世衛組織警告
The World Health Organization warned that a further 700,000 people could die of COVID-19 by March in Europe if the situation persists.
世界衛生組織警告，若歐洲新冠疫情持續蔓延，明年三月前恐怕會有70萬人死於新冠肺炎。
warn(v.)警告;警示persist(v.)持續;留存;堅持
Nearly 1.5 million deaths were reported among 53 nations in Europe, putting great pressure on the intensive care units in most of the countries.
歐洲53個國家的死亡病例將近150萬人，多數國家的加護病房面臨沉重壓力。
put pressure on=給…施加壓力
Based on current trends, COVID-related deaths in Europe are projected to reach over 2.2 million by spring next year.
按照目前的趨勢來看，在明年三月以前，歐洲新冠肺炎死亡人數預計將超過220萬人。
project(v.)預計;推算
The WHO stated that wearing a mask is linked to a 53% drop in the infection of the disease.
世界衛生組織指出，戴口罩確實可減少53%的染疫風險，
be linked to=與…有關infection(n.)感染
If universal mask coverage of 95% was achieved, it is estimated that over 160,000 deaths could be prevented.
若各國戴口罩的比率達到95%則可預防16萬人因染疫而死亡。
coverage(n.)覆蓋prevent(v.)防止;避免
A high number of unvaccinated people and the delta variant raging in some countries are key factors behind the high transmission rates in the European region.
歐洲疫情之所以一再升溫，關鍵在於許多人尚未接種疫苗，加上Delta變異株在部分國家持續肆虐。
vaccinate(v.)給…接種疫苗transmission(n.)傳染;傳播
A new study even found that the COVID-19 vaccines are becoming less protective against infection over time, showing a drop between 35% and 85% in the vaccine efficacy.
一項新研究甚至發現新冠疫苗的保護力隨著時間過去逐漸下降，有效性降了35%至85%不等。
protective(adj.)保護性的
To grapple with the rising infection rates, Dutch and Austria have decided to return to lockdown, while other countries have imposed fresh measures.
為了設法解決高居不下的感染率，荷蘭與奧地利決定再度封城，而其他國家則實施了新的防疫措施。
grapple with=設法解決put (place) … on lockdown=封鎖~measure(n.)措施