2021年CRI Explainer on the recent COVID-19 outbreak in China

 

Explainer on the recent COVID-19 outbreak in China

 

There has been a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus involving the Delta¹ variant² in China since last month. We are going to talk about this latest outbreak and the measures being taken to contain its spread.

1 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

2 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。