Outbound passenger traffic from Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, the domestic epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic, finally received the green light on Wednesday. This is a much-longed for milestone in the country's fight against the virus.

▲ Photo by Chen Liang for China Daily

The lifting of the 76-day lockdown imposed on the city is also of great significance for the world.

The reopening of Wuhan, the last city to be released from lockdown in China, should serve to consolidate the confidence of countries still facing seemingly uphill battles that as long as the right methods are employed, the spread of the virus can be controlled.

For the city, with the lockdown lifted, the municipal government must divert more attention to reviving the local economy. Getting the eighth-largest city economy in China going again will further accelerate the pickup of the national economy.

▲ Photo by Chen Zhuo for China Daily

But that is easier to say than it will be to do, as the pandemic has affected almost all of the city's pillar industries. Balancing pandemic control and economic growth, both of which concern people's well-being and social stability, will be a tough test for the city authorities.

Although the reopening of the city marks an important step forward for the nearly 12 million local residents to resume their normal life, as people can now go to and leave the city freely, strict pandemic-control measures must continue to be in place in the city to prevent a comeback of the highly contagious virus, for which there should be an emergency plan, proving the city has learned its lessons.

▲ Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily

It should be borne in mind that 515 people infected with the virus are still being treated in hospitals in the city as of Tuesday, the largest group in China, and threats posed by contagion from asymptomatic cases, and infections from outside, a new challenge coming along with its reopening, will all become imminent now that the city's doors have been opened again.

The central government will obviously provide the city with all necessary assistance to reignite its economy and maintain pandemic control until it proves to be capable of handling the situation on its own.

But the city authorities must be on a full alert to monitor any changes in the situation, which will become more complicated with people coming and going again. The city cannot afford a second wave of infections.

Wuhan's lockdown won the country and even the world a window of opportunity to curb the spread of the virus, which was regrettably ignored and wasted by many countries. But that came at a heavy cost, the city accounts for 60 percent of China's total number of infections and 77 percent — 2,571 to be exact as of Tuesday — of the deaths caused by the virus in the country.

That being said, it is our sincere hope that the residents of Wuhan receive their due tribute for what they have endured, and that they will not be subject to stigmatization and discrimination.

重點(diǎn)詞匯：

received the green light 開綠燈，解封

a much-longed 一個渴望已久的

milestone 里程碑

lifting of the 76-day lockdown 解除長達(dá)76天的封鎖

consolidate the confidence 鞏固（增強(qiáng)）信心

uphill battles 艱難的戰(zhàn)斗

as long as the right methods are employed只要采用正確的方法

municipal government 市政府 /mju??n?s?pl/

divert attention 轉(zhuǎn)移注意力

reviving the local economy 振興本地經(jīng)濟(jì)

pickup of the national economy.國民經(jīng)濟(jì)回升

But that is easier to say than it will be to do, 但這說起來容易做起來難，

pillar industries. 支柱產(chǎn)業(yè) /?p?l?r/n. 柱子，柱形物

Balancing pandemic control and economic growth,平衡流行病控制和經(jīng)濟(jì)增長

people's well-being and social stability關(guān)系到人民福祉和社會穩(wěn)定

resume their normal life恢復(fù)正常生活

a comeback of the highly contagious virus高傳染性病毒卷土重來

It should be borne in mind 這一點(diǎn)應(yīng)該牢記在心

asymptomatic cases,無癥狀感染者/?e?s?mpt??m?t?k/adj. 無癥狀的

infections from outside,外來感染者

coming along with 和……一起來

imminent/??m?n?nt/ adj. 即將來臨的；迫近的

The central government中央政府

reignite its economy and maintain pandemic control重振經(jīng)濟(jì)，維持疫情控制

on a full alert處于高度戒備狀態(tài)

people coming and going 人們來來往往

The city cannot afford a second wave of infections.這個城市承受不起第二波感染。

a window of opportunity to curb the spread of the virus,遏制病毒傳播的時間窗

regrettably 遺憾地

due tribute 應(yīng)得的敬意/?tr?bju?t/n. 禮物；頌詞；致敬

subject to stigmatization and discrimination.遭受侮辱和歧視。

百度翻譯：

新一輪冠狀病毒大流行的國內(nèi)震中湖北省省會武漢的出境客運(yùn)量周三終于迎來綠燈。這是該國抗擊病毒斗爭中一個渴望已久的里程碑。

？？中國日報記者陳亮攝

解除對該市為期76天的封鎖，對世界也具有重大意義。

武漢是中國最后一個解除封鎖的城市，武漢的重新開放應(yīng)該有助于鞏固那些仍然面臨看似艱難的戰(zhàn)斗的國家的信心：只要采用正確的方法，病毒的傳播就可以得到控制。

對這個城市來說，隨著封鎖解除，市政府必須把更多的注意力轉(zhuǎn)移到振興當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)上。中國第八大城市經(jīng)濟(jì)體的重新崛起，將進(jìn)一步加快國民經(jīng)濟(jì)的回升。

？？中國日報陳卓攝

但這說起來容易做起來難，因為這場流行病幾乎影響了該市所有的支柱產(chǎn)業(yè)。如何平衡流行病控制和經(jīng)濟(jì)增長，這兩個關(guān)系到人民福祉和社會穩(wěn)定的問題，將是對市政當(dāng)局的嚴(yán)峻考驗。

盡管該市的重新開放標(biāo)志著近1200萬當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窕謴?fù)正常生活的重要一步，因為人們現(xiàn)在可以自由出入該市，但該市必須繼續(xù)采取嚴(yán)格的流行病控制措施，防止高傳染性病毒卷土重來，應(yīng)該有一個應(yīng)急計劃，證明這個城市已經(jīng)吸取了教訓(xùn)。

？？朱興新攝/中國日報

應(yīng)該記住的是，截至周二，中國最大的病毒感染者群體515人仍在該市的醫(yī)院接受治療，無癥狀病例的傳染和外來感染所帶來的威脅，都將成為迫在眉睫的問題，這是該市重新開放后面臨的新挑戰(zhàn)又被打開了。

顯然，中央政府將向該市提供一切必要的援助，以重振其經(jīng)濟(jì)和維持流行病控制，直到證明它有能力自行處理這一局勢。

但市政府必須保持高度警惕，隨時監(jiān)控局勢的任何變化，隨著人們來來往往，情況會變得更加復(fù)雜。這個城市承受不起第二波感染。

武漢的封鎖為國家乃至全世界贏得了遏制病毒傳播的機(jī)會之窗，遺憾的是，許多國家忽視和浪費(fèi)了這一機(jī)會。但這付出了沉重的代價，這個城市占了中國總感染人數(shù)的60%，在中國由病毒引起的死亡人數(shù)中占77%——截至周二為2571人。

也就是說，我們真誠地希望，武漢市民能夠?qū)λ麄兯?jīng)歷的一切表示應(yīng)有的敬意，他們不會受到恥辱和歧視。