1 the outbreak of pneumonia 肺炎爆发

　　Last week, I clicked on a tile about the outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan. 上周，我看到一篇关于武汉肺炎爆发的一篇文章并点击进去。

　　2 a new form of coronavirus /kə,rəunə'vaiərəs/ 一种新型冠状病毒

　　According to the magazine, the pneumonia cases is linked to a new form of coronavirus. The virus is blamed for at least 70 deaths. 根据杂志上说的，肺炎病例与一种新型冠状病毒有关。该病毒导致至少70人死亡。

　　3 be at the center of the outbreak 是疫情的中心

　　Chinese officials say a seafood market in Wuhan is thought to be at the center of the outbreak.中国官员说，武汉的海鲜市场被认为是疫情的中心。

　　4 the Lunar New Year holiday农历新年假期

　　The outbreak came two weeks before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, when many of China's 1.4 billion people were travelling to their hometowns or overseas.疫情发生在农历新年假期开始前两周，当时中国14亿人口中，许多人将前往家乡或海外共度新年。

　　5 quarantine/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ sb. 隔离某人

　　The magazine says that China has quarantined those who have been infected. 杂志说中国已经把感染的人隔离开来了。

　　6 human-to-human transmission人际间传播

　　People are asked to stay at home since human-to-human transmission is quite high.  人们被要求呆在家里，因为人际间传播可能性很高。

　　7SARS, short for severe acute respiratory syndromeSARS是严重急性呼吸系统综合症的简称

　　The outbreak in Wuhan has made some in China think of SARS, short for severe acute respiratory syndrome.武汉的疫情让中国一些人想到了SARS，SARS是严重急性呼吸系统综合症的简称。

　　8 first struck southern China in late 2002 于2002年底首次爆发于中国南方SARS is a coronavirus that first struck southern China in late 2002. It then spread to more than 24 countries, killing nearly 800 people.且SARS也是一种冠状病毒，于2002年底首次爆发于中国南方。然后蔓延到超过24个国家，造成近800人死亡。