en-us	On April 8, Wuhan is open to the outside world again. 
zh-cn	4月8日，武汉正式解除封城。

en-us	Although people are still reeling from the loss of loved ones and cautious against Covid-19, life must go on and there’s plenty to look forward to. 
zh-cn	尽管许多人仍沉浸在失去亲人的悲痛之中，尽管对新冠病毒还要保持警惕，但生活必须继续，未来更有盼头。 

en-us	76 days ago, on January 23, the city was in total despair. 
zh-cn	76天前的1月23日，整座城市陷入绝望。

en-us	Although only 571 cases of infection had been reported, a lockdown was deemed imperative. 
zh-cn	尽管仅通报了571例确诊病例，但封城已经迫在眉睫。 

en-us	The decision to seal off a city of 11 million, the first time in human history, took only a few days.  
zh-cn	封锁一座1100万人口的城市史无前例，而决策只用了几天时间。 

en-us	The shock added to the confusion and fear gripping the city.  Doctors and nurses, for instance, suddenly faced difficulties going to work, as public transport came to a sudden halt. 
zh-cn	震惊加剧了已经笼罩这座城市的困惑和恐惧，比如医生和护士突然面临通勤困难，因为公共交通戛然而止。 

en-us	But the locals proved themselves heroic. 
zh-cn	但当地人用行动证明自己是真正的英雄，

en-us	They sprang into action to help themselves. Medical staff worked overtime, braving the initial lack of protective gear.  
zh-cn	他们撸起袖子展开自救，医务人员加班加点，在早期缺乏防护装备的情况下奋勇抗疫。 

en-us	Community workers did their duty despite some frustration in the neighborhood.  
zh-cn	社区工作者坚守岗位，尽管一些居民略显沮丧。 

en-us	But the great majority of people cooperated with authorities, trusting this was for their own good. 
zh-cn	绝大多数人都配合封城举措，相信这样做是为了自己好。 

en-us	Fortunately, they were not alone. 
zh-cn	所幸他们并不孤单。 

en-us	The entire country proved to be the formidable backbone that the city could rely on. And every means was pursued to get ahead of the virus.
zh-cn	整个国家成了武汉的坚强后盾，竭尽全力阻击病毒。  

en-us	Some 42,000 medics arrived from around the country in Wuhan and neighboring cities. 
zh-cn	全国各地约有4.2万名医务人员驰援武汉和周边城市。 

en-us	By early March, 2.2 million tons of supplies and 17,000 ventilators had been dispatched to the region.  
zh-cn	截至3月初，共计220万吨物资和17000台呼吸机被发往该地区。 

en-us	Wuhan became the center of attention in China. People cheered for the city, from home and abroad.
zh-cn	武汉成为全国人民关注的焦点，海内外民众都为武汉加油鼓劲。 

en-us	Sadly, the city was also stigmatized because of this disease, adding insult to injury. 
zh-cn	可悲的是，这座城市也因为疫情被污名化。这种做法无异于落井下石。

en-us	At first, even international medical experts had bias against the lockdown, but it turned out to be the right thing.  
zh-cn	起初，就连国际医学专家也对封城持有偏见，但事实证明这个决定是对的。 

en-us	In the absence of treatment or vaccine, the age-old practice of strict quarantine proved effective. Within 55 days, the number of new cases in Wuhan dropped to zero. 
zh-cn	在缺乏特效疗法和疫苗的情况下，以严格隔离为核心的传统防疫手段行之有效55天后，武汉的新增确诊病例数降至零， 

en-us	But the price was high.  
zh-cn	但代价也是惨重的。

en-us	By April 6, Wuhan had reported 50,008 confirmed cases and 2,571 deaths.  
zh-cn	截至4月6日，武汉共通报了50008个确诊病例和2571个死亡病例。 

en-us	According to a study in Science magazine, China’s aggressive response cut the incidence by 96% than expected.  
zh-cn	《科学》杂志的一项研究显示，中国大胆的应对使发病率比预期降低了96%。 

en-us	Wuhan bought the world time and set a model for cities, even countries around the world. 
zh-cn	武汉为全世界争取了时间，也为世界各城市甚至国家设立了一种抗疫模式。 

