星期月份季节英语记忆（纯正慢速简单词）

星期月份季节英语记忆（纯正慢速简单词）By the end of April 33 countries and territories have not reported any cases of new coronavirus infections. Just because a nation has not reported an infection does not mean there have been no cases there.The Reuters news agency found that 214 countries and territories have had at least one case of COVID-19 the disease caused by the coronavirus. Of these 190 have also had the virus spread withi

美国尚没有新冠肺炎的地区，英文解释看图的下方

This photo shows people at Utulei Beach Park in Pago Pago American Samoa on Wednesday March 4 2020. The island is among few places on earth without a reported case of COVID-19.

建议大家先听音频：

第一遍看，请尽量不看文字。

另外，不要被人名，地名吓到了，只要多听，那些专有名词就习惯了，不是每一个词都要听懂，抓大意是学习练习英语听力的一个很好的习惯。

Is there any place on earth not affected by COVID-19?

The Reuters news agency found that 214 countries and territories have had at least one case of COVID-19 the disease caused by the coronavirus. Of these 190 have also had the virus spread within their communities. There have been deaths in at least 166 countries.

By the end of April 33 countries and territories have not reported any cases of new coronavirus infections. Just because a nation has not reported an infection does not mean there have been no cases there.

For example North Korea has not reported any coronavirus cases. The country is bordered by China Russia and South Korea. All three are dealing with a large number of cases suggesting the virus may have made it into the secretive state.

朝鲜平壤照片，他们带着口罩的，请看下面的英文解释

People wearing face masks cross a road in front of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang North Korea Tuesday April 28 2020. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

Most of the places that have not reported a case are small and hard-to-reach island nations in the Pacific Ocean. They have names like Nauru Tuvalu Pitcairn Tokelau and Niue. They are also some of the least-populated places in the world.

American Samoa Vanuatu Micronesia and Solomon Islands also count themselves among the coronavirus-free places in the Pacific.

In Europe many countries and territories started to report cases of the virus from late February to early March except for two island areas. The Aland Islands are off the coast of Finland and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands north of Norway are two island territories with few people living there.

文中提到的岛，很少人住，是夏季度假的好地方，详情 请看图下面的英文解释

FILE - Canoe paddlers are seen in the Aland archipelago Finland in the summer of 1997. The 6 500 sun splashed islands have been a treasured summer playground for generations of Finns and Swedes. (AP Photo/Tor Wennstrom LEHTIKUVA)

Hard-to-reach islands in the South Atlantic with no reported virus cases include South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

All countries in the Americas and the Middle East have had at least one case of COVID-19. By March the virus started to reach Africa but appeared to spare the islands of Comoros and Saint Helena.

The new coronavirus has infected more than 3 million people around the world. It is blamed for nearly 230 000 deaths and it has damaged the economies of countries and territories worldwide.

As the outbreak continues in surrounding nations some islands have closed their borders and taken measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

I’m Mario Ritter Jr.

Gurman Bhatia and Manas Sharma reported this story for Reuters. Hai Do adapted it for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter Jr. was the editor.

重要的，但可能生疏的单词：

1. Reuters 路透社，注意后面有s
2. conronavirus 新型冠状病毒
3. least-populated 鲜有人居住的
4. countries and territories 国家和地区
5. affect 被感染的
6. spare 此处为放过的意思。