May 2020 was a scorcher. Those spring days heralded a gradual easing of the UK’s initial lockdown: meeting with one other person outdoors was allowed and a return to work was possible if necessary. As I sweated down Whitehall for my first in-person meeting in months, I ran into a senior civil servant and asked about their lockdown. “I’ve been here all along, so not that different,” he said.
2020年5月的伦敦相当炎热。在春意盎然的那个月，英国的首轮抗疫封锁逐渐放松：英国人被允许在户外与另一个人会面，有必要的情况下可以重返工作岗位。当我大汗淋漓地赶到白厅、参加几个月来第一次面对面会议时，我遇到一位高级文官，于是问起他的封锁生活。“我一直都在这里，所以没什么不同，”他说。
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