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A: Lately Chengdu has seen another outbreak of the CONVID-19 pandemic. Everyone is busy fighting the virus. Can you introduce how people deal with the pandemic around the world?
B: Well, if you visit Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali, you’ll see dozens of hand-washing basins (洗手池) at the city’s bus station that 1． passengers to wash their hands before getting into the bus. Doctors suggested that all cities should build hand-washing stations in public areas.
A: The doctors really have a 2．. If everyone was washing their hands actively, we would certainly see a 3． in all types of infections (感染). I wonder how people stopped the pandemic in the old days.
B: Actually, the pandemic has always been around in human history, and the fight 4． the virus has never stopped. In 1854, a cholera (霍乱) outbreak in London, UK 5． to the design of modern sewers (下水道). At that time, Londoners’ drinking water came from groundwater. It was heavily 6． by wastewater. The sewer system separated (分隔) the wastewater from the groundwater. This stopped the spread of cholera. In New York, US, tuberculosis (肺结核) caused many 7． in the early 1900s. one reason was the overcrowded conditions in apartment buildings. Eventually the New York government made laws that required all apartments to have air shafts (通风井), windows, running water and indoor toilets. That worked and saved lots of lives.
A: It seems 8． there is a serious disease outbreak somewhere in the world, city planners come up with new ideas to fight it.
B: You are quite right about that. During this year’s pandemic. Mayor of Paris introduced the idea of “decentralizing (去中心化)” the city — every neighborhood should have a mix of stories, homes, offices, and other important buildings. This would avoid 9． on public transportation and prevent the spread of disease.
A: Pandemics have been 10． the cities around the world for a long time in human history. The same is true of Chengdu. We are building a garden city now. We are sure to see a safer and more beautiful Chengdu in the future with our hard and creative work through the hard time.
B: You can bet on it!