詞匯

1.?????declare?公布，宣布?

2.?????in the grip of?受制于某事

3.?????severity?嚴(yán)重，嚴(yán)厲

4.?????inaction?無行動，不采取措施

5.?????13-fold??13倍

6.?????triple??3倍?

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WHO?（世界衛(wèi)生組織）declares coronavirus pandemic

The world is now in the grip of a coronavirus pandemic.

The director general of the?World Health Organization?said, “We are deeply concerned both by the levels of severity and by the levels of inaction.”

In the past two weeks, the number of cases outside China has increased 13-fold, said Dr Tedros, and the number of affected countries has tripled.?

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