Flatten the curve? 曲线平缓
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="flatten">flatten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flatten">flatten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="flatten">flatten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jargon">jargon</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="jargon">jargon</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="laymen">laymen</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>:</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="also">also</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="flattening">flattening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="really">really</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>?</p><p><span word="Curve">Curve</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imaginary">imaginary</span> <span word="arch">arch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="graph">graph</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="chart">chart</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diagrammatical">diagrammatical</span> <span word="illustration">illustration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="depicting">depicting</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="by">by</span> 50 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graph">graph</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="by">by</span> 70 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="arches">arches</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="steeply">steeply</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="flatten">flatten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainbow">rainbow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flattened">flattened</span>.</p>
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