SARS is a serious illness caused by a virus. It attacks the lungs, so breathing becomes hard, and it can kill people if they do not get help fast.

SARS is SARS是 a serious illness一種嚴重的疾病 caused by a virus是病毒引起的 It attacks the lungs它會攻擊肺部 so breathing becomes hard導致呼吸變得困難 and it can kill people嚴重時會致命 if they do not get help fast如果沒有及時得到治療的話

The letters stand for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: a sudden, bad lung sickness.

The letters stand for這幾個字母代表 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome「嚴重急性呼吸道症候群」 a sudden, bad lung sickness也就是一種突然發作、很嚴重的肺部疾病

It spread around the world in 2002–2003, and Taiwan remembers that year well.

It spread around the world它在全世界蔓延開來 in 2002–2003在2002到2003年間 and Taiwan remembers that year well而台灣對那一年印象很深刻

In everyday English, people say the letters S-A-R-S, not the long doctor name. It is news-and-hospital language, not a word for an ordinary cold.

In everyday English在日常英文裡 people say the letters大家會唸這幾個字母 S-A-R-SS-A-R-S not the long doctor name而不是唸那個很長的醫學名稱 It is news-and-hospital language它是新聞和醫院用的用語 not a word for an ordinary cold不是用來說一般感冒的字

Later illnesses were compared to it; though actually, COVID-19 is not the same disease, even if both can make it hard to breathe. When English speakers say “a SARS outbreak,” they mean this named illness.

Later illnesses were compared to it後來有些疾病被拿來跟它比較 though actually不過其實 COVID-19 is not the same diseaseCOVID-19並不是同一種病 even if both can make it hard to breathe即使兩者都會讓人呼吸困難 When English speakers say當英文使用者說 "a SARS outbreak,"「a SARS outbreak（SARS疫情爆發）」 they mean他們指的是 this named illness就是這個特定的疾病