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A State of Emergency
最新消息：美國宣布進入國家緊急狀態
On Friday the 13th, U.S. President Donald Trump declared a state of national emergency in response to the growing coronavirus epidemic. “To unleash the full power of the federal government to this effort today, I am officially declaring a national emergency,” Trump said at a press conference held at the White House Rose Garden.
美國總統川普於本月13號星期五，宣布美國進入國家緊急狀態，以因應持續蔓延的武漢肺炎大流行。川普在白宮玫瑰園的記者會上說：「為了使聯邦政府權力能充分發揮，我正式宣布進入國家緊急狀態。」
Trump had been under pressure from lawmakers to invoke the Stafford Act, which would make up to $50 billion from the Disaster Relief Fund available to U.S. states. By declaring a national emergency, the government can give states more resources as they try to contain the outbreak as well as test and treat patients. During the press conference, Trump urged every U.S. state to set up emergency response centers to coordinate their containment efforts.
受到國會議員呼籲行使《斯塔福法案》的壓力，川普將動用500億美金聯邦緊急資金給各州。宣布國家緊急狀態之後，政府可以給予各州更多資源控制疫情、進行檢測及提供治療。記者會上川普呼籲，美國各州設立緊急應變中心，以協調抗疫行動。
Trump claimed the move would alleviate the testing shortages that health experts say hindered America’s ability to contain the virus when the first cases began appearing. The president also announced partnerships with private companies that he claimed would allow patients to learn if they need to be tested and locate a testing site, some of which will be drive-through facilities at big box stores across the country.
川普表示，此舉將能減緩檢測不足問題，也就是公衛專家所謂阻礙美國發現首批病例時無法控制疫情的關鍵。此外，川普也宣布與私人企業合夥，設置檢疫中心，提供病人篩檢服務，並在全國賣場區設置像得來速站一樣的檢疫所。
In recent days, Trump’s health officials have warned Americans to expect the situation to worsen. In response, many of the country’s public spaces have been shut down. Professional sports have been suspended, concert halls are closed until further notice and many Americans have been asked to self-isolate.
近期川普政府的公衛官員持續警告美國公民因應即將惡化的情勢。作為因應，美國許多公共空間已經關閉，職業運動賽事延後，演唱會場地關閉直到另行通知，許多美國人也被要求進行自我隔離。
【✍關鍵單字】
1. declare「宣布」
2. national emergency「國家緊急狀態」：宣布進入緊急狀態，將賦予美國總統處理危機的臨時特別權力。以往多數緊急狀態都跟外交有關，如參戰或因應全球貿易威脅，少數情況下，美國總統才會運用緊急狀態推行國內政策目標。
3. federal「聯邦政府的」：美國就是屬於聯邦政府。
4. press conference「記者會」
5. invoke「援引」
6. relief「紓困」
7. coordinate「整合」
8. containment「抑制，控制，阻止」：動詞為contain，contain在這裡也是做「抑制，克制」的意思。
9. alleviate「緩解，減輕」
10. shortage「短缺，不足」
11. hinder「阻礙」
12. partnership「合夥」
13. locate「建立，設置」
14. drive-through「得來速」
15. big box store「大型連鎖商店或超市」
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