Kim: It ① there aren't many public health professionals in @Japan.
Jake: What's that mean?
Kim: It ② there are researchers, but few doctors and nurses to treat #COVID19 patients.
Jake: Are you sure?
Kim: It's hard to get info.
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日本語訳
キム：日本には公衆衛生の専門家があまりいないようだね。
ジェイク：どういう意味？
キム：研究者はいるけど、新型コロナウイルスの患者を診る医師や看護師は少ないように見える。
ジェイク：確かなの？
キム：情報を得るのが難しいんだ。
空欄①②には seems／looks like から適切な表現を選んでください。
解答・解説
Answers And Explanation① Seems and looks like work here, but looks like is usually or best used for first-hand observations--things you can see now (usually, not always); seems is better for number 1, because it can be used more abstractly (not necessarily about what's in front of one's eyes). But remember, seems and looks like are interchangeable.
② Again, seems and looks like work here, but looks like seems more conclusive, after having examined the facts--as in a conclusion. But once again, the two choices are interchangeable.
原文の解答・解説
①は抽象的な状況の推測なので seems、②は調べたことから結論づける感じなので looks like がより合う、と原文は説明しています。ただしどちらも入れ替えて使えるとも書かれています。医療人材の人数について原文は確証を示していません。原文の会話上の推測として訳しています。