watching a news clip on YouTube. It's Anderson  Cooper interviewing Bill Gates on Covid-19,  

在YouTube上看一個新聞片段。這是安德森・庫珀採訪比爾・蓋茨的Covid -19。

some of the therapies that are being developed,  and what the fall is going to look like,  

正在開發的一些療法，以及秋天會是什麼樣子。

a very current topic, something  that's on a lot of people's minds.

一個非常時髦的話題，在很多人的頭腦中的東西。

You're going to hear some words that  relate specifically to Covid-19,  

你將聽到一些與科維德-19特別相關的詞語。

but also just some more advance vocabulary  words that can help your English sound more  

但也只是一些比較高級的詞彙，可以幫助你的英語聽起來更加的

sophisticated. I think learning English  this way is a great way because when you  

複雜。我覺得這樣學習英語是一個很好的方法，因為當你

learn a word in a context like this, I  think it makes it easier to remember.

在這樣的語境中學習一個單詞，我想這樣會更容易記住。

As always, if you like this video or  you learn something new, please like it,  

一如既往，如果你喜歡這個視頻或者你學到了新的東西，請點贊。

give it a thumbs up, and subscribe  with notifications, it really helps.  

給它一個大拇指，並訂閱與通知，它真的有幫助。

Let's talk about the format of this  video. You're going to watch a clip,  

讓我們來談談這個視頻的形式。你要看一個片段。

and onscreen, there will be  white words with a red outline,  

而在螢幕上，會有白色的字和紅色的輪廓。

those are the words that we'll study  after we watch the clip. Like this:

這些都是我們看完片段後要學習的詞。像這樣。

That's always been the most  promising therapeutic category.  

這一直是最有前途的治療類別。

The other therapeutic categories, the antivirals,  like Remdesphere has only had modest benefit--  

其他的治療類別，抗病毒藥物，像Remedsphere只有適度的好處----------。

Then after the clip, you and I will go over it  in-depth, together looking at the pronunciation,  

然後在片段之後，你和我一起深入的去看，一起看發音。

the meaning, and the context  of the word or phrase so that  

意思，以及該詞或短語的上下文，以使。

you'll definitely understand it and remember it.

你一定會明白並記住它。

The first clip is the question that Mr. Cooper  asked, it's 45 seconds long, let's take a look.

第一個片段是庫珀先生提出的問題，長達45秒，我們來看一下。

The coronavirus death toll in the United states  is now more than 212,000 people in this country,  

美國的冠狀病毒死亡人數目前在這個國家已經超過21.2萬人。

total number of cases more than seven and a  half million. Staggering numbers of course.  

總數超過七百五十萬。當然是驚人的數字。

There's precious little sign of things slowing  down. Add to that, president trump's diagnosis,  

沒有什麼跡象表明事情會有所減緩。再加上，特朗普總統的診斷。

the high infection numbers, the white house,  the overall lag in widespread testing, contact  

高感染率的數字，白宮，在廣泛的測試，接觸的整體滯後。

tracing, it's certainly a recipe for concern  as the fall begins in the winter, Bill Gates is  

追蹤，這無疑是一個值得關注的問題，因為秋天開始於冬天，比爾-蓋茨是。

joining us he's co-chair of the Bill and Melinda  Gates foundation, has long put his fortune  

加入我們的行列，他是比爾和梅琳達蓋茨基金會的聯合主席，長期以來，他把他的財富。

and talent behind searching for cures for this  global health crisis and for other global health  

和其他全球衛生危機的治療方法背後的人才。

crisis. He joins me now, Bill, thanks for being  with us. Looking at where the US is right now in  

危機。他現在和我一起，比爾，謝謝你和我們在一起。縱觀美國現在的處境

this pandemic, and during the fall in the winter,  cases on the rise, not just in small clusters, but  

這場大流行，在秋季冬季，病例在上升，不僅僅是小規模的集群，而是。

across most of the nation, how concerned  are you about the months ahead?  

