国际英语资讯:Feature: Lebanese young man survives COVID-19 via optimism, psychological support
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 15-- <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Ashmar">Ashmar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Hallousiye">Hallousiye</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 10 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tyre">Tyre</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span>," <span word="Ashmar">Ashmar</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Months">Months</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="Ashmar">Ashmar</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="necessitated">necessitated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implantation">implantation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="motto">motto</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> 17 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 14 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="Ashmar">Ashmar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="quieten">quieten</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="Ashmar">Ashmar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> ... <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="Ashmar">Ashmar</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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