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A HISTORY LESSON ON THE PANDEMIC 2020.10.29 Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, people have begun "social distancing"—keeping a safe space between you and anyone you don't live with. Though it has been a very popular topic this year, social distancing $\underline{40}$. In fact, it was widely used in the U.S. in the flu pandemic in 1918. But how well did it work? The Americans' experience can tell us whether it really saved lives. [Charts showing 'No. of deaths per 100,000 each week' and 'Social distancing time' for Portland, New York, Denver, and Pittsburgh] From the picture, we can see that $\underline{41}$ started social distancing earlier than the other three cities. This helped the city keep the number of deaths down. Besides taking early action, keeping the action long enough was also important in fighting the pandemic. The picture shows that Portland and Denver did well in the first few weeks. However, both cities $\underline{42}$, and the numbers of deaths climbed again. But there was one thing Portland did right. The city used several ways of social distancing at the same time to deal with the pandemic. $\underline{43}$, sick people were kept away from healthy ones; schools were closed; public activities were not allowed. All these were useful in keeping people safe. The lessons of the 1918 pandemic bring us hope. While we are still learning to fight Covid-19, social distancing may be the best way to get us through the dark days, at least for now.
A HISTORY LESSON ON THE PANDEMIC 2020.10.29 Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, people have begun "social distancing"—keeping a safe space between you and anyone you don't live with. Though it has been a very popular topic this year, social distancing $\underline{40}$. In fact, it was widely used in the U.S. in the flu pandemic in 1918. But how well did it work? The Americans' experience can tell us whether it really saved lives. [Charts showing 'No. of deaths per 100,000 each week' and 'Social distancing time' for Portland, New York, Denver, and Pittsburgh] From the picture, we can see that $\underline{41}$ started social distancing earlier than the other three cities. This helped the city keep the number of deaths down. Besides taking early action, keeping the action long enough was also important in fighting the pandemic. The picture shows that Portland and Denver did well in the first few weeks. However, both cities $\underline{42}$, and the numbers of deaths climbed again. But there was one thing Portland did right. The city used several ways of social distancing at the same time to deal with the pandemic. $\underline{43}$, sick people were kept away from healthy ones; schools were closed; public activities were not allowed. All these were useful in keeping people safe. The lessons of the 1918 pandemic bring us hope. While we are still learning to fight Covid-19, social distancing may be the best way to get us through the dark days, at least for now.
However, both cities (42), and the numbers of deaths climbed again.
- A had higher numbers of deaths
- B stopped social distancing too soon
- C began social distancing a second time
- D had the most days of social distancing
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請觀察 Portland 和 Denver 的圖表，在兩段灰色區塊（Social distancing time）之間有一段空白的時間，這時候代表死亡人數的黑色曲線發生了什麼變化？再配合文章中的 $However$（然而）這個轉折詞來思考，這兩個城市當時對「社交距離」採取了什麼動作，才導致後面的死亡人數又往上升了呢？
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