【原文】 COVID-19 is an acute respiratory syndrome which is related to deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS）and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome（MERS）and characterized by flu-like symptoms that include fever, cough and can be transmitted from animal to human. 【参考译文】 COVID-19（新冠肺炎）是一种与致命的严重急性呼吸综合征（非典）和中东呼吸综合征（MERS）有关的急性呼吸综合征，其特征是类似流感的症状，包括发烧、咳嗽且可从动物传播给人。 【难点分析】 在翻译时，鉴于“an acute respiratory syndrome”的后置定语“which is related to deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS）and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome（MERS）and characterized by flu-like symptoms that include fever, cough and can be transmitted from animal to human”较长，故可分别从“and characterized…”和“that include…”处拆开来进行翻译。
