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It was the first day of Spring here 此时此地正是初春 but it didn’t feel like it. 却感觉不到春天的暖意 The Coronavirus Pandemic was sweeping the globe 疫情横扫全球 and everywhere 每个地方 there were feelings of uncertainty, fear, 都弥散着彷徨，恐惧 loneliness 孤独 and even despair. 甚至绝望的感觉 “Social Distancing” 群体间疏离 had become the new norm. 成为新的常规 Here 在这里 the schools had been closed, 学校已经暂时关闭 the restaurant dining rooms shut, 餐厅堂食亦关门了 and people had been told to work from home 人们被要求在家办公 whenever they could. 只要具备此种条件 Even the sheltered workshop where my oldest son worked 即便是那件我大儿子经营的庇护工场 had been closed 也被迫息业 until further notice. 等待进一步的通知 People had made a run on the stores 人们都去商店里扫荡 and large areas of the shelves were bare. 大片区域里货架上空空如也 On the news | 
