Feature Readings Covid-19(英语阅读材料)

Feature Readings ---

China’s coronavirus epidemic special

Table of Contents:

1. "Come home": Pakistan student in Wuhan misses father's funeral, anxiety grows

2. A mother's fight for toddler stranded in China's coronavirus epicenter

3. "I'm not reckless": China courier braves coronavirus to keep city supplied Questions to Think about:

# When you read these reports, please think about the following two questions:

1.What’s the impact of the stories on you as an ordinary reader?

2.What makes that impact possible or what makes the reports work on you?

# Select your favorite one of the 3 reports, and put your answers to pen.

Knowledge accumulation and acquisition:

# Pick up all the words, phrases, and terms related to COVID-19 in the three reports.

"Come home": Pakistan student in Wuhan misses father's funeral, anxiety grows

ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (Reuters) - From his dormitory in the locked-down Chinese city of Wuhan, PhD student Hassan spoke to his father in Pakistan for the last time on Thursday, as the 80-year-old begged him to come home. The next day, Hassan's father died of a heart ailment.

Hassan is one of more than 1,000 Pakistani students in China's Hubei province, thought to be the epicenter of the coronavirus, who have been told by their government that it has had to rule out their return home for the moment.

Hassan has since stepped up his efforts to travel home as his desperation grows, having missed his father's funeral, but received conflicting information from Pakistani officials. "They need me at this time, my mother needs me," said the PhD computer architecture student, who asked to be identified only by one name in order to protect his family's privacy.

His increasing anxiety is shared by other Pakistani students in Hubei, some of whom are increasingly critical of their government's response to the situation.

Many other countries, including neighboring India and Bangladesh, evacuated their citizens from Hubei province as the virus death toll rises, topping 900 on Monday.

The Pakistani students and their families, including young children, are stuck inside most of the day.

Four students told Reuters depression and anxiety was growing, their feelings worsened by fears of catching the virus and uncertainty as to how long the conditions would last.

"My very dear students in China...we r intensely discussing the situation @ highest level & will make the best decision in view of all factors with ref to devastating #coronavirus potential global pandemic," State Health minister Zafar Mirza said on Twitter on Sunday.

Hassan contacted his university, who supported him leaving, and Pakistan's embassy in Beijing. He said he was later told by Chinese authorities in Hubei that he could be evacuated if Pakistan's embassy in Beijing contacted them, but that had not occurred.

A Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.

Hassan said he was then told by a Pakistani official on Monday that they were planning to evacuate all students.

But students in Wuhan told Reuters their hopes of returning were dashed after a video conference call between students and Pakistan's health and overseas citizens ministers on Monday afternoon in which an imminent evacuation was ruled out.

Some of the students said Pakistani officials had suggested Pakistan did not have the necessary quarantine facilities.

A spokesman for Mirza said in a statement the health minister had expressed concern for the welfare of students in the call and that Chinese rules meant no one could leave Hubei, but the situation was being monitored.

"After this call we don't have any hope from our government that they will evacuate students," said Sahil Hassan, another PhD student in Wuhan, who listened to the call. "We are all completely disappointed with our government.

(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield in Islamabad, Editing by William Maclean)

A mother's fight for toddler stranded in China's coronavirus epicenter

By Caroline Pailliez

PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Amelia Pan is at home in Canada while her 2-year-old daughter Cerena is stranded far away in China's Hubei province, epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, being cared for by a distant relative after the girl's father and grand-parents fell ill.

"I am just hanging in there," Pan, a Canadian citizen originally from China, said in a Skype interview. "I need to stay strong so I can fight for my family."

For days now, Pan has been scrambling to get her daughter onto an evacuation flight back to Canada, but it has been complicated.

Cerena's father has contracted the virus so cannot accompany her home on the flight, and Cerena herself ran a fever so needed to undergo checks to make sure she was not infected herself, according to Pan.

In the meantime, Cerena is in a Chinese hospital, separated from her father and being looked after by a cousin of his who agreed to be in hospital with the child.

"My daughter is less than 3, and still is wearing diapers, she cannot take care of herself, she needs a lot of help from adults," said Pan.

Cerena's paternal grandfather caught the virus and died, and her grandmother is also infected.

The family drama began on Jan. 17 when Pan's husband, Wei Ye, received a call from his sister back home in the Chinese city of Ying Shan near Wuhan.

The sister said Ye's father was close to death because of complications from cancer. At the time, the family had heard of the coronavirus, but did not understand the danger it posed.

