比赛规则：

1. 将发布的英文原文译为中文，扫描文末二维码提交译文。

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4. 2020年3月2日24点截止参赛，周末公布编辑部筛选出的优秀译文接受读者投票。

5. 点评专家将结合读者投票选出本期擂台的优胜译文，在微信公众号公布结果。

6. 优胜者将获得《英语世界》2020年第2期电子刊一份。

7. 比赛未尽事宜概以本刊最终解释为准。

比赛原文：

The Evolving Virus

Viruses are often confused with bacteria, but they are different – much smaller and more difficult to treat. They “live” inside of our cells though, really, viruses aren’t living or dead. Each tiny virus holds instructions for how and when to create new viruses. They need a host to replicate. Once they get inside one of our cells, they hijack or mislead the system and tell the cell to start making more viruses to dreadful conditions or even death. The virus will attach itself to the outside of a cell and inject the information into the cell. Our cells protect these viruses from attack once the virus enters the cell. That’s why viruses are difficult to treat. The body can fight many viruses on its own, but not always. The deadly COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has so far been poorly understood by the scientific community since it is still evolving into something much worse and difficult to treat.