在全國大部分地區，你對未來幾個月的關注度如何？

Wow, okay, a lot of words there to learn  there. The first was: death toll.  

哇，好吧，那裡有很多字要學。第一個是：死亡人數。

The coronavirus death toll in the United states  is now more than 212,000 people in this country--

美國的冠狀病毒死亡人數現在已經超過212,000人了，在這個國家-----。

Death toll. This refers to  the number of people who died  

死亡人數。這指的是死亡人數。

in relation to a particular event. For  example here, the coronavirus pandemic.  

與某一事件有關。比如這裡的冠狀病毒大流行。

Or it could be a natural disaster  like an earthquake or a tsunami.

也可能是地震、海嘯等自然災害。

Death toll. We have an unvoiced TH, the tongue  tip does have to come through the teeth there.  

死亡人數。我們有一個無聲的TH，舌尖確實要從牙齒那裡穿過去。

Death-- and then you'll go right into a true T.  Now the word 'toll' has the OH as in No diphthong,  

死亡... ... 然後你會直接進入一個真正的T。 現在，"收費 "這個詞有OH，因為沒有雙音。

but when it's followed by a Dark  L like it is here, it's not tow--  

但當它的後面跟著一個深色的L，就像這裡一樣，它不是拖 --

towl-- towl-- but it's toh-- ohl--  ohl-- A little bit more rounded,  

毛巾... 毛巾... 但它是toh... ohl... ohl..,

tongue pulled back a little bit more,  death toll. Let's watch that clip again.

舌頭再往後拉一點，死亡人數。我們再看一下那個片段。

The coronavirus death toll in the United states  is now more than 212,000 people in this country--

美國的冠狀病毒死亡人數現在已經超過212,000人了，在這個國家-----。

Let's go on to the next clip.

我們繼續看下一個片段。

Total number of cases more  than seven and a half million.

總數超過七百五十萬件。

Cases. This word has a couple of different  uses. But in this particular case,  

案例。這個詞有幾種不同的用法。但在這個特殊的情況下。

it means an instance of something, an  occurrence of something. In other words,  

它的意思是指某物的實例，某物的發生。換句話說：

one person who has the coronavirus.  That would be a case. And all of the  

一個有冠狀病毒的人。 這將是一個案例。而所有的

people would be a bunch of cases, people who  have the coronavirus. Let's listen again.

人會是一堆病例， 人誰有冠狀病毒。讓我們再聽一遍。

Total number of cases more  than seven and a half million. 

總數超過七百五十萬件。

Let keep going.

讓我們繼續前進。

Staggering numbers, of course.

當然，驚人的數字。

Staggering means overwhelming, a huge amount,  a very large number. Let's watch again.

驚人的意思是壓倒性的，巨大的數量，非常大的數量。我們再來看一下。

Staggering numbers, of course.

當然，驚人的數字。

Our next clip.

我們的下一個片段。

There's precious little  sign of things slowing down.

沒有什麼跡象表明事情在放緩。

Precious little, you might also hear the  term 'precious few', this means very little,  

珍貴的少，你可能也會聽到 "珍貴的少 "這個詞，這個意思是非常少的。

a very little amount of something, extremely  low in number, let's watch this clip again.

很少的東西，數量極少，我們再來看這個片段。

There's precious little  sign of things slowing down.

沒有什麼跡象表明事情在放緩。

'Precious little sign' means really no  sign at all. If anything, just a very,  

'珍貴的小信號'的意思是真的一點信號都沒有。如果說，只是一個很。

very small sign, but there's  precious little evidence  

小巫見大巫，大巫見小巫

that the pandemic is slowing  down. Let's go to our next clip.

疫情正在減緩。讓我們進入下一個片段。

Add to that, President Trump's diagnosis,  the high infection numbers, the White House.

