1. Circuit breaker/trading curb 熔斷
In the past two weeks,the stock market hit circuit breakers 3 times.
Plunging stocks has triggered
Circuit breaker kicked in
過去兩週，故事出現了三次熔斷。
2. Plummet /ˈplʌmɪt/ plunge/plʌndʒ/ /tank/sink暴跌，驟然下降 Stock market plummet
Dow plummets nearly 3000 points as coronavirus fears spread.
隨著人們對新冠肺炎恐懼的上升道瓊斯指數暴跌3000點。
3. Trading halt 暫停交易
4. 哄抬物價/價格欺詐Price gouging 價格欺詐者 Price gouger
5. Social distancing 保持社交距離
The government is urging people to practice voluntary social distancing to help curb/slow the spread of the Coronavirus.政府呼籲人們自行保持社交距離，來減緩新冠病毒的傳播。
6. Flatten the curve (of the pandemic) 平緩曲線（大流行病的）
7. Contain the coronavirus/the containment of the ...控制疫情
（country）is stepping up its coronavirus containment effort.
The government is taking measures to help contain the coronavirus
加大力度控制疫情。
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