美国新冠疫情日记 12/31/2020

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庚子鼠年带来全球灾难，我们总算就要送走令人失望痛心悲慟的2020年。

今年元月二十六日当我们在美南新闻广场前结束了第二十三届农历新年游园会之后， 这场人类歷史上近百年来的新冠病毒开始从中国大陆席捲全球，在美利坚共和国的大地上 黑人佛罗拉在白人膝下的哀嚎和我无法呼吸的求救声震撼了全世界， 全球主要大城市以群集示威支援美国警察的暴行， 全美各地之群眾大会部分也成為歹徒们抢刧縦火的失控场面 ，川普总统準备用军队镇压， 但遭国防部长拒绝， 川普指控这些极左派的暴徒都是民主党縦容他们， 并有人主张大减警察局预算， 在西雅图市中心， 更有人划地為营 ，成立自治区。

在全国治安败坏民心动盪之时刻，美国总统大选正式如火如荼的推进中， 民主党拜登和川普之政见可谓南辕北辙 ，民主党高呼伸张民权 ，救济平民， 共和党要治安第一， 法律至上， 双方在五十州开始政治廝杀。

新冠疫情之魔手伸进到社区每一角落， 情势愈来愈险恶， 每天各大媒体及社群新闻铺天盖地為候选人吹捧， 强势的川普总统不顾疫情之蔓延， 以空军一号专机為背景在全国各地开群眾大会， 也在白宫大法官提名大会上不戴口罩 ，不幸的是，川普夫妇及二十位白宫高官都确诊了，总统进了医院， 戯剧性的他很快痊癒出院，还在医院前的大路上向支持者挥手致意， 这位意志顽强的世界上最有权力的政治人物 ，继续在全国各地奔波希望保住白宫宝座， 不幸的是他在十一月三日的大选中败北了， 不过他至今还不愿认输 ，他始终认為民主党在做票 ，这埸美国有史以来的政治大戯终会落幕。

我们送走了恐怖噁心悲伤的一年 ，不论疫情发展如何 ，和病毒之战争不会休止， 我们最终还是会胜利的。

New Hope For The New Year

It was the most horrible year for all of us. Finally, it will be gone. Too many sad stories were brought to our community.

Earlier this year, on January 26, we were celebrating the Lunar New Year Festival in front of our building. Suddenly the COVID-19 virus arrived in our community.

In the land of America, George Floyd, a Houston native, was arrested on May 25. Video taken by a passerby showed a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on his neck while he was being pinned to the ground. After the video of Floyd’s arrest was shared widely on social media, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Minneapolis and vandalized police cars and a police station was set on fire.

                                                                                                                                              Protests then spread to other cities. President Trump blamed the violence on a lack of leadership in Minneapolis and threatened to send in the National Guard. Ten of thousands of protesters once again took to the streets. One of the largest protests was in Floyd’s hometown of Houston.

In the middle of the social unrest, another political contest was taken on the road. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Trump were fighting in every corner of the land. Then suddenly the president was confirmed with COVID-19 and was sent to the hospital. The whole world was watching, but after a few days, President Trump got well and restarted his campaign all over the nation. Finally, Election Day came and Joe Biden was declared the winner. But up until now, President Trump has refused to admit that he was the loser.

The year of 2020 has been a year of tragedy for most of us. A lot sad things have happened right in our own community. Now, finally, the rescuer vaccine is arriving. We all hope this is the light at the end of the tunnel. We all hope the year of 2021 will be a prosperous and happy one for all.