Sing softly and don't shout to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, new research suggests, offering a ray of hope for musicians who have been restricted from performing in public.

新研究指出，轻声歌唱、不喊叫可以降低新冠病毒传播风险，这给那些被限制在公共场合表演的音乐家带来了一丝希望。

Music makers have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with singing, as well as playing of woodwind and brass instruments, deemed to be a potential high risk for spreading the disease – a concern fueled by outbreaks in choirs.

音乐家受疫情打击很严重，因为演唱以及吹奏木管和铜管乐器被视为传播新冠肺炎的潜在高危因素，合唱团暴发的聚集性病例加剧了这一担忧。

But the research offers hope to performers keen to get back on stage as soon as possible.

但是这项研究为那些想尽快回到舞台的表演者带来了希望。

"It is not about the vocalization – whether it's singing or speaking – it is about the volume," said Jonathan Reid, a professor of physical chemistry at the University of Bristol and a co-author of the research. "Just by singing a little bit more softly you really reduce the risk. The volume of the activity is the main factor in governing the aerosol mass that is generated," Reid said.

该研究的合著者、布里斯托大学物理化学系教授乔纳森•里德说："病毒传播风险与发声方式无关，无论是唱歌还是说话，而是与音量有关。唱歌时稍微轻柔一些就能降低传播风险。音量才是决定产生的气溶胶总量的主要因素。"

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