3月18日,我校AP 课程中心的外方学术总监Aliriza Arican接受了土耳其新闻频道的采访。作为常州市荣誉市民的Mr. Arican已经在常州工作和生活了七年,他通过细心观察、记录和思考,把日常生活的故事写成文章发表,向外国人宣传常州,是一名热爱常州的外籍“作家”教师。从2015年开始,Mr. Arican写了10多篇关于中国文化和历史的文章,其中一些还发表在土耳其的各种杂志期刊上。
以下为Mr. Arican接受采访时的中文翻译稿:
土耳其新闻频道联系了在世界各国的土耳其公民,向他们了解新冠疫情在他们所在国家的情况。在采访我的前后,他们分别采访了一位在加拿大和一位在匈牙利的土耳其人。采访的内容是一样的。
1. 听说疫情在中国已经基本控制住了,那里的情况怎么样?
是的,最近情况好多了。生活已经基本恢复正常,大概恢复了80%左右吧。学校虽然还没开学,但是商场、超市、很多政府职能部门、地铁和快速公交系统已经正常运营了。餐馆也开始接待客人用餐。只要持绿色健康码就能自由出行,如果想去超市或者出去走走都可以。不过,不管是地域还是人口上来讲,中国都是一个大国。在我生活的江苏省,确诊病例不到1000,没有一例死亡,我想这可能是我们现在生活能恢复到比较正常的一个原因。在武汉,这次疫情爆发的中心地区,恢复就要慢一些,但是也更能明显的看到显著的改善。很多医护人员目前正在撤离准备回家因为那里已经不再需要他们的帮助了。一些为了控制疫情扩散而新建的医院也逐渐关闭,生活正在慢慢回到正常状态。
2. 对于此次新冠疫情的突然爆发中国政府如何做出应对的?现在中国在抗击新冠疫情方面是全世界的典范,你对此怎么看?中国是如何做到的呢?
中国具有超强的能力,能够很快地组织好这里的人。在中国,共产党有超过8000万党员,男女老少,平时奋战在各个领域。一旦国家需要,共产党能很快将他们调动起来。像这次这样的情况,速度就是一切,任何的拖延和迟疑都会带来极严重的后果。正是因为共产党具有这种能力,他们能在最短的时间内作出决定,把哪怕最严厉的措施实施到位,无一例外。其实,只要决策制定者立场坚定,对实施决策者施以压力,取得积极的成果是迟早的事。总之,是靠着中国政府的努力和人民团结一致,在此次控制新冠疫情上中国做的非常棒。
3. 如今的日常生活怎么样?现在还有什么延续的措施吗?
中国还在继续抗击病毒传播,这一点和许多其他国家一样。目前,似乎真正的危险来自海外归国人员。现在中国国内确诊病例已经很少了,但是如果中国停止严厉的措施,很可能会引起新一轮疫情爆发。所以现在几乎所有抵达中国的旅客都会被送到指定的酒店或医院进行14天隔离。
以下为Mr. Arican接受采访时的英文翻译稿:
The news channel contacted different Turkish people from all around the world and asked them about the situation in their countries. Before me, they talked with a person in Canada. After me, the guest was someone from Hungary. They have asked the same questions to everyone.
1. We have heard that China is recovering now. How is the situation there?
Yes, things are getting a lot better these days. Life is back to normal, maybe about 80%. Schools are still closed but shopping centers, supermarkets, many government institutions, metro, and BRT are all functioning properly now. Restaurants started to accept customers and people with green health codes can move in the city freely. I can go to the supermarket for shopping and take long walks when I want to. However, China is a very big country, in terms of both population and area. In Jiangsu, the province I am living in, the number of confirmed cases is less than 1000 and nobody lost life. This is probably why we are in a better condition. In Wuhan, the very center of the pandemic, the recovery is slower but at the same time more visible. Many doctors and nurses are now returning their homes because they are no more needed. The hospitals which were built to contain the spread of the virus are shutting down and life is slowly returning to its normal phase.
2. How did the government respond to the outbreak? China is now mentioned as a model country now in the fight against Coronavirus, what can you say about this? How did China achieve this?
China has a big power, the power of being able to organize people very rapidly. The Communist Party of China has more than 80 million members all over the country. Young, old, man, woman, working in all possible professions. The Party can easily mobilize these members when their help is needed. In a situation like this, speed is everything and hesitation is the biggest enemy. With the power of People’s Party, tough decisions can be taken quickly and implemented without exceptions. The positive outcome appears sooner or later if the decision-makers stand firm and put pressure on those who are responsible for implementing the tough measures. In summary, with the combination of the government’s hard work and people’s faith in solidarity, we can say that China did a great job.
3. How is daily life now? What are the remaining measures?
Like in many other countries, China still continues fighting against the spread of the virus. Right now, it seems the real danger is coming from the people who are returning China after their winter break. The number of confirmed cases originating in China is quite low now but if China gives up on the strict measures, the returning people will cause another outbreak. This is why almost every passenger arriving China these days are being sent to designated hotels or hospitals for 14-days quarantine.
You can watch my part of the video on this link. It is about 7 minutes long. We speak Turkish only: