20200404 多国采取紧急措施

Morecountries rolled out wartime-likeemergency measures to fight covid-19.In Britain, people were told to leave home only in limited circumstances; gatherings of morethan two people were banned. All non-essential businesses, pubs and restaurants were ordered to shut.The government announced an unprecedented aidpackage, including paying up to 80% of workers’ wages. The American Congress prepareda $2trn economic-rescuebill, the biggest in modern history, which providesrelief to business and direct payments to workers. Germany tore up its strict fiscal rules and launched a raft of emergency measures totaling €750bn ($810bn).

Rollout 铺开；展开；

Roll out measures: 展开措施

Roll out red carpet：铺设红毯

Covid-19   Corona Virus Disease

Circumstance条件；环境；状况; 偶然事件

- Limited circumstances 在有限的条件下

- terrible circumstances恶劣条件

- Political/economiccircumstance 政治/经济形式

- The circumstances ofsth 某件事的原委

- By circumstance 机缘巧合

Beordered to do sth 被命令 被要求做某事

Unprecedented[adj.] 空前的，前所未有的，史无前例的

a period of unprecedented wealth and prosperity 一段空前的富裕和繁荣时期

notunprecedented 不是没有先例的

unprecedentedsuccess 空前的成功

Relief 缓解 减少

1.      to sb's relief 令某人欣慰的是…；令某人宽慰的是…

2.      relief from sth 从…中的缓解

3.      emergency relief 紧急救援；紧急救济

4.      light relief 轻松的调剂

Tear up – tore up – torn up 撕碎，撕毁，破坏

Dozens of miles of railway trackhave been torn up 数十英里的铁轨被毁坏了

The company came under attack fortearing up the forests 这家公司因毁坏森林而遭到抨击。

Fiscal [adj.] 财政的

fiscal policy财政政策 (monetarypolicy 货币政策)

fiscal year 财务年度，会计年度

A raft of measures 一系列措施 = a lot of