美国有线新闻 CNN 疫情肆虐的美国又遭40场龙卷风袭击（在线收听）

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Forty tornadoes, that's at least how many were reported from the weekend through Monday, and that's where we begin today's edition of CNN 10. I'm Carl Azuz. This all started on Saturday when a storm system hit Texas and then began driving east.

CNN10分钟新闻主持人卡尔·阿祖兹：40场龙卷风，周末至周一至少有40场龙卷风被报告，这是今天CNN10分钟新闻的首则消息。我是卡尔·阿祖兹。这一切始于周六，当时一个风暴系统袭击了得克萨斯州，随后向东移动。

According to the weather channel, every state from Texas to the Mid- Atlantic was affected. The storms spawned dozens of tornadoes, knocked down trees, cut off electricity for hundreds of thousands and killed at least 18 people. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed.

根据天气预报，得州到中大西洋地区之间的所有州都受到了影响。风暴引发了数十场龙卷风，并致树木倒塌、数十万人断电、至少18人死亡。还有数百座建筑物被毁。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We heard the rumble. And we started looking and we saw the tornado. We could tell it was going to be about a mile or so south of us. But you could hear it and we know that it was going to be bad.

身份不明的女性：我们听到了隆隆的声音。然后我们开始寻找，我们看到了龙卷风。我们可以判断出龙卷风在我们南边约一英里处。但我们能听到声音，而且我们知道情况会变得更糟。

AZUZ: And the system was still threatening Americans when we produced this show. It was moving northeast toward Virginia and even threatening New York with strong winds and heavy rain. 39 million people in 11 states faced the possibility of severe weather on Monday.

阿祖兹：在我们制作本期节目时，风暴系统仍对美国公民构成威胁。风暴正在向东北方向移动，逼近弗吉尼亚州的同时，甚至携带着狂风暴雨威胁纽约。11个州的3900万民众可能在周一面临恶劣天气。

It was an emergency on top of an emergency. It brought new challenges to state governments, which were trying to find a balance between keeping people safe from the storms and keeping people safe from coronavirus.

这是在紧急情况之上叠加紧急情况。这为各州政府带来了新的挑战，他们正努力在保护民众免遭风暴袭击和确保民众免受病毒侵袭之间寻找平衡。

As severe weather approached Mississippi, government officials said finding shelter was more important than social distancing. They said if people went to a public shelter they should keep their noses and mouths covered.

随着密西西比州即将迎来恶劣天气，政府官员表示，寻找庇护所远比社交距离要重要。他们表示，如果人们前往公共庇护所，他们应该遮住鼻子和嘴巴。

Louisiana's governor asked some hotels to provide rooms for people who lost their homes so they wouldn't have to risk catching coronavirus at a public shelter. Hot lines were setup to help them find a place to stay and states of emergency have been declared to speed up help to those who need it.

路易斯安那州州长要求部分酒店为失去家园的民众提供房间，这样他们就不必面临在公共庇护所感染冠状病毒的风险。有关部门已开通热线，帮助受灾民众寻找住处，同时，政府已宣布紧急状态，加快向有需要者提供帮助。