2020 08 22
作者 Article by: Terence Kim
疫中情: 一個孩子對新冠疫症的看法
金卓年 （盧頌欣譯）
以前，我在學校裏有很多時間跟我的朋友一起。然後，它發生了。新冠疫症上了新聞。店鋪和好玩的地方都關門，連學校都不開了。多半時間，我被困在家裏，只是有時去附近的公園散步一下。如果我能在公園玩，那多好呢。疫症開始的時候，我哭了，不過我很快就沒事。我依然能見我的朋友，縱然是只在網上見。當我習慣了疫情的生活和網上學習的規律後，我就不覺得很困難。我每天只是坐在椅子上用Zoom 上課，很容易。雖然我不能和我的朋友們玩，但我每天都和哥哥玩。
然後突然間，學期完了，我也沒什麽事情做。我只是坐在椅子上玩電腦遊戲、寫程式、作曲，和寫電郵給我的親戚。爸媽工作的時候，媽媽分配一些數學、語文、和樂理練習給我做。在6月24日，密市終於可以進入重新開放的第二階段！我們終於可以在餐館的庭院進餐，也可以去一些好玩的地方。我們可以放鬆一點了。7月31日，密市進入第三個階段，我們終於可以在餐館裏面吃飯了！因著每個人的努力，減少病毒的傳播，新冠疫症終於開始離開安省了。
我們待在家裏的一段時間對我來說是其實有點刺激：我不但和媽媽試煮、試食新的菜式（很好吃），我也學會怎樣整理媽媽買回家的大堆貨物。我們一起相處的時間多了。我們可以一起談天、踢足球、打乒乓、玩棋盤遊戲、玩飛碟等。對我來説，新冠疫症是一個學習機會，不是一個危機，因爲我們學習了很多。我學會了保持手部清潔的重要性，怎樣用Zoom和一些網上溝通的應用程式。
我回校時，我會很高興再見到我的朋友們：不止是在Zoom上見，而是真的見到。我真希望明年新冠疫症會完全消失。
Love in Pandemic: A Child's Perspective to COVID-19
By Terence Kim
I used to spend a lot of time with my friends at school. Then, it happened. COVID-19 made it into the news. Businesses and fun places started shutting down, schools were also closing down. Most of the time, I was trapped inside the house except for short walks in the park. It would have been nicer if I could play in the park. At first, I cried, but I was able to overcome the sadness very soon. I was still able to see my friends, even though it was just online. Once I got used to the pandemic and the online learning routine, it was not too hard from then on. I just sat in a chair and used Zoom for online classes every weekday. Pretty easy. Even though I did not get to play with my friends, I had fun with my big brother every day.
Then suddenly, the school term was over. Now, there was not much to do. I was just sitting in chairs, playing games on the computer, coding, making music, and connecting with relatives on email. My mom also assigned me some math, language, and music theory practices while she and my dad worked. On June 24th, Mississauga finally moved on to stage 2! We could finally eat on restaurant patios, and go to more fun places. We could enjoy some relaxation now. Stage 3 came on July 31st, and we could finally eat inside restaurants! COVID-19 was going away because everyone did their part to decrease its spread in Ontario.
The time we dwelled at home has been an adventure for me, trying out new recipes with my mom and eating it (totally yummy) and learning to sort out huge piles of groceries. We had more time together. We got to chat more, and played soccer, ping pong, board games, and frisbee more. COVID-19 to me was like a learning situation, not a crisis, because we got to learn a lot more, like the importance of having clean hands, using masks, using Zoom, and more chat messaging apps.
When I get back to school, I will be happy to see my friends, not just on Zoom, but also in reality. And I hope next year, COVID-19 will be completely gone.