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Tensions surrounding the global handling of the coronavirus pandemic① came to a head at the World Health Organization's assembly Monday, with China pledging② an extra $2 billion to deal with the crisis and the United States blaming the WHO for a failed response that "cost many lives."

在世界卫生组织5月18日召开的大会上，全球抗疫工作紧张局势达到了顶点。中国承诺额外提供20亿美元应对危机，而美国则指斥世卫组织应对疫情不力导致“众多人丧命”。

The WHO assembly, being held virtually for the first time, is officially focused on international cooperation on vaccines, treatments and testing to fight the virus. Speaking by video link, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the 73rd World Health Assembly that his country's funding package would aid "economic and social development" in developing countries hit badly by COVID-19. That contrasts with President Donald Trump's move to withdraw③ donations from the WHO, which would mean stepping back as the organization's biggest financial backer. (NBC News)

这是有史以来世卫组织第一次召开在线世界卫生大会，正式聚焦于疫苗研制、病症治疗和检测方面的国际合作，以抗击病毒。中国国家主席习近平通过视频连线向第七十三届世界卫生大会表示，中国的资助计划将支持受疫情严重打击的发展中国家 “经济社会的恢复发展”。世卫组织因美国总统特朗普扬言断供可能失去最大的经费支持，中国政府的援助与美国政府的行为形成鲜明对比。

【注释】

① pandemic: [pænˈdemɪk] n. an epidemic that is geographically widespread （全国或全球性）流行病; 大流行病
② pledge: [pledʒ] v. to formally promise to give or do sth 保证给予（或做）；正式承诺

③ withdraw：[wɪðˈdrɔː] v. to stop giving or offering sth to sb停止提供；不再给予

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