一週熱聞｜金正恩再度露面、英國首相再得一子、瑞德西韋在美獲批……

依現狀來看，喬·拜登將獲得美國民主黨的總統提名。隨著越來越多的民主黨人團結在他周圍，眾議院議長南希·佩洛西公開宣佈支持拜登。4月27日上午，佩洛西發佈了一段視頻，其中提到，在拜登擔任奧巴馬的副總統時，她與拜登共事數年，在幕後參與立法工作。她還將拜登描述為“虛心尋求專業知識和科學事實並有信心據此行事的領導人”。現在，正式支持拜登的有：（1）上一位民主黨總統——巴拉克·奧巴馬；（2）兩名該黨最重要的進步主義者——參議員伯尼·桑德斯和參議員伊麗莎白·沃倫；（3）兩名前總統提名者——約翰·克里和阿爾·戈爾；（4）眾議院領導人、民主黨人——南希·佩洛西。

【註釋】① endorse: [ɪnˈdɔːs] vt. to say publicly that you support (a person, statement or course of action) 公開支持｛某人｝，公開贊同｛某觀點｝，公開認可｛某行動計劃｝ ② coalesce: [ˌkəʊəˈles] vi. to come together to form one larger group, substance, etc. 合併，聯合，結合 ③ presumptive: [prɪˈzʌm(p)tɪv] adj. likely to be true, based on facts that are available（根據已知事實）推斷的，很可能的④ draw on ↔ sth.: to use a supply of sth. that is available to you 利用某事／物 ⑤ behind the scenes: in a way that people in general are not aware of 秘密地，在背地裡，在幕後 ⑥ act (up)on sth.: to take action as a result of advice, information, etc. 根據｛意見／信息／……｝行事 ⑦ progressive: [prəˈɡresɪv] n. an advocate or supporter of social, religious, or political progress or reform, or of change within or to a particular political system 進步／改革派人士

Joe Biden (left) and Nancy Pelosi (Credit: Forbes)
02Boris Johnson announcing a new son約翰遜宣佈再得一子

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds announced the birth① of a son last Wednesday. A spokesperson for them said both mother and baby were “doing very well②.” Johnson, who has just recovered from COVID-19, was present in the hospital throughout the birth③. He and Symonds are the first unmarried couple to move into Downing Street together. The baby is Symonds’ first child, while Johnson have fathered④ five. (BBC)

4月29日，英國首相鮑里斯·約翰遜和未婚妻凱莉·西蒙茲宣佈誕下一子。二人的女發言人介紹，母子二人“身體狀況很好”。罹患新冠肺炎的約翰遜剛剛康復，西蒙茲在醫院分娩時，他全程陪護。約翰遜與西蒙茲是首對入住唐寧街首相府的未婚伴侶。這次生下的男嬰是西蒙茲的第一胎、約翰遜的第五個孩子。
【註釋】① birth: [bɜːθ] n. the emergence of offspring from the body of its mother 出生 ② do well: to become satisfactorily or excellently as regards health or recovery from illness 健康狀況良／極好；病後恢復良／極好 ③ birth: [bɜːθ] n. the process of bearing offspring 生產（的過程） ④ father: [ˈfɑːðə] vt. to be or become the father of 是……的父親

Boris Johnson and his other four children (Credit: Daily Express)

03remdesivir approved by FDA美國食藥局批准瑞德西韋

Gilead Sciences, an American drugmaker, reported positive results from a key clinical trial of its experimental① antiviral drug, remdesivir. Preliminary results from the American government trial showed that patients given the drug had a 31% faster recovery time than those who received a placebo②. Anthony Fauci, America’s senior infectious diseases expert, described the finding as “really quite important.” A separate, peer-reviewed③ study published in The Lancet, however, found the drug had no positive effect. Last Friday, America’s Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization that would allow doctors to use remdesivir to treat patients who are hospitalized with serious cases of COVID-19. It becomes the FDA’s first authorised therapy for the disease. Gilead is donating 1.5m vials④. (The Economist Espresso and The Washington Post)

