最高，且医疗系统面临着最大压力。因此，最危险的时期不是现在，而是数周之后，这取决于病毒的传播速度。

Today therefore we are moving forward with our plan. From tomorrow, if you have coronavirus symptoms, however mild – either a new continuous cough or a high temperature – then you should stay at home for at least 7 days to protect others and help slow the spread of the disease. We advise all those over 70 and those with serious medical conditions against going on cruises and we advise against international school trips.

因此今天，我们要进一步推进抗疫计划。从明天起，出现新冠病毒症状的人。论症状有多轻微，如持续咳嗽或发高烧。一旦症状出现，就必须居家隔离7日，以保护他人并帮助减缓疾病的传播。我们建议70岁以上的老年人与健康状况欠佳的人，不要乘坐游轮，我们也建议所有学校取消出国游学活动。