Coronavirus is a large family of viruses, which include severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
冠状病毒是病毒中的一大家族，包括了严重急性呼吸综合征（SARS）以及中东呼吸综合症（MERS）。
Common symptoms include a runny nose, cough, sore throat, and possibly a headache. Those who have a weakened immune system, particularly the young and the elderly, are at risk of the virus turning into a more serious respiratory tract illness.
常见症状包括流鼻涕、咳嗽、嗓子疼，可能还有头疼。免疫系统低下者，特别是儿童及老年人，感染病毒后有患上更严重的呼吸道疾病的风险。

The outbreak emerged last month in the largest city in central China, Wuhan, a city of 11 million people in Hubei province.
这次疾病的爆发于上个月出现在中国中部的最大城市，武汉，湖北省一个拥有1100万人口的城市。
Scientists in China say that the virus might have jumped from bats to snakes, which were sold in the local seafood market in Wuhan, and then to humans.
中国科学家称，病毒可能是由蝙蝠转到蛇身上，蛇在武汉当地海鲜市场售卖，然后传染给人。
However, how the virus could adapt to both the cold-blooded and warm-blooded hosts remains a mystery, and further tests are necessary to determine the source animal.
然而， 病毒如何同时适应冷血和温血宿主，仍是一个谜，还需要更多试验来确定病毒来源生物。
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1.新型冠状病毒
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
/ kə,rəunə'vaiərəs/
2. 肺炎
pneumonia
/njuːˈməʊniə/
3.新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎
pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus / novel coronavirus-caused pneumonia
4. 确诊病例
confirmed case
5. 疑似病例
suspected case
6. 重症患者
patient in critical condition
7. 病死率
fatality rate
8. 密切接触者
close contact
9. 接受医学观察
be under medical observation
10. 隔离
quarantine
/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
11. 潜伏期
incubation /ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn/ period
12. 人传人
human-to-human transmission
13. 飞沫传播
droplet /ˈdrɒplət/ transmission
14. 发热、咳嗽、呼吸困难
fever, cough and difficulty in breathing
15. 急性呼吸道感染病状
acute /əˈkjuːt/ respiratory /rəˈspɪrətri/ infection symptom

2020年2月5日兰泽葳蕤编译