《BBC》2/28 (照片由緬甸民間人士提供)
* 美國食藥監管機構已正式批准強生全球第一個單劑注射冠狀病毒疫苗。
這是美國第三個獲批的疫苗。
該疫苗將成為輝瑞和Moderna疫苗的高效率的替代品,可以儲存在普通冰箱中而不是冷凍庫中。而且只需一劑。
臨床試驗發現,它可以預防COVID -19轉為嚴重疾病,包括中度病情:總體防疫有效率為66%。
此疫苗由Johnson Johnson 旗下比利時Janssen公司生產。該公司已同意在6月底之前向美國提供1億劑。首批藥最早可在下周向美國公眾提供。
英國,歐盟和加拿大也已經訂購了一定劑量,並且通過Covax計劃訂購5億劑量強生疫苗,向較貧窮的國家供應藥品。
Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56226979
* 一位德國資深免疫學家敦促德國改變政策,允許65歲以上的人接種牛津-阿斯利康疫苗。
在英國廣播公司(BBC)的一次採訪中,德國免疫學會負責人卡斯滕·沃茨(Carsten Watzl)預測,監管機構將不得不改變他們的決定,即不建議老年人使用牛津疫苗。
他敦促梅克爾(Angela Merkel)公開接種疫苗、直播電視,以證明它是安全的。
德國疫苗委員會目前正在審查其建議。
在蘇格蘭最近進行的研究表明阿斯利康對老年人有效後,沃茲爾教授發出了呼籲。
德國是對疫苗在老年人中的功效表示懷疑的幾個歐盟國家之一。
Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56227171
* 緬甸軍方表示,在緬甸駐聯合國大使呼籲軍隊撒出,還政於民後的第二天,他們已經解散了該國駐聯合國大使。
Kyaw Moe Tun在一次激動人心的講話中說,於聯合國大會上主張將權力移交給民主選舉的政府之前,任何人都不應與軍方合作。
緬甸安全部隊在周六加強了對反政變抗議者的鎮壓。當地媒體表示數十人被捕,一名婦女在蒙沃亞可能被槍殺。目前她的病情並不清楚。
自2月1日軍隊上台逮捕翁山蘇姬在內的最高政府領導人後,該國一直受到全緬甸抗議活動的震撼。
Myanmar coup: UN ambassador fired after anti-army speech https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56222987
* 隨著製藥巨頭在為世界接種疫苗的競賽中提高產量,一家印度公司悄然佔據了領先地位。
印度血清研究所(SII)並非家喻戶曉,但它是全球最大的疫苗生產商。
每年從該公司位於印度西部浦那的龐大製造廠生產15億劑疫苗。
目前,它正根據阿斯利康(AstraZeneca)等製藥公司的許可生產Covid疫苗。
SII首席執行官阿達爾·波納瓦拉(Adar Poonawalla)告訴英國廣播公司,“我們冒著巨大的風險”,於2020年在監管機構批准之前押注了幾種疫苗。“這不是盲目的風險,因為我們從與瘧疾疫苗的早期合作中認識了牛津大學的科學家。”
Covid: How this Indian firm is vaccinating the world https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56218058
* 聯合國呼籲緊急救援數十名滯留在印度水域海上的羅興亞難民。報告表示已經有八人死亡。
僅在去年,就有200多人在登上船隻逃離孟加拉國的難民營後,在海上失去了生命。羅興亞人在2017年為逃離了緬甸迫害而走上流亡之路。
視頻提供:Rajini Vaidyanathan,Sanjay Ganguly,Mohammed Farouk,Saidul Hoque,Shalu Yadav。
Rohingya refugees adrift at sea https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56218415
* 愛爾蘭都柏林市中心針對Covid-19限制的示威遊行中,三名警官受傷。數百名抗議者被阻止聚集在St Stephen's Green,並被警員用警棍轉移到Grafton Street)。
警察受到煙火、罐頭和繫船柱的襲擊,愛爾蘭廣播電台RTÉ報告稱有一名警察被送往醫院。當地已經有23人被捕。
星期六晚上,愛爾蘭警察(gardaí)說,有20人因與抗議活動有關而受到指控,其中13人在刑事法院出庭,隨後被拘留,以後在Cloverhill地區法院出庭。
加爾達伊說,其中有七人被控犯有罪行,並被保釋,而“三名少年被釋放以考慮納入少年輔導計劃”。
Covid-19: Police officers injured at Dublin anti-lockdown protest https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56222942
* 拜登上台後其政府採取的第一項軍事行動中,美國對伊朗支持的敘利亞民兵發動了空襲。
五角大樓說,這次飛彈攻擊摧毀了“多個設施”,是為了回應對美國在伊拉克的聯合人員被伊朗襲擊而下令。
一名戰爭監測員報告說,至少有22人死亡。
敘利亞譴責這次襲擊,並批評這是美國新政府中東政策的“壞兆頭”。
五角大樓表示它在敘利亞東部伊拉克邊界附近的軍事行動是適當的軍事反應,其中包括與盟國夥伴事先進行磋商。
在川普之後,拜登將如何應對伊朗?
