倫敦宣布封城
Britain has reported over 2 million cases of Covid-19 infections and 70,000 deaths.
英國有超過200萬宗的新冠肺炎確診病例，死亡人數超過七萬人。
infection(n.)感染death(n.)死亡
What’s worse is that a mutated form of coronavirus was found in certain regions and it’s spreading rapidly across the country.
更糟糕的是，英國境內出現一種變種冠狀病毒，而且正在國內迅速蔓延。
what’s worse is that...=引導名詞子句帶出更糟糕的事spread(v.)(n.)蔓延;擴散;傳播Precautions need to be taken in order to control the spread of flu.rapidly(adv.)迅速地
More than 40 countries and regions have imposed bans on travelers arriving from Britain.
全球已有40多個國家及地區對英國實施旅行禁令。
ban(v.)(n.)禁止;禁令impose a ban on...=對...實施禁令ban sb. from...=禁止某人做某事The government has banned people from selling drugs.
Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium have immediately suspended flights from Britain.
愛爾蘭、德國、法國、意大利、荷蘭與比利時已緊急宣佈停飛英國的航線。
immediately(adv.)立即;馬上;緊接地suspend(v.)暫停;中止;勒令停職或停學
France has cut off freight traffic by shutting its border for 48 hours.
法國關閉邊界48小時，對往來英國的貨運實施管制。
cut off=切斷連結;阻斷往來;停止供應資源Water in this area has been cut off.freight(n.)貨運border(n.)邊界;國境shut (close) border=關閉邊境open border=開放邊境
The World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme Chief Mike Ryan said that the variant of coronavirus “is a normal part of virus evolution.”
世界衛生組織緊急事務執行主任邁克·瑞安表示，變種病毒是新冠病毒演變的正常過程。
variant(adj.)(n.)變種的;變體evolution(n.)演化;進化;演變
However, Matt Hancock, Britain’s Health and Social Care Secretary, had just spoken to the parliament, stating that the variant is more likely to cause serious disease.
然而，英國衛生大臣馬特·漢考克日前才在英國議會上表示，變種病毒更有可能導致嚴重的疾病。
parliament(n.)議會;國會be likely to RV=可能發生(或做)某事disease(n.)疾病
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tier 4 restrictions, putting London and Southeastern England under lockdown.
英國首相鮑里斯·強森已宣布實施第四級嚴控防疫措施，並將倫敦和英格蘭東南部封鎖起來。
restriction(n.)限制;管制speed restriction=限速export restriction=出口管制put...under lockdown=封鎖...
In November, around a quarter of confirmed cases in London were related to the mutated virus, and the number has reached nearly two-thirds of cases in mid-December, according to James Gallagher, a BBC health and science correspondent.
根據英國廣播公司醫療和科技事務記者詹姆斯·加拉格爾表示，倫敦在11月份時有近四分之一的確診病例跟該變種病毒有關，12月中旬人數已達到確診病例的三分之二。
be related to...=跟...有關
Although there is no evidence to show that the mutated virus is more deadly, it is likely that it may not respond to the vaccine.
雖然目前尚無證據顯示該變種病毒更為致命，但疫苗可能會對該病毒無效。
evidence(n.)證據;證明deadly(adj.)致死的;致命的There have been quite a few deadly diseases in human history.respond to=對某事作出回應;起作用;有反應The police failed to respond to the car crash.respond to drug treatment=對藥物治療有反應vaccine(n.)疫苗