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读【How the World’s Richest Country Ran Out of a 75-Cent Face Mask】笔记

protective gear  - get enough protective gear 得到足够的防护用具

近义词 protective equipment

surgical face masks 外科口罩

N95 respirator masks N95口罩

just-in-time production 即时生产

dig into 深入研究

杂志原句 I’ve spent the last few days [digging into] these questions, because the shortages of [protective gear], particularly face masks, has struck me as one of the more disturbing absurdities in America’s response to this pandemic.

ventilator 通风设备

befall 遭遇（不好的事情）

That we failed to procure enough safety gear for medical workers.

falter 衰落

What a small, shameful way for a strong nation to [falter].

shortfall 不足，差额

ramp up 增加，提高， ramp 跳板

In the case of masks, manufacturers say they are moving mountains to [ramp up] production, and some large companies are donating millions of masks from their own reserves.

apparel maker 衣服生产商

stockpiling 物资储备 stockpile

influenza 流感  flu

He called for the coordination of domestic production and [stockpiling] of protective gear in preparation for pandemic [influenza].

pothole 坑洼

lurk 潜伏

trip over 绊倒

This entirely predictable shortage makes me wonder what other inevitable pothole is [lurking] out there for all to [trip over].

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