南亞小國不丹被譽為世界最幸福國度,各國遭到新冠肺炎肆虐,不丹卻能在短短7天讓90%以上的成年人接種(inoculate)疫苗,在艱困的地形下,靠的是政府對公衛的嚴謹態度,以及他國的疫苗捐贈。
【淺談不丹接種措施】
to inoculate 接種
A:Bhutan has inoculated 90% of its adult population within a week.
(不丹9成成人已在一週內接種疫苗。)
B:That sounds incredibly impressive for any country in the world!
(任何一個國家能做到這樣,非常了不起呢!)
multilateralism 多邊主義
A:Yes, and when we look at how they acquired those vaccines, we realized multilateralism had played a big part.
(沒錯,而當我們仔細審視他們如何取得那些疫苗時,我們了解到多邊主義是重點。)
B:I am lost here. What do you mean by that?
(我有點不懂,你那是什麼意思呢?)
surplus 多餘
A:Multiple countries, such as the USA, India, and Denmark, pulled together to donate their surplus vaccines.
(許多國家,像是美國、印度、丹麥等,都團結起來捐出國內多餘的疫苗。)
B:Oh, that's what you meant. Maybe Bhutan can be an example to us, also small in landmass.
(原來你是這個意思啊!同樣是個小國,或許不丹可做為台灣的借鏡。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. coverage:覆蓋
2. nomadic herder:游牧民族
3. monarch:君主
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