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Official reported cases in the country have dropped sharply from all-time highs last month, but top Chinese health expert Zhong Nanshan warned in state media Sunday that the prevailing Omicron variant was "spreading rapidly" through the country.prevailing [pr?''ve?l??]adj.普遍的；盛行的；流行的
First rolled out in 2020 with a four-tier system that assigned different colours depending on users'' predicted level of Covid exposure, the Itinerary Card was tweaked multiple times before a final change this year shortened the tracking period from 14 to seven days.assign [?''sa?n]v.指定；指派；转让；分派tweak [twi?k]n.拧；扭；扯；（对机
器、系统等的）轻微调整v.拧；扭；扯；稍稍调整（机器、系统等）
It is only one of a panoply of tracking apps that have governed everyday life in China throughout the pandemic, with most people using local "health codes" run by their city or province to enter shops and offices.panoply [''p?n?pli]n.巨大的数量（或收藏品）a large and impressive number or collection of sth
But social media users nevertheless hailed the Itinerary Card''s retirement, noting the symbolism of Beijing shutting down its main tracking app.hail [he?l]n.冰雹；雹子；【气】雹；像雹子般落下的东西v.招呼；〈正式〉喊；捧；歌颂int.万岁
Many posted screenshots of their "last" logins.screenshot [?skri?n???t]n.屏幕快照；截图；截屏
"Bye bye, this announces the end of an era, and also welcomes a brand new one," one person wrote on the Twitter-like Weibo platform.
"Goodbye itinerary card, concerts here I come," wrote another.Others asked what would become of the mountains of data collected by the app.
"The Itinerary Card and other similar products mean vast amounts of personal information and private data," wrote one Weibo user.private data专用数据；私人数据
I Reported on Covid for Two Years. Then I Got It.Covid
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Two years after the coronavirus became the focus of all of my coverage as a science reporter for The Times, it happened: I tested positive for the virus.coverage [''k? v(?)r?d? ]n.新闻报道；信息质量；提供的数量；覆盖范围
My case was mostly mild, as the virus generally is for any healthy 40-something individual. But the experience nevertheless gave me perspective I would not have gained from reading scientific papers or interviewing experts.mild美 [ma? [ma?ld]adj.温和的；和善的；不严厉的；和煦的n.淡味啤酒
Over the past two years, I have written hundreds of articles about the coronavirus — about asymptomatic infections, tests, our body''s immune defenses, breakthrough infections and boosters. I was interviewed myself dozens of times to answer questions about the disease, the pandemic and the U.S. response to the virus.breakthrough [?bre?kθru?]n.突破；开始取得成功之时adj.突破性的
We are all vaccinated and boosted (except for my 10-year-old daughter, who doesn''t yet qualify for a booster) and relatively healthy, so we knew that while we might develop some symptoms if we were to get Covid, we would most likely recover quickly.boost [bu?st]n.提高；增长；帮助；激励v.使增长；使兴旺；
All along, my relationship with the virus stayed academic, impersonal. Even when the Delta variant swept through India and I lay sleepless, worrying about my parents, it was still not quite at my door.academic[.?k?''dem?k]adj.教学的；学术性的（与实践性、技术性相对）；学习良好的；纯理论的n.高等院校教师；高校科研人员
I should have known I was tempting fate.tempt [tempt]v.诱惑；引诱；怂恿；劝诱
My daughter developed a low-grade fever but was full of bounce again by the next morning. As expected, we adults were the most affected.bounce [ba?ns]n.弹跳；跳动；弹性；活力v.弹跳；反射；拒付；解雇adv.砰地；猛跳
I was taken over by a heavy cold and an unrelenting malaise. By the following Wednesday, I was too sick to work. I learned that even those with a mild case can experience serious symptoms.malaise [m?''le?z]n.（影响某个情况或某群人的）难以捉摸的问题；不舒服，全身乏力unrelenting[.? nr?''lent??]adj.持续的；不缓和的；
势头不减的；不留情的
I''m not worried about these symptoms persisting for too long, but I''m still inordinately fond of naps.persist [p?(r)?s?st]v.保持；持续存在；维持；顽强地坚持
I am privileged to have the luxury to work from home when I feel able and to take time off when I don''t. And I am lucky, too, that my children are old enough not to need constant care and that they attend a school that accommodates remote learning. privilege [''pr?v?l?d? ]n.荣幸；荣耀；特殊利益；优惠待遇v.给予特权；特别优待accommodate [??k?m?de?t]
v.容纳；顺应；提供住宿（或膳宿、座位等）；提供空间；提供方便
I''m thankful to have gained a richer, broader immune defense to the virus. But mostly, I am glad to have a deeper understanding of what our readers have been experiencing.immune [??mju?n]adj.有免疫力；不受影响；受保护；免除n.免疫者
The number of people killed in a landslide Friday near the Malaysian capital has risen to 23, while 10 people are still missing, Malaysia’s state media agency Bernama reported Saturday.Malaysian [m?''le?? n]adj. 马来西亚的Bernama马新社；马来西亚国家通讯社；马来西亚国家新闻社
The authorities have identified six bodies so far, Bernama reported, citing Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency.
The landslide in Batang Kali in Selangor state, north of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred in the early hours local time Friday, tearing down a hillside into an organic farm with camping facilities, the state fire and rescue department said.organic [? r?ɡ?n?k]adj.有机的；不使用化肥的；绿色的；有机物的n.分子有机体
Teh Lynn Xuan, 22, said she was camping with 40 others when the landslide struck. She said one of her brothers died, while another is in the hospital.strike [stra?k]v.罢工；击；攻击；打n.罢工；打击；袭击；罢课
“I heard a loud sound like thunder, but it was the rocks falling,” she told Malay-language daily Berita Haria. “We felt the tents becoming unstable and soil was falling around us. Luckily, I was able to leave the tent and go to someplace safer. My mother and I managed to crawl out and save ourselves.”unstable [? n''ste?b(?)l]adj.不稳定的；易变的；变化莫测的；（行为、情绪）反复无常的
More than 90 people were caught in the landslide, according to the fire and rescue department.
The bodies of a woman and a child, believed to have been buried alive by the landslide at a campsite, were found hugging each other, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis told Bernama on Friday.
In addition to the dead, 14 were hospitalized, it said.hospitalize [?h?sp?t(?)la?z]v.送（某人）入院治疗
One of those taken to the hospital was pregnant, while others had injuries ranging from minor cuts to a suspected spinal injury, health minister Zaliha Mustafa told a news conference.spinal [''spa?n(?)l]adj.脊的；脊椎的；脊髓的
Almost 400 people from several agencies had been deployed, with search-and-rescue efforts ongoing, he told a news conference.deploy [d?''pl? ?]v.部署；利用
The landslide came down from an estimated height of 30 metres (100 ft) above the campsite, and covered an area of about one acre (0.4 hectare), according to the fire and rescue department’s state director.acre [?e?k?(r)]n.英亩（4 840 平方码，约为 4 050 平方米）hectare [?hekte?(r)]n.公顷（土地丈量单位，等于 1 万平方米或约
2.5 英亩）
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