再加上特朗普總統的診斷，高額的感染數字，白宮。

A couple words here. First, diagnosis. This  is when you figure out a problem or an issue,  

在這裡說兩句。第一，診斷。這時你要弄清楚一個問題或一個議題。

specifically by looking at the different clues.  For example, in medicine. If someone is sick, you  

具體通過觀察不同的線索。 比如，在醫學上。如果有人生病了，你

look at the different ways in which they're sick.  What hurts? What happened? What are their blood  

看看他們生病的不同方式。 疼什麼？發生了什麼事？他們的血液是什麼

levels? This kind of thing. And you look at all  of that information and you can make a diagnosis  

水準？這類事情。你看看所有的資訊，你可以做出診斷

based on that information, you think you have this  disease. Um, it can also be used for, for example,  

基於這些資訊， 你認為你有這種疾病。嗯，它也可以用於，例如，

the word problem, we need to diagnose the problem.  Let's say something is wrong with my car, it's  

問題這個詞，我們需要診斷問題。 比方說，我的車出了問題，它的。

not working, I don't know why. I have to get in  there and look at what specifically is happening.  

不工作，我不知道為什麼。我得進去看看具體是什麼情況。

Well, it looks like nothing  happens when I turn the key. Okay,  

嗯，它看起來像什麼都沒有發生 當我轉動鑰匙。好吧 Okay,

I'm going to make a diagnosis that my car needs  a new battery. Diagnosis. Let's watch again.

我要做一個診斷，我的車需要更換新的蓄電池。診斷。我們再看一遍。

Add to that, President Trump's diagnosis,  the high infection numbers, the White House.

再加上特朗普總統的診斷，高額的感染數字，白宮。

Infection and numbers. The number of people  that are infected. What does this mean? Well,  

感染和人數。感染的人數。這是什麼意思？意思是..,

infected just means sick, in this case, got  the disease. Let's watch that one more time.

感染的意思是生病， 在這種情況下，得到了疾病。讓我們再看一次。

Add to that, President Trump's diagnosis,  the high infection numbers, the White House.

再加上特朗普總統的診斷，高額的感染數字，白宮。

Let's go on to our next clip.

我們繼續看下一個片段。

The overall lag in widespread  testing, contact tracing, it's--

在廣泛的測試中，接觸追蹤，它的整體滯後 --

To lag means to fall behind. So this could be  either a goal that you have, you're falling  

滯後的意思就是落後。所以，這可能是你有的目標，你在落後

behind your goal, you're lagging, or it can mean  compared to someone else. For example, in a race,  

落後於你的目標，你落後了，或者它可以意味著與別人相比。例如，在比賽中。

maybe you're winning the race, and you're  running right next to somebody, and then  

也許你正在贏得比賽， 你跑右旁邊的人，然後，

when you're getting close again, you  start to feel tired, you can't keep up,  

當你再一次接近的時候，你開始覺得累了，你跟不上了。

you start to lag behind just a little  bit. Let's listen to this example again.

你開始落後一點點。我們再來聽聽這個例子。

The overall lag in widespread  testing, contact tracing, it's--

在廣泛的測試中，接觸追蹤，它的整體滯後 --

A lag in widespread testing. What does widespread  mean? It means something that many people are  

廣泛檢測的滯後性。什麼是廣泛的意思？就是指很多人都在

doing or feeling. For example, if a mayor  is very popular of the town, you could say  

做事或感覺。例如，如果一個市長很受鎮上的人歡迎，你可以說

that mayor has widespread support. Most of  the people, lots of people support that. So  

該市長有廣泛的支持。大多數人，很多人都支持。所以

widespread testing means most people getting  tested, many tests happening, in this case,  

廣泛的測試意味著大多數人得到測試，許多測試發生，在這種情況下。

we're lagging behind, so that's not happening,  we're not meeting the goal of widespread testing.

