During these days of brilliant au-tumn sunshine and mild breezes, many people still recall the battle with SARS that began in the fall of last year. That struggle provided a vivid lesson in the formidable might of disease to a public that had been long negligent about preventive measures.
在秋陽高照、風和日麗的日子裡，許多人猶記得去年秋冬掀起的一場 SARS 戰役，讓長久以來疏於防範的民眾，深切感受到疫病的強大威力。