The coronavirus seeks only to replicate. We seek to halt that replication. Unlike the virus, humans make choices. This pandemic will pass into history. But the way in which it passes will shape the world it leaves behind. It is the first such pandemic for a century. And it comes to a world that — unlike in 1918, when the Spanish flu hit — has been at peace and enjoys unprecedented wealth. We should be able to manage it well. If we do not do so, this will be a turning point for the worse.
新型冠状病毒只寻求复制。我们试图阻止这种复制。与病毒不同，人类会做出选择。这场大流行病将成为历史。但是它结束的方式将决定之后世界的面貌。这是一个世纪以来第一次这样的大流行。它来到的是一个与1918年西班牙流感爆发时不同的世界，一个和平并空前富有的世界。我们应该能够管理好它。如果我们没有管理好，这将是由盛转衰的转折点。
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