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Global cases of the coronavirus are nearing 18 million. In the U.S., lawmakers remain in a standoff over a new relief package. The White House said it's not optimistic in the short term a deal can be reached. Democrats and Republicans in Congress are debating an extension of unemployment benefits that provided an extra 600 dollars a week. And Dr. Deborah Birx, one of the White House's top health experts, says the outbreak in the U.S. has entered a new phase. She also says the virus is "extraordinarily widespread" in rural and urban areas.
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全球冠状病毒病例接近1800万。美国议员们对新的救济方案保持僵持态度。白宫表示,在短期内达成一致并不乐观。国会的民主党人和共和党人正在讨论延长每周额外提供600美元失业救济金的问题。白宫高级卫生专家黛博拉·比克斯博士表示,美国的疫情已经进入了一个新阶段。她还表示,冠状病毒在农村和城市地区“非常普遍”。
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1.enter a new phase 进入新阶段
While westward bound is brought into effect, development of all causes in the region will enter a new phase.
随着西部大开发进军号角的奏响,西部地区各项事业的发展必将进入一个崭新的阶段。
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