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2022年12月21日 星期三 作者：小V（Mini V）  文稿来源：VOAEC.COM 原创

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The coronavirus disease, abbreviated as Covid-19, affects different people in different ways.

新冠肺炎的英文缩写是Covid-19，它由corona（冠状）、virus（病毒）和disease（疾病）三个英文单词组成。它在以不同的方式影响着不同的人。

Most infected people experienced or are experiencing mild to moderate symptoms, such as fever, dry cough and tiredness.

许多感染过的人们经历过或正在经历温和症状和中等症状，比如发烧、干咳和乏力。

 “嗅觉或味觉丧失”英文怎么说？

Some people may have showed less common symptoms like this: anorexia, conjunctivitis, diarrhea, sore throat, headache, streaming eyes, aches and pains (all over), loss of taste or smell (lasting one to three weeks at least or about one year at the longest), a rash on skin or discoloration of fingers or toes.

有些人或许已经出现过一些不常见的症状如：食欲下降、结膜炎、腹泻、喉痛、头疼、流泪、（全身）疼痛、（最短持续1至3周，最长一年左右的）嗅觉或味觉丧失、皮疹或手指或脚趾变色。

If you are going through difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure, loss of speech or movement, or other serious symptoms, you should go and see a doctor straight away.

如果你正在经历这些症状，那么建议你立即就医： 呼吸困难或呼吸短促， 胸口疼痛和胸闷， 丧失语言和行动能力等严重症状。

 “自我隔离”英文怎么说？

Amid the peak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), you must pay particular attention to wearing rightly a disposable surgical mask or N95 mask, washing hands regularly, avoiding close contact with affected people or touching your eyes, nose or mouth, early self-isolation if you are feeling unwell, feverish or having other symptoms of Covid-19.

在疫情高峰期，你必须特别注意：正确佩戴一次性外科口罩或N95口罩，要常洗手，避免直接接触感染人群，避免接触你的眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴，以及如果你感到不舒服、有点发烧或有其它新冠肺炎的症状的话，那么你还需要尽早隔离自己。

 “你阳了吗？” “你转阴了吗？”英语怎么说？

 公式：Did you test ______（positive / negative）？

 回答：I tested _______（positive / negative）.

If you tested positive (for Covid-19) or got a positive PCR result (PCR is short for Polymerase Chain Reaction), it means you have been infected. Or else, if you tested negative (for COVID-19), you have nothing to worry about.

如果你阳了，或者新冠病毒核酸检测呈阳性了（PCR：聚合酶链式反应），说明你已经感染了新冠肺炎病毒。否则，如果你是阴性，或者说新冠检测结果是阴性，那你就没什么好担心的。

 “抗原试剂盒”英语怎么说？

If you got rapid antigen testing kits in a pharmacy or retail store, you can easily take a self-test which is also called a “home test”, or an “at-home test”.

如果你有药店或零售商店买到了抗原试剂盒，你就可以轻松地在家进行自我检测。