纽约时报 疫情下的美国 总有人不信邪(4)

Others tried to treat these as normal times, though contrasts were easy to spot.

面对疫情，其他人则试图等闲视之，尽管（两个群体的）对比已经非常明显。

California’s Santa Monica Pier¹ was closed, its amusement park quiet and still, but surfers continued riding waves below it.

加利福尼亚州的圣莫尼卡码头已经关闭，码头的游乐园也是一片寂静，但仍有冲浪爱好者在下面的海域放飞自我。

On Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles’ Fairfax District,

（相比之下）周三下午的洛杉矶费尔法克斯区，

groups of runners dripped sweat on the near empty streets, zooming² past day laborers³.

成群结队的跑步爱好者在空荡荡的街道上汗流浃背，从仍在工作的临时工身边飞驰而过。

At the Erewhon market a mile away, both the middle-aged⁴ and millennials sipped⁵ to-go coffees

一英里外的埃勒霍恩市场也有不少中年人和千禧一代坐在一排排的户外餐桌旁喝着外带咖啡，

and munched⁶ plates of roasted organic carrots and beets⁷ at clusters of outdoor tables.

就着一盘盘烤制的有机胡萝卜和甜菜大快朵颐。

At nearby Pan Pacific Park, basketball players filled a court and CrossFitters heaved kettlebells on the grass.

附近的泛太平洋公园，打篮球的人挤满了球场，草坪上也不乏举壶铃的交叉训练爱好者的身影。

Among the unexpected places to see a virus-induced surge in visitors were some national parks.

不少地方因为新冠疫情游客数量出现了意外的激增，一些国家公园便是如此。

Big Bend National Park, in Texas, had lines of cars a week ago and was “packed” earlier this week,

一周前，德克萨斯州大本德国家公园进园的汽车便已经排起了条条长龙，本周早些时候也仍是“人满为患”的景象，

even as isolation⁸ orders rolled across the country.

尽管当时隔离命令已经下发到了全国各地。

Most national parks waived⁹ entrance fees but closed visitors centers.

大多数国家公园都已免收门票，但关闭了游客中心。

Yosemite National Park was among those to shut down lodging¹⁰, and on Friday afternoon, closed entirely¹¹.

一些公园关闭了园内住宿，优胜美地国家公园便是其中之一，周五下午，该公园已经全园关闭。

Any type of middle-of-nowhere congregation created a new kind of worry —

偏僻场所任何形式的聚集都会引发一种新的担忧：

rural areas with limited medical facilities being overrun with tourists just as the pandemic strikes in full.

大流行全面爆发时，医疗条件有限的偏远地区会挤满游客。

That concern shut down Colorado ski resorts.

这一担忧已经叫停科罗拉多州的多家滑雪场。

Islands in Maine and North Carolina barred visitors.

缅因州和北卡罗来纳州的岛屿也已经停止接待游客。

In Moab, Utah, an area known for rock climbing and mountain biking near Arches National Park,

在犹他州拱门国家公园附近以攀岩和山地自行车闻名的莫阿布地区，

health officials shut down hotels to everyone but local residents or those traveling for work

仅有17张床位的莫阿布地方医院管理层恳求州政府施以援手后，

after executives from the 17-bed Moab Regional Hospital implored¹² the state to help.

卫生官员叫停了（当地）对除当地居民和在当地出差的人员以外的所有人的酒店服务。

That was the concern in Bishop¹³.

这便是毕夏普地区担心的问题。

The Bishop Area Climbers Coalition¹⁴ ultimately asked “climbing friends” to “not travel to Bishop at this time.”

为此，毕夏普地区登山爱好者联盟决定建议“热爱登山的朋友”“近期不要前往毕夏普”。

By Friday, after shops had closed and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California gave a shelter-in-place order, the town was relatively¹⁵ quiet again.

截至周五，各个商店已经相继歇业，加州州长加文·纽瑟姆下令就地隔离，毕夏普才总算恢复了些许的宁静。

1 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

2 zooming   

adj.快速上升的v.（飞机、汽车等）急速移动( zoom的过去分词 )；（价格、费用等）急升，猛涨

参考例句：

• Zooming and panning are navigational tools for exploring 2D and 3D information. 缩放和平移是浏览二维和三维信息的导航工具。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Panning and zooming, especially when paired together, create navigation difficulties for users. 对于用户来说，平移和缩放一起使用时，产生了更多的导航困难。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 laborers   

n.体力劳动者，工人( laborer的名词复数 )；（熟练工人的）辅助工

参考例句：

• Laborers were trained to handle 50-ton compactors and giant cranes. 工人们接受操作五十吨压土机和巨型起重机的训练。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Wage-labour rests exclusively on competition between the laborers. 雇佣劳动完全是建立在工人的自相竞争之上的。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言

4 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

5 sipped   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
• I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句

6 munched   

v.用力咀嚼（某物），大嚼( munch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She munched on an apple. 她在大口啃苹果。
• The rabbit munched on the fresh carrots. 兔子咯吱咯吱地嚼着新鲜胡萝卜。 来自辞典例句

7 beets   

甜菜( beet的名词复数 )； 甜菜根； （因愤怒、难堪或觉得热而）脸红

参考例句：

• Beets are Hank's favorite vegetable. 甜菜根是汉克最爱吃的蔬菜。
• In this enlargement, barley, alfalfa, and sugar beets can be differentiated. 在这张放大的照片上，大麦，苜蓿和甜菜都能被区分开。

8 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

9 waived   

v.宣布放弃( waive的过去式和过去分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）

参考例句：

• He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句

10 lodging   

n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
• Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

11 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

12 implored   

恳求或乞求（某人）( implore的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She implored him to stay. 她恳求他留下。
• She implored him with tears in her eyes to forgive her. 她含泪哀求他原谅她。

13 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

14 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

15 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。