国际英语资讯:Diary in Rome: Lockdown restrictions are real, not a joke
<p><span word="Editor">Editor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="note">note</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>? <span word="Below">Below</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diary">diary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Grandesso">Grandesso</span> <span word="Federico">Federico</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="residing">residing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Padova">Padova</span>, <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>.</p><p><span word="by">by</span> <span word="Grandesso">Grandesso</span> <span word="Federico">Federico</span></p><p><span word="PADOVA">PADOVA</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 12-- <span word="From">From</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> -- <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="bars">bars</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unessential">unessential</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>.</p><p><span word="Midday">Midday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="o">o</span>'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> -- <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="braved">braved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>: <span word="after">after</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> "<span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span>" <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marginally">marginally</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>. <span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pharmacist">pharmacist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Piazza">Piazza</span> <span word="dei">dei</span> <span word="Signori">Signori</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p>
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