關於Pandemic的意思和用法的提問

A: 慢慢 / 一步一步緩慢的度過疫情

A: “Staying apart doesn’t help us not to falter even [though] evidence from past catasrophes did suggest [that] we falter psychologically not because we don’t have personal fortitude, but because we have too many external pressures”?
2 quick grammar fixes*

So, yes sort of, but there is a little bit of nuance.

When we say something like:
[Here is the situation], but/and [the other thing] doesn't help either.

[the other thing] is not a main issue, it's just another thing that makes the situation worse.

so here they're saying
[People falter psychologically because there a lot of external stress], and [keeping people apart just makes things worse.]

if that makes sense?

A: Pivot, in this context, means “to change strategies”

“Pandemic pivot” would mean to change the way things are done because of the pandemic.

A: @HillaryCoke usually used in a negative sense. It’s being used negatively in the example you gave. They’re saying basically that we thought we could trust people in charge but the pandemic has “torn back the curtain” and shown that they don’t know what they’re doing.

A: Status quo = the regular way of life. Shaken up = it has changed things, made a mess of it, messed it up.

A: - In some parts of the world Covid-19 still pandemic.
- What can be done to prevent a bird flu pandemic?

A: This pandemic really sucks.
Because of the COVID pandemic, I can’t go to Japan.

A: Considering the current pandemic situation and subsequent decisions to engage in online learning, what (steps/measures/omit this word) would you propose to ensure that students are managing their time well, enabling them to achieve success in their academic life?

Also, this is a bit long, so 2 sentences would be better:

Our current pandemic situation and subsequent decisions to engage in online learning have changed the academic landscape. Considering this, what (steps/measures/omit this word) would you propose to ensure that students are managing their time well, enabling them to achieve success in their academic life?

A: The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 took the lives of over 50 million people.

A: an epidemic is a quickly spreading disease
a pandemic is a quickly spreading disease that is everywhere
"The Coronavirus epidemic has become a pandemic as it's spread to Europe and North America."
endemic is an adjective that means something is unique to an area, usually a species that only lives in one country or region. "Lemurs are endemic to Madagascar."

A: A pandemic is an epidemic that spreads through the whole world. SARS was an epidemic; HIV/AIDS is a pandemic.

It's still to early to say whether Covid-19 is a pandemic or not, I think.

A: An epidemic is occurs when a diseased is spreading much faster than expected in an area. A pandemic describes a disease which has affected several countries or continents.

A: epidemic = large outbreak of disease
pandemic = same thing but worldwide
endemic = meaning something is native to, restricted to, or commonly found somewhere

"the kiwi bird is endemic to newzealand"

A: A pandemic is a much larger epidemic!

An epidemic is on a scale larger than local and pandemic refers to international or even global spread of diseases

A: severe pandemic is better

A: I think it's correct, or at least it sounds very natural to me.

I'm not too sure about second conditional, it might already be in second conditional?

A: As a result of COVID-19, there is no choice but to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

A: *If only this pandemic had never happened, I would have been in Japan by now.

A: An epidemic is when a smaller region or population is being affected and a pandemic is more when the whole world is being affected.


Let’s say if Corona was just affecting China or just a specific city in China, then it would be an epidemic. Since it is affecting the whole world, it’s a pandemic.

A: The context of the meaning is the same in this situation. The words ongoing and current by themselves is different but they are synonyms, so are similar.

A: 1. yup, exactly! “entrench” here is like “make even deeper/worse”: the country already has the bias, but the pandemic will make it worse + harder to change.
2. “lurch” is like a sudden unstable movement. it has a negative connotation, like a zombie might lurch towards you. so the idea is that the country will “lurch”/suddenly move inwards = stop trading or talking with other countries.
I think you perfectly understood👍

A: 悪い影響と言おうとしていますか？
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the food service industryの方が自然です

A: No problem!

A: The flu pandemic.