新聞英文解析 台灣普拿疼大缺貨 Shortage of Panadol in Taiwan
China  has  seen  a  large  surge  in  COVID  cases  across  the  countryafter  suddenly  dropping  its  zero-COVID  policy.
在中國取消清零政策之後,全國罹患新冠的病例激增。
    *surge:(n.)陡增,遽增;急遽上升;湧現
    *drop:(v.)(使)降低;停止,;放棄(尤指某種活動)
    *zero-COVID  policy:(n.)清零政策
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People  are  rushing  to  stock  up  on  medications  used  to  treat  COVID-19  to  reduce  fever  and  pain  and  ease  the  discomfort  of  cold  and  flu  symptoms.
人們囤積用於治療COVID-19的藥物,以緩解發燒、疼痛及感冒、流感症狀的不適。
    *rush  to:(v.)衝去;奔;趕緊
    *stock  up  on:(v.)囤積;儲備;大量購買
    *medication:(n.)藥品
    *treat:(v.)治療
    *reduce:(v.)減低
    *ease:(v.)舒緩
    *discomfort:(n.)不舒服
    *symptom:(n.)症狀
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Shortage  of  Panadol  in  Taiwan  due  to  bulk  purchases  shipped  overseasamid  China  COVID  surge.
台灣普拿疼短缺的原因是中國  COVID爆發期間大宗採購運往海外。
    *bulk:(n.)大規模;大量
    *bulk  purchases:(n.)大宗採購
    *ship:(v.)運送
    *amid:(prep.)在…期間
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The  Central  Epidemic  Command  Center  (CECC)  found  that  shelves  in  many  stores  are  completely  empty  of  Panadol  or  only  have  a  few  packages  left,  which  showsthat  the  supply  of  the  drug  in  Taiwan  has  been  greatly  depleted.  
中央防疫指揮中心發現多數商店的貨架上的普拿疼已經完全空了,或所剩無幾,顯示台灣的藥物供應已經大大枯竭。
    *shelves:(n.)貨架;shelves為shelf的複數形(去掉f之後加上ves)
    *deplete:(v.)耗盡;枯竭
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Besides,  flu  epidemics  in  Europe  and  the  U.S.  are  also  causing  increased  demand  for  such  medications,  leading  to  a  global  drug  shortage.
此外,歐美流感疫情也導致此類藥物需求增加,導致全球藥物短缺。
    *epidemic:(n.)疫情
    *demand:(n.)需求
    *drug:(n.)藥
    ☆medicine和drug都有「藥」的意思,差別在於medicine指的是專門用來治療、預防各式疾病的藥物,而drug通常則是指麻醉劑、迷幻劑或興奮劑,通常會使人心智麻木,如果不當使用的話可能會上癮。
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CECC  head  Victor  Wang  (王必勝)urged  peoplenot  to  buy  large  quantities  in  panicand  shipthem  overseas.  
CECC負責人Victor  Wang(王必勝)呼籲人們不要恐慌地大量購買並寄往海外。
    *urge:(v.)呼籲
    *panic:(n.)恐慌的
    *quantity:(n.)量
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To  ensure  domestic  drug  reserves,  Wang  said  that  the  center  will  continue  to  monitor  the  situation  with  supply  and  demand  and  evaluate  whether  proactive  measuresneed  to  be  takensuch  as  restricting  the  number  of  purchases.
王表示,為確保國內藥品儲備,該中心將繼續監測供需情況,並評估是否需要採取積極措施,例如限制購買數量。
    *ensure:(v.)確保
    *domestic:(a.)國內的
    *reserve:(n.)貯藏;儲備;備用品
    *monitor:(v.)監控
    *situation:(n.)情況
    *supply:(n.)供給
    *evaluate:(v.)評估
    *proactive:(a.)(人、政策、行為等)主動的;先發制人的
    ☆proactive通常用來形容個性主動積極,如果是要表示活躍的、積極參與的,則要使用active。
    *measure:(n.)方法
    *restrict:(v..)限縮
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There  are  47  permits  for  producing  drugs  with  acetaminophen  held  by  several  drug  companies,  so  people  can  buy  the  medicine  produced  by  other  brands  if  they  cannot  get  Panadol,  he  suggested.
他建議,有好幾家製藥公司持有47張乙酰氨基酚的生產許可證,如果人們買不到Panadol,可以購買其他品牌生產的藥品。
    *permit:(n.)允許;許可證
    *acetaminophen:(n.)乙酰氨基酚(普拿疼的主要成分)
    *produce:(v.)生產
    *brand:(n.)品牌        

 
    