<p class="ql-block">澳大利亚COVID-19的疫情依然很严峻，昨晚今晨包括《悉尼晨锋报》、《澳大利亚财经评论》在内的多家媒体报道了澳大利亚联邦总理司各特•莫里森新冠测试成阳性的消息。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">这篇文章一共有6个语言点，值得讨论和关注。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><ul class="ql-block"><li>test positive</li><li>pull out of </li><li>inconclusive </li><li>isolate</li><li>discharge one’s responsibilities </li><li>a joint news conference</li></ul><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">pull out of an event </p><p class="ql-block">退出一个活动</p> <p class="ql-block">inconclusive </p><p class="ql-block">（测试）没有定论、没有结果</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">isolate</p><p class="ql-block">居家隔离</p> <p class="ql-block">discharge all my responsibilities as Prime Minister</p><p class="ql-block">履行我当总理的职责</p> <p class="ql-block">《澳大利亚财经评论》的报道，用的是 contract 一词。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">《剑桥词典》对contract 的释义，to catch or become ill with a disease， 得病、患病。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">例句：</p><p class="ql-block">He contracted malaria while he was travelling.</p><p class="ql-block">他在旅行时感染了疟疾。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">一句感叹： 新冠肺炎防治路漫漫兮修远兮，回家之路遥遥无期。</p>