Corona beer has become a temporary victim of the coronavirus. Sales dropped sharply in early 2020 because consumers mistakenly associated the brand name with the new coronavirus.
科罗娜啤酒因名字与新冠病毒相似而躺枪，成为了病毒的受害者，在2020年初销量大减。
疫情扩散的几种说法
outbreak ['aʊtbreɪk]
指传染病的突然爆发
造句
Outbreaks of disease can spread rapidly and kill thousands of people.
疾病突然爆发，传染迅速，致数千人丧命。
epidemic [ˌepɪ'demɪk]
指规模较大的传染病
造句
The epidemic has taken just a few months to sweep the globe.
这种传染病只花了几个月的时间就席卷全球。
pandemic [pæn'demɪk]
指全球大流行的传染病
造句
Many workers lost their jobs to the coronavirus pandemic.
许多工人因新冠疫情大流行而失业了。
封城
lockdown ['lɒkdaʊn]
造句
Italy will start lifting the coronavirus lockdown from May 4. 意大利将从5月4日起逐步解封。
停工
shutdown ['ʃʌtdaʊn]
造句
Bill Gates called for a nationwide shutdown, arguing it would be the most effective way to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
比尔·盖茨呼吁全国停工，认为这是防止病毒扩散的最有效办法。
隔离
quarantine ['kwɒrəntiːn]
造句
Quarantine is not the same thing as social distancing.
隔离与社交距离不是一回事。
疫苗
vaccine ['væksiːn]
造句
We are in the frontline for the vaccine development.
我们在疫苗研发的前沿。
患者相关
确诊病例 confirmed case
疑似病例 suspected case
造句
Chinese mAInland reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases.
中国大陆新增3例新冠肺炎确诊病例。
死亡率 mortality rate /fatality rate
治愈率 recovery rate
造句
Italy's case fatality rate is four times higher than Germany's.
意大利的死亡率是德国的4倍。
死亡人数 death toll
造句
Spain has reported its lowest daily death toll in more than a month. 西班牙报告的单日死亡人数为一个月以来最低。
疫区
affected area
造句
The figures show that the worst affected area of the UK is now Kent.
数据显示，英国最严重的疫区是肯特郡。
应急医院
makeshift hospital
造句
The 250-bed makeshift hospital has been under construction.
拥有250张床位的应急医院已经在建设中。
控制疫情传播
contain the spread of the virus
造句
Some sort of shutdown is necessary to contain the spread of COVID-19.
一些封锁措施是控制疫情扩散的必需。
New travel restrictions will be enforced.
新的旅行限制即将实施。
恐慌性抢购
panic buying
造句
Toilet paper has become the top "coronavirus panic buy" item in several western countries.
卫生纸在一些西方国家成为恐慌性抢购的头号商品。
（疫情）达到高峰
reach peak
造句
Russia would reach coronavirus peak before May. 俄罗斯或将在5月前迎来疫情高峰。
复工
resumption of work
造句
China will advance resumption of work and production on the premise of effective epidemic containment in an active and orderly manner.
中国将在积极有效控制疫情的前提下有序复工。
复工计划（重新开放计划）
reopening plan
造句
Several US states prepare to release plans for reopening. 美国几个州准备重新开放了。
失业补助
unemployment benefits
造句
The majority of unemployed Americans did not receive unemployment benefits in March.
大多数失业的美国人在3月并没有领到失业补助金。
经济复苏
economic recovery
造句
What is the shape of economic recovery? V, U, Or L.
经济复苏曲线是什么形的？V形、U形，还是L形。
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