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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。
Important steps have been taken to produce COVID-19 vaccines.
负责人已采取生产新冠疫苗的重要举措。
But wide public release is still months away, at best.
但大范围的公开发行最快也要几个月之后。
Complement. The head of the World Health Organization said a vaccine on its own will not end the pandemic.
补充。世界卫生组织总干事表示，疫苗本身并不能终结疫情。
He said, "...a vaccine will complement the other tools we have, not replace them."
他说：“……疫苗将作为我们现有用具的补充，并非要取代它们。”
Tedros said people will need to continue with protections already in place.
谭德塞表示，人们要继续像现在一样做好防护。
To complement means to add something to make it better or perfect.
“补充”意味着添加一些东西，使之更好或变得完美。
Complement is not the same as compliment, which are words of kindness and approval.
“补充”与“称赞”是不同的，后者指表示友好和赞同的话语。