美國製藥公司吉利德科學報稱，該公司研製的實驗性抗病毒藥物瑞德西韋在一項重要的臨床試驗中取得積極效果。這項試驗由美國政府主持開展。初步結果顯示，使用該藥的患者康復時間比使用安慰劑的患者短31%。美國傳染病資深專家安東尼·福奇稱這一發現“確實非常重要”。然而，另一項研究認為，該藥並無積極效果——該研究經過了同行評議，報告發表在《柳葉刀》上。5月1日，美國食品藥品管理局發佈緊急使用授權，允許醫生使用瑞德西韋治療新冠肺炎重症住院患者。這是美國食藥局授權的首項治療方案。吉利德將捐獻150萬瓶製劑。
【註釋】① experimental drug: a medicinal product that has not yet received approval from governmental regulatory authorities for routine use in human or veterinary medicine 實驗性藥物 ② placebo: [pləˈsiːbəʊ] n. a substance with no therapeutic effect used as a control in testing new drugs, etc. 安慰劑 ③ peer-review: [ˌpɪərɪˈvjuː] vt. subject to or evaluate by a process by which sth. proposed (as for research or publication) is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field 同行評議 ④ vial: [ˈvaɪəl] n. a small glass bottle used for holding liquids（盛放液體的）小玻璃瓶

a remdesivir vial (Credit: sciencealert.com)
04Kim Jong Un resurfacing①金正恩再度露面

North Korean state-run media reported that Kim Jong Un made an appearance at a May Day celebration, which would be his first public appearance in about three weeks. “Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Cuts Tape For Completion Of Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. KCNA says there was a “completion ceremony of the factory” last Friday, “the international holiday of the working people of the whole world.” KCNA released a still② photograph purportedly③ showing Kim at the ceremony. The picture shows him cutting a red ribbon④, with his sister Kim Yo-jong standing behind him. (CNN)

朝鮮官媒報道，金正恩在一場勞動節慶典活動中亮相，這是他大約三週以來首次在公眾場合露面。朝鮮中央通訊社報道：“朝鮮最高領導人金正恩為順天磷化肥廠剪綵。”朝中社稱，5月1日是“全世界勞動人民的共同節日”，該廠在這一天舉辦了“竣工儀式”。朝中社發佈了一張靜態照片，據稱拍攝的是金正恩出席該慶典活動。照片中，金正恩正在剪綵，身後站著他的妹妹金與正。
【註釋】① resurface: [ˌriːˈsɜːfɪs] vi. to suddenly be found or appear again 再露面，重新露頭 ② still: [stɪl] adj. used to describe an ordinary photograph that does not show movement as compared to a movie（照片）靜態的 ③ purportedly: [pəˈpɔːtɪdlɪ] adj. used to say that sth. has been stated to have happened or to be true, but this might not be the case 據稱④ cut a/the (red) ribbon: to cut a ribbon stretched across the entrance of a building, road, etc., to mark its ceremonial opening 剪綵

North Korea claims that Kim Jong Un made a public appearance at a ribbon-cutting ceremony.(Credit: CNN)
05the travel industry amid the pandemic全球疫情下的旅遊業
There was some hope for the travel industry from China last Sunday, where internal① travel saw a large increase on 1 May, the first day of a long holiday weekend. The jump in travel was led by Wuhan, epicentre② of the coronavirus epidemic. The number of people travelling outside their home cities leapt nearly 50% at the start of the Labour day weekend, compared with the first day of a holiday on 4 April. China reported two only new coronavirus cases for 2 May, up from one the day before, data from the country’s national health authority showed on Sunday. In the meantime, Warren Buffett, the legendary American investor, has sold his firm’s entire holdings③ in the four major US airlines④. (The Guardian) 5月3日，中國旅遊業看到些許希望——5月1日是長假週末的第一天，國內遊人數大幅上漲。新冠疫情的暴發地武漢引領了這波旅遊熱潮。五一勞動節週末一開始，到外地旅遊的人數暴漲，比清明假期的第一天多出近50%。中國國家衛生部門5月3日公佈的數據顯示，中國5月2日僅有兩例新增病例，此前一天是一例。與此同時，美國投資傳奇沃倫·巴菲特將其公司持有的美國四大航空公司的資產全部賣出。
【註釋】① internal: [ɪnˈtɜːnl] adj. existing or occurring within a country 國內的 ② epicentre: [ˈepɪˌsentə] n. a centre of activity, energy, or disturbance（活動、能量、騷動等的）中心 ③ holdings: [ˈhəʊldɪŋ] n. property held, esp. stocks or shares（尤指股票等）持有的資產 ④ airline: [ˈeəlaɪn] n. a company operating aircraft in public service 航空公司

Disinfectant is sprayed on a bus in Wuhan, Hubei. The emergency response level has been downgraded in the province. (Credit: The Guardian)
（復旦大學章逍然編譯，重光會王暖流審訂）

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