我們落後了，所以這沒有發生，我們沒有達到廣泛測試的目標。

The overall lag in widespread  testing, contact tracing, it's--

在廣泛的測試中，接觸追蹤，它的整體滯後 --

What is contact tracing? This is when someone is  sick and you go back and you look at the window  

什麼是接觸追蹤？就是當有人生病了，你回去後，看著窗外。

where they might have gotten sick. And you try to  find out everyone that they were in contact with.  

在那裡他們可能已經得到了病。你要找出他們接觸過的每個人。

Then you reach out to those people. You see  are any of them sick? When you find somebody  

然後你再去接觸那些人。你看他們中有人生病了嗎？當你發現有人

who's sick, you think: okay maybe this is  how that person got sick. So you're going  

誰生病了，你會想：好吧，也許那個人就是這樣生病的。所以你就會

back to everyone that somebody was in contact  with and you're trying to find out who's sick,  

回到每個人，有人在接觸 你試圖找出誰的病。

who else might have gotten sick, and you find  that path of how the infection was passed  

還有誰可能會生病，你會發現感染的路徑是如何傳遞的

so you can understand how it's  spreading. Let's listen one more time.

所以你可以理解它是如何傳播的。讓我們再聽一次。

The overall lag in widespread  testing, contact tracing, it's--

在廣泛的測試中，接觸追蹤，它的整體滯後 --

And let's move on now.

現在我們繼續前進。

It's certainly a recipe for concern  as the fall begins and the winter--

秋天開始，冬天開始，這無疑是一個令人擔憂的配方 --

If something is a recipe for something,  then that means it's likely to lead to it.  

如果某件事情是某件事情的祕訣，那麼就意味著它很可能導致它的出現。

You may have heard the phrase 'a recipe  for disaster' it's a pretty common phrase,  

你可能聽說過 "災難的配方 "這句話，這是一個相當普遍的說法。

and it means what we're seeing makes it seem like  it's very likely that a disaster will happen.  

這意味著我們所看到的一切，使它看起來像 很可能會發生一場災難。

Let's say for example, you have little kids, um,  your toddler skipped his nap, didn't eat lunch,  

比方說，你有小孩子，嗯，你的小孩跳過他的午睡，沒有吃午飯。

you can say, oh this is a recipe for disaster,  your kid is probably going to have a meltdown  

你可以說，哦，這是一個災難的配方， 你的孩子可能會有一個崩潰

and you're going to have a difficult day.  Let's listen to how he used it again.

你就會有困難的一天。 我們再來聽聽他是怎麼用的。

Certainly a recipe for concern as  the fall begins and the winter--

當然，隨著秋季的開始和冬季的到來，這也是一個令人擔憂的問題。

A recipe for concern, so everything that's  going on is leading to a call to be concerned,  

關注的良方，所以發生的一切都在呼籲關注。

it will likely make people  concerned when they see that there's  

它可能會讓人們關注，當他們看到有

not enough contact tracing, not enough  testing. It's a recipe for concern.

沒有足夠的接觸跟蹤，沒有足夠的測試。這是個值得關注的問題。

Certainly a recipe for concern as  the fall begins and the winter--

當然，隨著秋季的開始和冬季的到來，這也是一個令人擔憂的問題。

Let's go on to the next clip.

我們繼續看下一個片段。

Bill Gates is joining us he's co-chair  of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation--

比爾-蓋茨將加入我們的行列 他是比爾和梅琳達-蓋茨基金會的聯合主席...

Co-chair, this means he's sharing the  position of chair. He's not the only  

聯合主席，這意味著他要分享主席的位置。不是隻有他一個人

chair of the foundation. And the chair of the  foundation would be one of the people who leads  

基金會的主席。而基金會的主席將是一個人誰上司的

it. You might have also heard the phrase co-pilot.  So that means there's more than one pilot,  

它。你可能也聽說過副駕駛這個詞。 所以這意味著有不止一個飛行員。

more than one person in charge of flying the  plane. Let's listen to this example again.