■美國和伊朗如何成為對手
在此之前,一個民用承包商在本月初在美國伊拉克基地中喪生。當火箭擊中埃爾比勒基地時,一名美國軍事人員和其他五名承包商也受傷,此基地為美國領導聯盟共同使用的基地。
民兵火箭還襲擊了美國在巴格達的基地,包括綠地,綠地容納了美國大使館和其他外交使團。
目前美國在伊拉克大約有2500名美軍,協助伊拉克軍隊對抗伊斯蘭國(IS)團體。
Biden takes first military action with Syria strike on Iran-backed militias https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56205056
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[時事英文] 新冠病毒將如何改變教育?
How will the coronavirus change education?
No one knows for sure, but some schools have begun switching entirely to online programs. Just yesterday, Stanford University announced that it will move all of its classes online.
沒有人確切知道,但一些學校開始全面轉換成線上教學。就在昨天,史丹佛大學宣布將所有課程移至線上。
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The coronavirus has forced at least nine countries, as well as countless provinces, cities and towns, to close schools in an effort to contain the outbreak’s spread. Hundreds of millions of students around the globe are now out of school in China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, Japan, France, Pakistan and elsewhere.
1. in an effort to 致力於
2. contain the outbreak’s spread 控制疫情的傳播
冠狀病毒迫使至少九個國家,以及數不清的省市鄉鎮停課來控制疫情傳播,類似的混亂和干擾在世界各地蔓延。在中國、韓國、伊朗、義大利、日本、法國、巴基斯坦和其他地方,全球有數億學生無法上學。
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It is a grand social experiment with little parallel in the modern era of education. Schools and the school day help provide the structure and support for families, communities and entire economies. And the effect of closing them for weeks and sometimes months en masse could have untold repercussions for children and society at large, transcending geographies and class.
3. a grand social experiment 這是一場宏大的社會實驗
4. with little parallel 幾乎沒有同情況發生過
5. the modern era of education 現代教育領域
6. en mass 一起,全體
7. have untold repercussion 無法估量的影響
8. at large 普遍地,全體地
9. transcend 超越,超過,超出(尤指界限)
這是一場宏大的社會實驗,在現代教育領域可說史無前例。學校和去上學的日子有助於為家庭、社區和整個經濟提供架構和支撐。將學校關閉數週甚至數月,可能會對孩子乃至整體社會產生無法估量的、超越地域和階層的影響。
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Older students have missed crucial study sessions for college admissions exams, while younger ones have risked falling behind on core subjects like reading and math. Parents have scrambled to find child care or to work from home. Families have moved children to new schools in areas unaffected by the coronavirus, and lost milestones like graduation ceremonies or last days of school.
10. crucial study session 重要學習環節
11. college admission exam 大學入學考試
12. scramble to find 爭先恐後地尋找
13. milestones 里程碑
年齡較大的學生錯過了大學招生考試的重要學習環節,年紀較小的學生有可能在閱讀和數學等核心科目上落後。父母們爭先恐後地尋找兒童看護或在家工作。一些家庭把孩子轉學到未受新冠病毒影響地區的新學校,也有的錯過了畢業典禮或最後幾日校園生活等重大事件。
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All of this is compounded for families who do not have the financial means or professional flexibility, forcing parents such as Ms. Gao to take unpaid leave, or leaving students indefinitely without an educational backstop.
14. compound (v) 使加重,使加劇,使惡化
15. financial means 經濟能力
16. an educational backstop 教育支持
對於沒有經濟能力或缺乏職業彈性的家庭來說,這一切都是雪上加霜,迫使高夢賢這樣的父母無薪休假,或者讓學生無限期地得不到教育支持。
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Governments are trying to help. Japan is offering subsidies to companies to help offset the cost of parents taking time off work. France has promised 14 days of paid sick leave to parents of children who must self-isolate, if they have no choice but to watch their children themselves.
17. offer subsidy 提供補助
18. offset the cost 抵銷成本
19. paid sick leave 帶薪病假
20. self-isolate 自我隔離
21. no choice but to... 別無選擇只能...
