無視全球第二高死亡率
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on July 7 that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
巴西總統波索納洛7月7日對外宣布確診感染新冠肺炎。
announce(v.)宣布;公布announcement(n.)
The president also said that he had taken an anti-malaria drug to treat the disease,
他也證實自己曾服用治療瘧疾的藥物，
anti-反對;防止anti-waranti-bullyingantivirus softwaremalaria(n.)瘧疾drug(n.)藥物;毒品drug dealertreat(v.)治療;對待Everyone should be treated equally.disease(n.)疾病
although the medicine has not been proven to be effective against the coronavirus disease.
儘管該藥物未經證實能有效治療新冠肺炎。
although(conj.)雖然;儘管medicine(n.)藥物prove(v.)證實;證明effective(adj.)有效的ineffective(adj.)無效的effect(n.)效果take effectwait ten minutes for the anesthetic to take effectside effectagainst(prep.)用於反對;反抗vote against the proposalfight against the virusagainst the lawagainst sb’s will
The news came just days after he had lunch with the US Ambassador to Brazil, Todd Chapman, and others.
波索納洛與美國駐巴西大使查普曼等人共進午餐後不到幾天便傳出確診的消息。
ambassador(n.)大使ambassador to...駐某地的大使
Pictures on social media show that none of them were wearing masks or practicing social distancing.
從社交媒體上的照片可看到，與會者並無配戴口罩或保持社交距離。
social media社交媒體none(pro.)指人或事情全無None of my friends are Western people.mask(n.)面具;口罩practice(v.)實行;實踐social distancing社交距離
The US embassy said that Chapman has tested negative for the virus and is now in quarantine at home.
美國大使館表示，查普曼檢驗結果為陰性，目前人在家裡隔離。
embassy(n.)大使館negative(adj.)陰性;消極的;有害的You are so negative about everything.negative effectsquarantine(n.)隔離in quarantine
In spite of numerous infection cases and related deaths in Brazil, which is experiencing the world’s second-worst outbreak, Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the virus throughout the pandemic.
在疫情爆發期間，波索納洛便一直低估病毒的威脅，即使巴西嚴重的感染率與死亡率已位居全球第二高。
In spite of 儘管=despitein spite of the fact that...In spite of the bad weather, they insisted on going to the beach.numerous(adj.)大量的;許多的infection(n.)感染infect(v.)感染infectious(adj.)感染性的infectious diseasecase(n.)案例confirmed casesrelate(v.)產生相關death(n.)死亡bad-worse-worstoutbreak(n.)爆發an outbreak of wardownplay(v.)低估threat(n.)威脅threaten(v.)威脅threatening(adj.)威脅性的threatening behaviorthroughout(prep.)整個範圍;時間The disease spread rapidly throughout the country.pandemic(n.)大規模流行病
He opposed maintaining social distancing and regional lockdowns, arguing that these measures would have a negative impact on the country’s economy.
他也反對保持持社交距離與封城措施，且批評這些措施將為國家帶來負面影響，
oppose(v.)反對maintain(v.)維持;保持maintenance(n.)保持;維護;保養maintenance of living standardscar maintenanceregional(adj.)區域性的region(n.)區域lockdown(n.)封城;關閉The city has been placed on lockdown since March.argue(v.)爭辯measure(v.)(n.)測量;估算;方法;措施have an impact on sth.對什麼產生影響economy(n.)經濟
The president even fired his health minister who supported these COVID-19 restrictions.
他甚至開除了支持實施疫情管制的衛生部長。
fire(v.)開除;解僱minister(n.)部長Minister of EducationPrime Ministerministry(n.)政府部門Ministry of Agriculturesupport(v.)(n.)支持restriction(n.)限制;管控