最近，一位在英國的中國留學生成了當?shù)氐?ldquo;網(wǎng)紅”人物。
他以繪制圖表的方式，讓不少英國民眾和網(wǎng)友更直觀地了解了英國疫情的變化。
A Chinese law student in the UK has been voluntarily creating graphs and charts and posting them on Twitter to help local residents and netizens better understand the spread of COVID-19.
26歲的吳芃，在英國利茲大學學習國際企業(yè)法。
3月5日，他根據(jù)英國衛(wèi)生和社會保健部（DHSC）提供的數(shù)據(jù)，制作了第一份圖表。
Wu Peng, a 26-year-old international corporate law student at Leeds University, made his first chart on March 5 using the daily COVID-19 update from the British Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
當天DHSC在官推上說，5日的數(shù)據(jù)將會在下午晚些時候公布。他們正在努力提供最新消息，一有結(jié)果會馬上推送。吳芃則在下面回復：英國方面為什么不使用大數(shù)據(jù)技術(shù)，實時跟進信息呢？
而在DHSC公布了5日數(shù)據(jù)后，吳芃的繪圖也來了。他在推特中寫道，自己自愿做數(shù)據(jù)更新匯總，制作實時圖表幫助大家更好了解病例增長趨勢。
從那之后，他每天依照官方數(shù)據(jù)在推特上繪圖，跟進疫情進展。
Since then, he has created daily charts using data from official sources to keep his Twitter followers up to date on the pandemic.
吳芃的每日更新相當及時，而且發(fā)布在DHSC每日情況介紹的評論區(qū)中，網(wǎng)友只需一眼就能看清疫情變化的曲線。
Each day, Wu quickly updates the chart, which allows viewers to see the growth curve of the virus at a glance, as soon as the DHSC announces the daily numbers on Twitter.
上周開始，吳芃制作了更詳細的版本，包括確診病例數(shù)量和死亡人數(shù)等。同時，他還分享英國政府和衛(wèi)生部門的最新消息，為數(shù)據(jù)參考提供更多渠道。
Since last week, Wu has started to tweet one more chart showing a comparative trend in confirmed cases and fatalities in the country. In addition, he shares the latest information from the government and health authorities to offer more channels for further reference.
吳芃的努力，有效的提升了當?shù)孛癖妼σ咔榈闹匾暢潭?。他的推特粉絲已超過1萬人。大家認為他的圖表很有用，希望他堅持下去，做得再詳細些。中外網(wǎng)友也紛紛稱贊他的及時反應。
His job proved to be an effective appeal to local residents for their attention to the virus. Wu has gained over 10,000 followers on Twitter so far. People see the charts as useful, and are requesting more. His quick response has earned him many compliments from netizens in both the UK and China.
吳芃在NHSC推文下的回復基本上都牢牢占據(jù)在 “最高贊”的地位，比如25日的兩張圖表，分別就有700+和300+的點贊。
網(wǎng)友們的留言則是這個畫風：
“你就是這次疫情中出現(xiàn)的最美好的事物”
“已經(jīng)做出來了，他太厲害了”
“好吧，但是我確定我們都認為吳芃最棒”
“你從不讓人失望”
“謝謝你，吳芃”
一個學法律的留學生，就這樣在DHSC的評論區(qū)成了“網(wǎng)紅”，英國當?shù)氐拿襟w很快就找到吳芃做了采訪。
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當記者問到3月5日第一份圖表出爐情況時，吳芃表示當時只有115個病例，但是英國政府并沒有采取太多措施，這也意味著病例數(shù)量可能會更多。
Wu Peng said: “At that time, the total was 115 cases and I knew that because at that time the Government wasn’t taking much action it definitely meant the real number would be higher.”
當時他給出的預測在日后被證明是部分準確的：“直到采取有效的措施之前，每三天左右，病例數(shù)量會翻倍。”
At the time, when asked what his prediction for the coming days was, he warned with what has proved to be some accuracy: “Every three days or so, the number doubles until something effective is done.”
吳芃表示自己的動機也很簡單：“每天根據(jù)英國政府的公開數(shù)據(jù)定時繪圖，每個人可以更清晰地了解疫情趨勢。每天堅持做這件事，實際上也是鼓勵大家持續(xù)關(guān)注疫情。”
Wu Peng’s intention was simple. “What I do every day is to draw a chart based on publicly available government data in a timely manner so that everyone can understand the growth trend more clearly,” he explained. “Insisting on doing this every day actually encourages everyone to continue to pay attention to the epidemic.”
這篇報道還提到，3月9日，吳芃就在推特上表示：“希望英國政府通過法律采取某些強制措施，因為毫無疑問隔離是最有效的方法。“
On March 9, Wu Peng tweeted: “Please enact some mandatory measures by way of legislation, there is no doubt that isolation is the most effective method.”
同樣，吳芃在采訪中看到英國和中國兩國在防疫措施上的不同，也注意到周圍人群對疫情不夠重視。
“不同的國家，特別是中國的經(jīng)濟和社會背景不同，所以英國很難直接采取中國的做法。英國首相曾表示希望人們保持社交距離，就在我居住的利茲，到了周末你還是能看到很多人在一起聊天，很多人去公園。如果你不能和感染者保持社交距離，那就相當危險了。”
"Different countries and especially China have a different economic and social background so it is very hard for the UK to take action like China did. The Prime Minister said he wished people would follow social distancing but at the weekend you saw many people out chatting with each other and many people went to the park near where I live in Leeds. If you don’t keep at a safe distance from someone who is infected, it is quite dangerous.”
“我不能給出預測。我只知道中國在8周時間內(nèi)采取了嚴格的措施，而首相說英國現(xiàn)在的情況可能需要12周的時間。”
"I can’t make any prediction. I only know that in China they had eight weeks of very strict action and the Prime Minister has said here we will maybe be 12 weeks in this situation."
吳芃的堅持，也讓他在微博上成為熱搜話題，網(wǎng)友給他加油，也希望他在異國他鄉(xiāng)平安健康。
隨著新冠肺炎疫情在英國日趨嚴峻，英國高校停課，一些國際留學生選擇暫時回國。而吳芃選擇留在英國。他說，中國駐英國使領(lǐng)館近日給在英中國留學生發(fā)放近20萬個防疫“健康包（health kits）”，而在國內(nèi)的家人也提供了很多實用信息和建議，“這些都有利于我們做好防護，保護自己”。
吳芃說，他會堅持每天更新表格，直到疫情趨勢扭轉(zhuǎn)。
“I will continue to do the updates every day until the tide turns,” Wu said.
綜合來源：新華社，中國日報微信公眾號，環(huán)球時報英文版網(wǎng)站，澎湃新聞，CGTN，Yorkshire Post
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