各國政府正試圖提供幫助。日本向企業提供補貼,幫助抵消父母請假的成本。法國承諾,如果孩子必須自我隔離,而父母別無選擇只能自己照顧孩子時,他們將享受14天的帶薪病假。
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But the burdens are widespread, touching corners of society seemingly unconnected to education. In Japan, schools have canceled bulk food delivery orders for lunches they will no longer serve, affecting farmers and suppliers. In Hong Kong, an army of domestic helpers have been left unemployed after wealthy families enrolled their children in schools overseas.
22. touch every corner of society 觸及社會的各個角落
23. seemingly unconnected 看似無關的
24. cancel bulk food delivery order 取消批量食物配送的訂單
25. no longer serve 不再供應
26. domestic helper 家庭幫傭
但這種負擔是普遍存在的,觸及全社會似乎與教育無關的各個角落。在日本,學校不再供應午餐,因此取消了批量食品配送訂單,影響了農民和供應商。在香港,富裕家庭將子女送到海外學校就讀,大批家佣失業。
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School and government officials are doing their best to keep children learning — and occupied — at home. The Italian government created a dedicated webpage to give teachers access to videoconference tools and ready-made lesson plans. Almost two dozen Mongolian television stations are airing classes. Iran’s government has worked with internet content providers, such as Iran’s version of Netflix, to make all children’s content free.
27. give access to 有管道可以
28. videoconference tools 影片會議工具
29. ready-made lesson plans 現成的教案
30. air (v.) classes 播出課程
31. internet content providers 互聯網內容提供商
學校和政府官員正在盡最大努力讓孩子們在家裡學習,並且有事可做。義大利政府創建了一個專門的網頁,讓教師可以使用影片會議工具和現成的教案。蒙古的20多家電視台進行電視教學。伊朗政府與互聯網內容提供商(比如伊朗版Netflix)合作,免費提供所有兒童內容。
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Even physical education takes place: At least one school in Hong Kong requires students — in their gym uniforms — to follow along as an instructor demonstrates push-ups onscreen, with the students’ webcams on for proof.
32. physical education 體育(課)
33. follow along 跟著做
甚至還有體育課:在香港,至少有一所學校要求學生穿著運動服,跟著螢幕上老師的演示做俯卧撐,並且打開學生的網路攝像頭以提供證據。
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The offline reality of online learning, though, is challenging. There are technological hurdles, as well as the unavoidable distractions that pop up when children and teenagers are left to their own devices — literally.
34. technological hurdles 技術上的障礙
35. unavoidable distractions 不可避免的令人分神的事物
36. leave sb to their own devices 讓(某人)自行決定
37. literally 字面意思上的
然而,在線學習的線下實現情況很有挑戰性。有技術上的障礙,以及當兒童和青少年不受管束地自行使用設備時,也不可避免地會分心。
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The new classroom at home poses greater problems for younger students, and their older caregivers. Ruby Tan, a primary school teacher in Chongqing, a city in southwestern China that suspended schools last month, said many grandparents were helping with child care so that the parents can go to work. But the grandparents do not always know how to use the necessary technology.
38. pose greater problems 造成更大的麻煩
39. caregivers看護者,護理員
家庭教室給年幼的學生和照顧他們的長輩帶來了更大的麻煩。上個月,中國西南部城市重慶一所停課小學的老師露比·譚(Ruby Tan)說,很多家庭是祖父母幫忙照顧孩子,讓父母去上班。但祖父母並不總是知道如何使用必要的技術。
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Entire industries and businesses that rely on the rituals of students going to school and parents going to work are also being shaken. School administrators in Japan, caught off guard by the abrupt decision to close schools, have rushed to cancel orders for cafeteria lunches, stranding food suppliers with piles of unwanted groceries and temporarily unneeded employees.
40. rely on 依賴
41. be shaken 陷入恐慌
42. be caught off guard 使(某人)措手不及;趁(某人)不警惕時(做某事)
43. an abrupt decision 突然的決定
44. rush to 倉促去
45. strand 擱淺;處於困境
依靠學生上學、父母上班這個日常狀態的行業和企業也陷入恐慌。日本的學校行政人員對關閉學校的突然決定感到措手不及,他們急忙取消食堂午餐的訂單,使食品供應商面臨一大堆不需要的食品和暫時不需要的員工。
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To blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus, Japan’s government is offering financial help to parents, small businesses and health care providers. But school lunch officials said they had not heard about compensation for their workers.
