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人大附中2021新高考高考英语外刊素材积累（阅读写作提升19） 比尔盖茨：一场疫情抹掉了几十年取得的进步 导读 2018年4月，作者与比尔•盖茨交谈时就确定了一件事——世界最终将面临一场严重的疫情，而世界并没有为此做好准备。即便在那时，盖茨也承认，这种罕见的情况打破了他对全球进步的乐观态度。 双语阅读 The annual “Goalkeepers Report” from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is usually a hopeful account of an improving world, is instead a litany ofloss. The global economy will decline by at least $12 trillion by the end of 2021. About 37 million people have already been pushed into extreme poverty. Twenty-five years of progress in vaccine coverage have disappeared in 25 weeks. 比尔和梅林达•盖茨基金会的年度“目标守卫者报告”对于不断改善的世界，通常是一个满怀希望的描述，但今年反而却是描述一连串的损失。到2021年底，全球经济将至少下降12万亿美元。约有3700万人已经陷入极端贫困。人类25年来在覆盖疫苗方面取得的进展，在25周内就消失不见了。   "Well, sadly, I think the most pessimistic view of how unprepared we were has actually played out, particularly in the United States. With something that can grow exponentially, like infectious disease, a little bit of preparedness makes such a difference. A few countries have distinguished themselves, but most countries