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Hong Kong's coronavirus battle intensified on Thursday as authorities reported that new cases had multiplied by 60 times so far this month, and the city's leader said city-wide testing was being considered in the global financial hub.
intensify（動詞）：加劇
authority（名詞）：官方，當局
multiply（動詞）：大幅增加，乘
city-wide（形容詞）：全市範圍的
hub（名詞）：中心，樞紐

Hospitals have been overwhelmed with some patients, including the elderly, left lying on beds outside in chilly, sometimes rainy weather, in shocking scenes that prompted an apology from authorities in the Chinese-controlled city.
overwhelm（動詞）：擠滿
chilly（形容詞）：寒冷的
shocking（形容詞）：令人震驚的
scene（名詞）：場面
prompt（動詞）：驅使，促使

Schools, gyms, cinemas and most public venues are shut and many office employees are working from home. But many residents are fatigued by the harsh restrictions imposed to protect against the pandemic, even as most other major cities in the world adjust to living with the virus.
venue（名詞）：場所
shut（動詞）：關閉
resident（名詞）：居民
fatigue（名詞）：疲憊
harsh（形容詞）：嚴厲的
restriction（名詞）：限制
impose（動詞）：推行，強制實行
adjust（動詞）：調整，調節

Health authorities reported a record 6,116 confirmed cases on Thursday, up from 4,285 the previous day, with a further 6,300 preliminary positive cases. That takes the total since January to more than 16,600. There were 24 new deaths.
confirmed cases：確診案例
preliminary positive cases：初部陽性

The jump in cases is the biggest test yet of the city's "dynamic zero COVID" policy, but leader Carrie Lam said this week that the city "cannot surrender to the virus."
jump（名詞）：可以指"跳躍"，但呢度係指"暴漲，激增＂
test（名詞）：可以指"考試＂，但呢度係指"考驗＂
"dynamic zero COVID" policy：清零政策
surrender（動詞）：投降

Some media reports, citing unidentified sources, said the government planned to test up to 1 million people each day from March. Those who fail to comply would be fined HK$10,000 ($1,282).
cite（動詞）：引用
unidentified（形容詞）：不明的
source（名詞）：來源，出處
comply（動詞）：服從
fine（動詞）：罰款

Lam told reporters later, while greeting the arrival of several mainland Chinese health experts to help with the outbreak, that "city-wide virus testing is a plan we are considering now."
greet（動詞）：迎接
arrival（名詞）：到達
several（形容詞）：一些，數個
expert（名詞）：專家
outbreak（名詞）：爆發

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-leader-asks-residents-remain-confident-support-covid-restrictions-2022-02-17/