負責駕駛飛機的不止一個人。我們再來聽聽這個例子。

Bill Gates is joining us, he's co-chair  of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation--

比爾-蓋茨加入我們的行列，他是比爾和梅琳達-蓋茨基金會的聯合主席 --

And let's keep going.

讓我們繼續前進。

So long put his fortune and  

所以長期以來把他的財富和

talent behind searching for cures  for this global health crisis and--

在尋找全球健康危機的治療方法背後的人才，以及... ...

Fortune this means a lot of money, a lot  of wealth, Bill Gates is certainly sitting  

財富這意味著大量的金錢，大量的財富，比爾-蓋茨肯定是坐在

on a fortune, he's made a lot of money in his  lifetime. Let's listen to this example again.

在財富上，他一生賺了很多錢。我們再來聽聽這個例子。

So long put his fortune and  talent behind searching for  

長期以來，他把自己的財富和才華放在了尋找

cures for this global health crisis and--

治療這一全球健康危機的方法和--

Talent just means skill, something that  you're good at, he's run a company and he  

人才就是指技術，你擅長的東西，他辦過公司，他

runs a foundation, and now he's  using that talent, that skill,  

經營著一個基金會，現在他正在使用這種天賦，這種技能。

to try to help the world find a cure for  Covid-19, coronavirus. And that takes me  

試圖幫助世界找到治療冠狀病毒的方法。而這需要我

to cure. What does this word mean? It means to  relieve the symptoms of a disease, you could  

治癒。這個詞是什麼意思呢？它的意思是緩解疾病的症狀，你可以。

say he's cured of the disease he no longer  has the disease. Let's listen one more time.

說他病好了，他就沒有病了。我們再聽一次。

So long put his fortune and  

所以長期以來把他的財富和

talent behind searching for cures  for this global health crisis and--

在尋找全球健康危機的治療方法背後的人才，以及... ...

And let's keep going.

讓我們繼續前進。

Health crisis and for other global health crises--

健康危機和其他全球健康危機----譯者注。

A crisis. It's when things have gotten bad, it's  dramatic. We are desperate to find an answer.  

一個危機。就是當事情變得很糟糕的時候，它是戲劇性的。我們急切地想找到一個答案。

Let's listen to how he uses it again.

我們再來聽聽他是如何使用的。

Health crisis and for other global health crises.

健康危機和其他全球健康危機。

So he calls what we're in a health crisis. And  then he goes on to say other global health crises.

所以他稱我們現在處於健康危機中。然後他又說其他的全球健康危機。

Health crisis and for other global health crises.

健康危機和其他全球健康危機。

So really, that probably should have been  plural, and the plural isn't crisis, it's crises.  

所以，真的，那可能應該是複數，複數不是危機，是危機。

So this is a word where the plural changes one  of the vowel sounds in the word. So crisis,  

所以這個詞的複數改變了詞中的一個元音。所以危機。

singular, crises is plural. So it's not crisises,  but crises. Let's listen one more time again,  

單數，危機是複數。所以不是危機，而是危機。我們再來聽一遍。

the last time he says it, he probably  should have used the plural crises.

他上次說的時候，可能應該用複數危機。

Health crisis and for other global health crises.

健康危機和其他全球健康危機。

Let's keep going.

我們繼續走吧

He joins me now, Bill, thanks  for being with us. Looking at  

他現在和我一起，比爾，謝謝你和我們在一起。看著

where the US is right now in this pandemic,  and during the fall and the winter,  

美國現在在這場大流行中的位置，以及在秋冬季。

cases on the rise, not just in small  clusters but across most of the nation--

不僅僅是在小範圍內，而是在全國大部分地區，案件都在上升。

A cluster is a group of something. So  for example, a cluster of bananas it  

一簇就是一組東西。是以，例如，一簇香蕉它

grows in a tight bunch a group. So when  the coronavirus is in little clusters,  

生長在一個緊密的一堆一個群體中。所以當冠狀病毒在小群裡。

then that means it hasn't really  spread too far and wide yet.  