46. blunt (v.) economic effects 削弱經濟影響
47. offer financial help 提供財政協助
48. small business owners 小型企業主
49. health care providers 健保提供者
為了抑制冠狀病毒的經濟影響,日本政府正在向家長、小型企業和醫療保健提供者提供財務支持。但是學校午餐官員說,他們還沒有聽說關於他們的工人的補償。
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這是截至今天目前為止(3/2)的敘利亞北部戰區勢力範圍,以下為各方勢力控制色塊:
土耳其控制和支持的敘利亞反抗軍(紫色)
親土耳其的敘利亞反抗軍(橘色)
伊斯蘭聖戰組織(暗紅色)
庫德族武裝勢力(綠色)
阿薩德政權統治的敘利亞政府軍(黃色)
敘利亞政府軍急於對付反抗軍,去年起一步步攻擊反抗軍據點,結果導致兩國在俄國的眼皮下打了起來,敘北戰區有庫德族、黎巴嫩真主黨(Hezbollah)支持敘利亞政府軍,土耳其則支援反阿薩德政權的敘利亞民主軍(FSA),以及還有從其他中東或北非的激進聖戰組織,盤據在敘北戰區
土耳其在北部鄰近阿勒坡(Aleppo)和南方的伊德里布(Idlib)的戰線,在敘利亞政府軍受俄國支援下被猛攻,土耳其的防線從去年12月26日到今年2月17日為止慢慢被逼退後,尤其土耳其不滿遭到敘利亞政府軍轟炸造成嚴重死傷,這幾天開始猛攻轟炸,支援在北部的反抗軍拓展勢力,也透過空襲摧毀敘利亞政府軍據點和武裝單位
Idlib sitrep
The SAA has been losing a lot of ground on the Ghab Plains in Western Idlib. Three days ago, Almost all of the plain had been reconquered by the Syrian army and the M-4 Highway was in sight. Right now the SAA has been pushed roughly half way back the plain.
However, government forces are apparently regaining some ground toward Saraqib (East Idlib). There were fights along the strategic city's suburbs all night long. Hezbollah was apparently heavily involved in the fight...
So far, the Hezbollah had been careful not to get involved in a fight with Turkish troops and Turkey avoided targeting Hezbollah camps and bases. This has changed this weekend: Hezbollah militiamen were targeted by Turkish strikes, causing casualties. Both the Hezbollah and Iran warned Turkey not to target Lebanese and Iranian proxies in Syria. Tehran went as far as threatening Ankara by reminding the Turks that they are within range of many Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles.
Turkish drone warfare has turned the tables in this conflict and will most certainly become a case study in the near future. Turkish operators are getting good at targeting Syrian reinforcements columns, sapping their morale and effectiveness before they even reach the frontline. Said operators are also targeting any retreating forces, often turning orderly retreats into mini routs and forcing said men to abandon hardware and vehicles behind them. The Turkish drone campaign has inflicted a fair amount of casualties and hardware on the Syrian forces. Hardware can be replaced by Moscow, but Damascus is already short of manpower as it is. It is good to keep in mind that while the Syrian losses figures are probably high, the ones published by Ankara are overly overestimated. The information warfare on both sides is in full swing.
The SyAD seems powerless against those drones: It lacks short and medium range mobile SAM batteries to protect its forward positions and convoys on the move. And the few batteries it has are needed around Damascus to try and mitigate the effects of constant Israeli strikes.
The SyAF lost two Su-24 Fencers over the province, yesterday.. Most probably shot down by Turkish F-16s.
Turkey seems to be shifting some more HTS (Al Qaeda) fighters from Idlib to Libya. Ex-Syrian rebels and foreign jihadis that fought in the Syrian civil war have been fighting on behalf of Ankara in Libya for the past month or so.
General Haftar of the Libyan National Army was in Damascus yesterday, to coordinate action against Turkish policies in both countries. An agreement was reached: Any Syrian caught prisoner in Libya will be handed over to Damascus...
Washington, which has spotted a golden opportunity to drive a wedge between Ankara and Moscow, has pledged to (politically) support Turkey in Idlib. The Turkish request to have US Patriot batteries deployed in Turkey hasn't been granted, however.
Moscow, using almost the same language, has pledged to keep on supporting Damascus in its fight against terrorism...
Putin and Erdogan are supposed to meet up within days to bridge their differences. Delegations from both countries' foreign ministries have already met to prepare the upcoming high level meeting. This might not be as straightforward as it sounds: This weekend, Turkey has requested Russian forces to move back to their Syrian bases and let the Turkish army conduct its business in Idlib... Moscow reminded Ankara that Russia is currently the only country operating in Syria whose armed forces were legally deployed on Syrian territory after having been invited there by the country's official government...
Pretty big bridge to gap, then...
-RBM.
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