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
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