(1) 突发公共卫生事件怎么说?
emergency n. [iˈmɜːdʒənsi] 本身就是突发事件的意思
公共卫生:public health
因此突发公共卫生事件常用说法:public health emergency
(2) 由于、因为怎么说?
简单的大家都知道可以说 because
但由于、因为也可以用短语来表达:
due to / because of / owing to + 某事物
综上:由于突发公共卫生事件可以写成:
due to / because of / owing to a public health emergency
(3) 封锁
怎么表达?常用说法:lock down
例:We lock down that area.
我们封锁那个地区。
因此城市封锁可以说:
Cities were locked down.
(4) 企业停业怎么说?
Businesses were suspended.
suspend [səˈspend] v. 暂停
例:She was suspended from her job.
她被停职了。
(5) 公共活动取消怎么说?
公共活动: public events
取消: cancel v. [ˈkænsl]
例:She made it clear that she wouldn't cancel the trip.
她明确表示不会取消旅行。
因此公共活动取消可以说: Public events were canceled.
(6) 由于突发公共卫生事件,城市封锁,企业停业,公共活动取消怎么说?
Cities were locked down, businesses suspended, public events canceled due to a public health emergency.
请注意:businesses和public events后省略了系动词were,因为并列出现的两个系动词,后面的那个系动词理论上可省略。
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