Health 時事英文 These Countries Did Well With Covid. So Why Are They Slow on Vaccines? 從日本到澳洲，為何亞太國家疫苗接種緩慢？ ★★★★★★★★★★★★ All through last year, as first Europe and then the United States suffered catastrophically high coronavirus infections and deaths, Pacific Rim countries staved off disaster through an array of methods. South Korea tested widely. Australia and New Zealand locked down. In Japan, people donned masks and heeded calls to isolate. •suffer catastrophically 災難性地遭受 •high coronavirus infections and deaths 新冠肺炎高感染率及死亡率 •Pacific Rim countries 環太平洋（國家）地區 •an array of methods 一系列的方法 •don masks 戴上口罩； don (v.) 穿戴上 •heed calls to isolate聽從隔離的呼聲 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ Now, the roles have been reversed. These countries that largely subdued the virus are among the slowest in the developed world to vaccinate their residents, while countries like Britain and the United States that suffered grievous outbreaks are leapfrogging ahead with inoculations. •The roles have been reversed. 角色已被反轉。 •vaccinate 給～接種疫苗 •inoculation 接種 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ The slow rollout in the Asia-Pacific region is starting to frustrate some residents who have grown weary of more than a year of restrictions on travel, restaurant outings and family gatherings. They are eager to exit the purgatory of these measures and get back to normal life, but relief may still be months away. •rollout 開展 •grow weary 感到沮喪、厭倦 •purgatory 煉獄；痛苦的經驗 •relief 緩解 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ In Australia and Japan, the authorities have blamed supply problems from Europe for the slow rollout. Australia has said the European Union failed to deliver 3.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. A spokesman for the European Commission said that only 250,000 doses had been withheld from Australia by Italy in March, but officials in Australia say the reality is that the rest of the doses, blocked or not, simply have not arrived. • supply problems 供應問題 • be withheld 被扣留；被拒絕給予 • reality 事實 ★★★★★★★★★★★★ 文章來自《紐約時報》: https://nyti.ms/3f9hDdn #EEL時事英文 #保健時事英文

"It was so beautiful to see THOUSANDS of Jews standing openly and proudly with Palestinians at rallies around the world this weekend. Palestinians said to go ALL OUT for Nakba Day — and an unprecedented number of Jews heeded their call. Our members co-sponsored, spoke at, or attended rallies in at least 36 US cities, some of which had contingents of Jews that numbered in the hundreds. The tide is shifting. We are supporting Palestinians’ liberation struggle. We are building Jewish community beyond Zionism. We are standing with the oppressed against the oppressor. Though the most visible and powerful Jews may continue to prop up Israel’s settler-colonial, apartheid regime, remember that the Jews in the streets want Palestine to be free. #NakbaDay #Nakba73" Source: FB Jewish Voice for Peace

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