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▍原文
Drugmaker Pfizer said its experimental pill designed to fight coronavirus showed an 89% reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death from Covid-19 if patients got it soon enough.
The results were so striking, the company stopped the trial and is preparing to make its case to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of the drug.
"Today's news is a real game-changer in the global efforts to halt the devastation of this pandemic," Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement.
▍语言点
1. be designed to do sth. 某物被设计出来目的是为了……/功能是……
· These exercises are designed to strengthen muscles.
这些运动是为了增肌而设计的。
2. hospitalization /ˈhɑːspɪt(ə)ləˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 住院治疗(v. hospitalize)
· hospitalize sb. 送某人住院治疗
3. striking /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/ adj. 异乎寻常的，引人注目的(very unusual or easily noticed)
· a striking resemblance 惊人的相似
· He bears a striking resemblance to his father.
他跟他爸简直就是一个模子里刻出来的。
4. emergency authorization of the drug 药品紧急使用授权
5. game-changer n. 改变游戏的人或物；彻底改变事态发展的人、理念或事件
· Social media has been a real game-changer in the company’s marketing efforts.
社交媒体彻底改变了公司的营销格局。
6. halt /hɒlt/ v. 阻止(stop)
7. devastation /ˌdevəˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/ n. (大面积的)毁灭，破坏
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