近日全球媒體報導台灣超前部署COVID-19防疫成效，最大方贊助醫藥研發的超級富豪比爾．蓋茲（Bill Gates）也在專訪中大讚是防堵疫情（keep at bay）的全球榜樣，連國際媒體《時代》（Time）都向總統蔡英文邀稿分享歷程，讓台灣出盡鋒頭。
【防堵疫情淺談】
to keep at bay 阻止、防堵
Ａ：Johns Hopkins University had predicted that Taiwan would be one of the hardest-hit countries in the world.
（約翰霍普金斯大學曾預言台灣將是全球疫情最慘重國家之一。）
Ｂ：Turned out our government's aggressive measures have paid off and successfully kept COVID-19 at bay.
（結果政府超前部署有成，防堵COVID-19大舉蔓延。）
rationing 定量配給
Ａ：Thanks to the previous export ban and the rationing plan, people in Taiwan can now buy masks easily.
（多虧之前禁出口與限量策略，現在台灣人才容易買到口罩。）
Ｂ：Exactly, most of the worst affected countries don't even have enough supplies for their medical staff.
（沒錯，許多疫情嚴重的國家連醫護人員都不夠用呢。）
intervention 介入、干預措施
Ａ：It's also incredible how we can simply purchase masks with a phone app, which is a complete luxury.
（更讚的是我們只要透過手機App就能買到，真是便利到不行。）
Ｂ：Both New Zealand and Israeli officials praised Taiwan for our effective interventions against the pandemic.
（紐西蘭及以色列官員都讚美台灣對抗疫情的干預措施極有效。）
【延伸關鍵字】
1. transparent：公開透明的
2. exemplary: 可作楷模的；可仿效的
3. in response to：因應……