那就意味著它還沒有真正傳播得太遠太廣。

This group of people has it. This group of people  has it. And you hope that that's how it stays. You  

這群人有的。這群人有它。你希望這就是它如何停留。你

hope it doesn't spread further than that. But  in this case, he's talking about how it has.

希望不要再蔓延下去。但在這種情況下，他說的是如何已經。

Cases on the rise, not just in small  clusters but across most of the nation--

案件在增加，不只是小群，而是在全國大部分地區--。

Not just in small clusters. Unfortunately, but  it's really spread. Let's listen one more time.

不僅僅是小範圍的聚攏。不幸的是，但它是真的傳播。我們再聽一次。

Cases on the rise, not just in small  clusters but across most of the nation--

案件在增加，不只是小群，而是在全國大部分地區--。

Let's keep going.

我們繼續走吧

How concerned are you about the months ahead?

你對未來的幾個月有多關注？

Now I want to talk about the  pronunciation of the word  

現在我想說的是這個詞的發音

months. He dropped the TH sound and instead  made a T sound. Months. Months. Months. Months.  

個月。他放棄了TH音，改成了T音。幾個月了幾個月了幾個月。幾個月。

And this is a common pronunciation,  we'll hear Bill Gates use it later,  

而這是一種常見的發音，我們待會兒會聽到比爾-蓋茨用它。

so it's not months, that's a little bit more  work and effort, and most native speakers  

所以這不是幾個月，那是要多花點功夫和心思的，而且大多數的母語使用者

will not put the tongue tip through, we'll  make a t instead months. Let's listen again.

不會把舌尖穿透，我們會做一個T代替月。我們再聽一遍。

How concerned are you about the months ahead?

你對未來的幾個月有多關注？

One of the things we talked about there was  the pronunciation of the word months. And  

我們談到的其中一件事就是 "月 "字的發音。還有

that got me thinking about pronunciation.  I know if you're watching this video,  

這讓我想到了發音的問題。 我知道如果你在看這個視頻。

if you follow this channel, pronunciation is  something you care a lot about. And I'm excited  

如果你關注這個頻道，發音是你很關心的事情。我很興奮

to announce that I have a partnership with an app  called ELSA Speak. This is an app that uses AI,  

宣佈我與一款名為ELSA Speak的應用達成合作。這是一款使用人工智能的應用。

artificial intelligence, to give  you feedback on your pronunciation.

人工智能，來反饋你的發音。

So you speak into your phone and you get a score.

所以你對著手機說話，你就會得到一個分數。

Pretty cool! I've been looking for an app for  a while now that uses ai, and I'm so glad I  

相當酷！我一直在尋找一款使用人工智能的應用程序，很高興我找到了。我一直在尋找一個使用人工智能的應用程序，現在，我很高興我。

partnered with elsa speak. Yes, you will find  my videos from my YouTube channel right there  

與Elsa speak合作。是的，你會發現我的視頻 從我的YouTube頻道就在那裡。

in their app as you learn and work on some of  the sounds. All my videos are free on ELSA,  

在他們的應用程序中，你可以學習和練習一些聲音。我在ELSA上的所有視頻都是免費的。

but if you want even more lessons, they  are offering a deal to all of my Rachel's  

但如果你想要更多的課程， 他們提供了一個交易，我所有的瑞秋的。

English students who want to unlock a premium  experience, including 80% off a lifetime pass.  

英語專業的學生想要解鎖高級體驗，包括終身通關8折。

If you get this in the next 72 hours, you  can even give three months free to a friend.

如果你在未來72小時內拿到這個，你甚至可以免費送給朋友三個月。

Isn't that exciting? You can speak into your  phone and get a score back. I love this idea.  

是不是很刺激？你可以對著手機說話，還能得到一個分數。我喜歡這個主意。

Download the app. Do one of the lessons and then  put the score you get in the comments below.