喉嚨痛、腹瀉與頭痛
The COVID-19 pandemic is persistent. In fact, it is now being fueled by the delta variant.
新冠疫情未見趨緩，而Delta變種病毒使得疫情日益惡化。
persistent(adj.)持續的;頑強存在的fuel(n.)燃料(v.)為…添加燃料;激起;加強
The COVID-19 infections in the US have soared nearly 70 percent in just one week, forcing some states to reimpose indoor mask mandates.
美國新冠肺炎確診人數在過去短短一週內飆升了近七成，迫使部分州屬不得不恢復室內口罩令。
infection(n.)感染infect(v.)感染infectious(adj.)具有傳染力的soar(v.)驟升;激增impose(v.)強制實行mandate(n.)命令;規定
Two days ago, for the first time since mid-January, the UK reported more than 50,000 daily confirmed cases even though nearly 88% of British adults have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
在過去兩天，儘管英國已有近88%的成年人接種了一劑疫苗，但單日確診人數均超過五萬例，創下一月中以來的新高。
confirmed cases=確診病例receive a vaccine=接種疫苗=get a jab
The delta variant has been considered the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain.
Delta變種病毒被視為傳播速度最快及適應能力最強的變種病毒株。
be considered (to be)=被視為…
It is 40 to 60% more transmissible than the alpha variant, with the ability to make many more copies of itself which allows the variant to spread more easily.
該病毒的傳播能力比Alpha變種病毒高出四至六成，而且能夠自行複製使其更容易傳播。
transmissible(adj.)可傳染的make a copy=複製;複印spread(v.)擴散;傳播
Those who are infected with the delta variant will develop common symptoms like sore throat, diarrhea and headache, while loss of taste or smell is now less common.
感染Delta變種病毒的人會出現喉嚨痛、腹瀉與頭痛等常見症狀，而味覺與嗅覺異常則不再常見。
be infected with=受…感染symptom(n.)症狀common(adj.)常見的
People who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are more at risk.
尚未完全接種新冠疫苗的人染疫風險較高。
vaccinate(v.)給…接種疫苗be at risk (of sth.)=處於風險之中
In Taiwan’s Pingtung County, a cluster infection associated with the delta variant was reported several weeks ago.
台灣屏東縣數週前爆發Delta變種病毒群聚感染案。
cluster infection=群聚感染be associated with=跟…有關
The infection is believed to have started with an infected grandma and her grandson who returned from Peru on June 6 and passed to other residents coming into contact with the woman.
該起群聚感染案的源頭可追溯至6月6日從秘魯返台的一名染疫的奶奶與孫子，跟那名奶奶接觸過的其他住戶因而受到感染。
pass(v.)傳遞;傳染come into contact with sb.=跟某人有接觸
According to the Central Epidemic Command Center, the delta infection has now come under control as no more delta cases have been reported.
根據中央流行疫情指揮中心表示，目前並無新增Delta病例，Delta群聚感染案已受到控制。
come under control=控制住