The next day, Ye flew to China to be with his father, taking his daughter with him. Pan stayed behind in Canada.

By Jan. 26, Pan received word that her father-in-law was infected with the coronavirus. The next morning, she was told that Ye, and his mother, had a fever. Soon after, it was confirmed Pan's husband and mother-in-law had coronavirus and they were hospitalized.

Cerena was left in the care of a neighbor. But because she was deemed an infection risk, she was put in hospital. Fortunately, test results came back negative on Saturday. If her temperature stays normal, she should be discharged from the hospital over the weekend, her mother said.

Pan said she is in touch with the Canadian authorities to get Cerena, a Canadian citizen, onto an evacuation flight, and is seeking someone willing to accompany her on a plane that is supposed to leave on Monday.

If this plan works out, Pan will be flying to Trenton, Ontario, to stay in quarantine with her little girl.

Before the outbreak hit, Pan said she had even enjoyed being alone in Canada and briefly free of the burden of parenting.

"But look at the price I paid for the freedom that I enjoyed the first week."

(Writing by Caroline Pailliez and Christian Lowe Editing by Frances Kerry)

"I'm not reckless": China courier braves coronavirus to keep city supplied

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Guo Q iang, a deliveryman, knows his family is worried that he's returned to work during the coronavirus epidemic.

The 29-year-old went back to his hometown in central China's Henan province for the Lunar New Year, a once-a-year chance that many in China have to visit their families. When news broke about the fast-spreading coronavirus, he volunteered to return to Beijing.

"I'm not a reckless person," he told Reuters, as he loaded his electric bicycle with groceries and checked the list of addresses in Beijing he was supposed to deliver them to.

"But how can I say it. It's for my work, for my life, and I want to contribute to the society to reali z e a little self-value."

Guo, who delivers goods for Dada-JD Daojia, an online grocery and delivery arm of https://www.wendangku.net/doc/9317793210.html,, is one of thousands of workers that are keeping Chinese residents supplied as they isolate themselves at home.

The authorities have ordered people to stay indoors and away from crowded, public areas. The coronavirus, which started in Wuhan city in central Hebei province in December, has killed more than 800 people and infected over 37,000 in China.

Many migrant workers like Guo had already made the long trek home to see their families, but companies recalled workers, urging them to serve their communities and offering to triple their salaries.

To assuage the anxieties felt by customers, firms such as Yum China's fried chicken chain KFC, Alibaba Holdings' Ele.me, Meituan Dianping and https://www.wendangku.net/doc/9317793210.html, have rolled out no-touching "contactless delivery," and some meal deliveries come with notes detailing the temperature readings of the workers who prepared and delivered the food.

"I have to say I'm indeed worried," said Guo, when asked about how he felt about his own safety. "Sometimes I'm nervous even if I have a little cough. That's why I have a thermometer at home and, sometimes when I come back, I'll check my body temperature."

While the coronavirus outbreak has hit sectors such as hospitality and tourism hard, it has shored up demand for mobile and online firms, such as short video apps and games as well as for meal and grocery delivery firms.

Most of those staying at home have been focused on buying the essentials. https://www.wendangku.net/doc/9317793210.html, said the sales of vegetables, eggs and rice by its supermarket chain 7Fresh each surged on average by about 300% during this period compared with last year's Spring Festival.

China will sputter towards normal on Monday after holiday extensions authorities made to the Lunar New Year holiday end, but many shops are expected to still remain shut with workers being asked to work from home. Huge Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, currently look like ghost towns.

Guo says that he feels the echoes of the city's empty streets on his long drives. "It really feels like a deserted city. It is completely different from the look of a usual Beijing," he said.

(Reporting by Thomas Suen in Beijing and Brenda Goh in Shanghai; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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Passage 1 Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? This type of stare often produces hostile feelings. 1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that___. A) every glance has its significance 2. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is___. B) to avoid eye contact with other passengers 3. By "a dimming of the lights" (Line 13,Para.1 )Erving Goffman means___. C) ceasing to glance at others 4. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel___. B) uneasy 5. The passage mainly discusses___. D) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication. Passage 2 Geraldo Rivera is well known for his compassionate investigative reports on WABC-TV Eyewitness News. But I’m not just in the business of making people cry. I’m in the business of chang e.” 6. Geraldo Rivera is working as a(n)______. B. investigative reporter for a special TV program 7. How many awards did Rivera receive for his work? D. Five 8. Rivera’s inves tigation and expose on the conditions at WillowbrookStateSchool led to _____. D. all of the above