2022年6月12日 星期日

devastation, diaspora, haulier, lorry driver, "Long haulers", run the gamut, heart palpitations



The shooting at a California church last month laid bare internal divisions in the Taiwanese diaspora.



Satellite images show the devastation caused by an underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga. Ash fall and the tsunami have affected 84% of the population.

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"Long haulers" are people who’ve been infected with COVID-19 but can’t seem to rid their bodies of its effects months later. Their symptoms run the gamut, from shortness of breath to heart palpitations to extreme fatigue.

“長期帶病者”是指感染了COVID-19,但似乎無法在幾個月後擺脫其影響的人們。 從呼吸急促到心悸到極度疲勞,他們的症狀無處不在。


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The Spiraling Diaspora From Puerto Rico

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

"Yo no me quito" - "I'm not quitting" - some still vow, but many are fleeing in desperation.

Will New York Cut Off the Fuel for Corruption?

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The City Council has hesitated to give a regulator the power that let it crack down mob garbage haulers.
Spanish hauliers on fuel strike

Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers are on strike to protest against the soaring price of diesel.

A Way to Help Refugees From Puerto Rico

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

A group supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund helps those who fled the devastation to start a new life in New York.

run the gamut, 
experience, display, or perform the complete range of something.
"Owen runs the gamut of emotions in the space of the film"

心悸(英語:Palpitation)是可以感覺到自己的心臟跳動的不適現象,有時伴有眩暈呼吸困難。有可能是某種嚴重疾病的表現,如冠心病哮喘肺氣腫




devastation

NOUN

mass noun
  • 1Great destruction or damage.
    ‘the floods caused widespread devastation’
  • 2Severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
    ‘she spoke of her devastation at his death’

haulier即 lorry driver卡車為柴油大漲價罷工
haulier UK
noun [C] (US hauler)
a business or a person involved in a business which transports goods by road

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