en-us	Unfortunately, that time was squandered by many. 
zh-cn	不幸的是，赢得的时间被很多地方浪费了。 

en-us	When the lockdown was in full swing, many thought it was a faraway problem. 
zh-cn	当武汉进入封城时，许多人都觉得事不关己。 

en-us	Many media even criticized the measure, focusing on the liberties that were restricted, instead of the lives that were being saved. 
zh-cn	许多媒体甚至批评该措施，大谈个人自由如何受到限制，而不是生命得以挽救。 

en-us	Even as death tolls started to skyrocket in some parts of the world, there were still debates on whether the cure was worse than the problem! 
zh-cn	甚至在部分国家死亡人数开始飙升时，还有人在争论这种做法是否是饮鸩止渴。 

en-us	And then of course there are the claims that China’s misinformation deceived the world.  
zh-cn	然后又出现了中国发布假消息误导世界的说法， 

en-us	When a city of 11 million is locked down, is that not enough to alarm people?  
zh-cn	难道一个1100万人口的城市被封锁还不足以引起人们警觉吗？ 

en-us	When over one hundred were dying on a daily basis, shouldn’t that raise some red flags?  
zh-cn	当每日死亡人数以一百多攀升时，形势还不应该让人警醒吗？ 

en-us	Some people are pathologically suspicious of China’s data, claiming there must have been more cases. 
zh-cn	有些人对中国发布的数据总是带着病态的怀疑，声称实际病例数一定更多。 

en-us	If there was this suspicion, wasn’t that enough reason to stock up and prepare? 
zh-cn	如果他们存在这种怀疑，那还不赶紧加强物资储备，做好准备。 

en-us	According to the Washington Post, only 70 days after the U.S. received initial warning of the virus on January 3, did the Trump administration recognize it was not a distant threat.  
zh-cn	据《华盛顿邮报》报道，美国在1月3日收到关于病毒的最初通报70天后，特朗普政府才意识到问题已经找上门。 

en-us	He said at his March 31 news conference, “it’s a matter of life and death.” 
zh-cn	他在3月31日的新闻发布会上说“这事关生死”。

en-us	But by then, the death toll in the U.S. had already reached 3,800. 
zh-cn	但当时，美国的死亡人数已经达到3800。 

en-us	In mid-March, almost two months after Wuhan was locked down, the UK government was still debating between delay or containment?  
zh-cn	3月中旬，在武汉封城近两个月后，英国政府仍在辩论到底是该延缓疫情还是遏制疫情。 

en-us	Richard Horton, Chief Editor of the respected medical publication The Lancet, pointed out the information that came from China at the end of January was “absolutely clear”.  
zh-cn	国际知名医学期刊《柳叶刀》主编理查德·霍顿指出，1月底来自中国的信息“绝对清晰”， 

en-us	Yet by April 5, two and half months after Wuhan came into lockdown, British medical workers were still wearing garbage bags for protection. 
zh-cn	然而直到4月5日，武汉封城两个半月后，英国的医护人员还在穿垃圾袋进行防护。 

en-us	April 8 will be a historic date for the people of Wuhan and China, to mark a battle hard fought and hard won.  
zh-cn	4月8日对于武汉和全中国人民而言是值得铭记的一天，纪念一场艰苦卓绝的战役和来之不易的成果， 

en-us	Never again should such a lockdown be necessary.  
zh-cn	但愿永远不再需要封城。 

en-us	Lessons still need to be learned as to what more could have been done initially.  
zh-cn	我们仍要反思疫情最初是否可以做得更多。 

en-us	Right now, the focus is resetting life while keeping the virus in check. Meanwhile, Wuhan can share its experience with other countries to score a global victory against the virus. 
zh-cn	当下重点是在防控病毒的同时重启生活，同时武汉可以与其他国家分享经验，以争取全球抗疫胜利。 

en-us	Enough lives have been lost; enough time has been wasted. Let Wuhan’s sacrifice not be in vain.
zh-cn	已有太多生命陨落，太多的时间被浪费，不要让武汉的眼泪白流。