密歇根新闻广播 奥克兰县居民休息后争水

 

Near 14 Mile and Drake, a green pool of water covers half the road at the site of the 50-year-old water main that broke Monday night, leaving more than 300,000 people without drinking water.

Water is furiously gushing¹ out of two temporary hoses on either side of the road, directing the water away from where crews will need to work.

This break is not an easy fix, and residents are likely to be without drinking water for days.

Cindy Yates went to her local Kroger to get bottled water, only to find they ran out early this morning. Yates is one of the not-so-lucky ones. Most people still have water coming out of the tap, which they can use after they boil it. She and about 50,000 others have no water pressure at their houses at all.

"And not to have any water at all is very inconvenient," says Yates. "You can't flush the toilet, you can't wash your face, you can't shower. We don't even have water to boil."

She says the dog at home is already pretty thirsty, so she's driving off to the next store.

"Probably into Wayne County," she muses², "across 8 Mile. They've probably got the same situation (of being sold out of water), but we'll have to keep looking around until we can find some."

Water isn't the only thing that will be hard to find. For those with no water at home at all, finding a hot meal will mean a longer drive than usual. The boil water advisory³ means most restaurants in the affected⁴ communities have closed.

Byiu Lee is the owner of a China King in a Novi shopping mall strip that's trying to keep its doors open.

Lee has just finished assuring an Oakland County health inspector⁵ that she knows how to keep the food safe. The restaurant is boiling all the water in humongous woks⁶ before using it.

"We have to, we must boil the water," Lee says. "After it cools down, then it will be safe."

Novi in particular seems well prepared for the emergency. The city began distributing bottled water at fire stations the morning after the water main broke, using a corps⁷ of volunteers who've gone through the federal Community Emergency Response Team program, which trains volunteers in basic disaster response skills.

"It's every day, you can come," a CERT volunteer tells a resident at Novi Firestation No. 2. "It's four bottles per person, every day."

The comparison to Flint is unavoidable for a West Bloomfield resident, Jodi Friedman, who texted a message to Michigan Radio:

"We are so lucky and privileged to have clean sanitary⁸ water most of the time," says Friedman, "And this is a reminder⁹ of that. Rather than be upset, I'm thankful to buy a few bottles of water until it passes. Flint wasn't that lucky."

A statement from the Great Lakes Water Authority says a replacement¹⁰ piece of pipe is expected to be installed by Wednesday night. Two rounds of water testing will have to be performed. That puts the earliest estimate for lifting the boil water advisory at late Friday evening.

1 gushing   

adj.迸出的；涌出的；喷出的；过分热情的v.喷，涌( gush的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话

参考例句：

• blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血
• The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 muses   

v.沉思，冥想( muse的第三人称单数 )；沉思自语说（某事）

参考例句：

• We have listened too long to the courtly muses of Europe. 欧洲那种御用的诗才，我们已经听够了。 来自辞典例句
• Shiki muses that this is, at least, probably the right atmosphere. 志贵觉得这至少是正确的气氛。 来自互联网

3 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

6 woks   

n.锅，炒菜锅( wok的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He woks on the even surface. 他在平滑的表面上工作。 来自互联网
• Inverter loop PID controller woks not very well if PID controller parameters are not designed well. 分析表明如果设计方法欠佳，PID控制器不能发挥优良调节能力，使逆变器单环控制系统性能不很理想。 来自互联网

7 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

8 sanitary   

adj.卫生方面的，卫生的，清洁的，卫生的

参考例句：

• It's not sanitary to let flies come near food.让苍蝇接近食物是不卫生的。
• The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。

9 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

10 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。