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JUDY WOODRUFF: Record wildfires are still marching across vast swathes of California tonight and claiming new victims. Fourteen fire crew members were injured today, with three of them hospitalized. The fires have also destroyed scores of homes and other buildings and left hundreds of people to be rescued. Stephanie Sy has our report.
STEPHANIE SY: The glow of destructive flames is consuming many parts of the Golden State. A record-breaking two million-plus acres have burned, and the fire season is barely under way, proof of climate change, said Governor Gavin Newsom today.
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA): But I quite literally have no patience for climate change deniers. It simply follows…completely inconsistent, that point of view, with the reality on the ground.
STEPHANIE SY: The wildfires are sparing no corner of California, with some 20 fire conglomerates blazing. Several of those are almost completely uncontained. In Fresno County, the Creek Fire exploded over the weekend in the Sierra Nevada mountains, destroying many homes and trapping campers who had descended on the area for the Labor Day weekend. People were rescued in tough conditions by helicopters dispatched by the Navy and California National Guard. Officials monitoring the massive Bobcat Fire near Los Angeles are warning of possible evacuations and urging non-residents to stay away.
CHRIS MARKS, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: We do ask the public, if you don't live in the area, please stay out of the area. If you live along the foothills, in the potentially affected areas, you have time now. Please make preparations for what you want to take with you if you do need to evacuate.
STEPHANIE SY: The wildfires are ignited by both natural forces and human activity. The El Dorado fire system is believed to have sparked when a family used pyrotechnics for a baby's gender reveal party. Linda Corchran and her husband, who were forced to flee in their motor home, are angered by the negligence.
LINDA CORCHRAN, Evacuee: I am upset that people are stupid. I am angry, but not surprised.
STEPHANIE SY: For firefighters on the front lines there, the fight is taking a toll.
MAN: Three hours of sleep yesterday. It was a good fight last night.
STEPHANIE SY: To prevent more fire ignitions, Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's largest power provider, says it's had to cut electricity to tens of thousands of customers in 22 counties. The record-breaking fires, under record-breaking temperatures, are adding stress to communities coping with the pandemic.
ELOISA SMITH, California: I get it. I wear the mask, obviously, for the COVID. But then it does help out with the fact that there are ashes everywhere. As you can see, there's ash all over my car. So, you just got to deal with it.
STEPHANIE SY: Multiple crises colliding in California, the most populous state in the country. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Stephanie Sy.
重点解析
1.record-breaking 破纪录的
Last year, more than a hundred people were killed in bush fires in Australia, following drought and record-breaking heat.
去年，在干旱和创纪录的高温之后，澳大利亚灌木林起火，造成一百多人死亡。
2.warn of 警告某人某事
The full report, due to be published by December, is expected to warn of an environmental catastrophe.
定于12月份发布的完整报告，被看做是一场环境灾难的警告。
3.be forced to do 被迫做
Nothing may be prevented which is not forbidden by law, and no one may be forced to do anything not provided for by law.
凡未经法律禁止的行为即不得受到妨碍，而且任何人都不得被迫从事法律所未规定的行为。
4.cope with 处理，应付
We have taken on extra staff to cope with the increased workload.
我们已经额外雇用员工来应付增加了的工作量。
5.take a toll 造成损失
That could be because working long hours can take a toll on your team-members' health.
这可能是因为工作时间过长对团队成员的身体健康构成了损害。
参考译文
朱迪·伍德乐夫：今晚，创纪录的野火仍在肆虐加州大片地区，并造成新的受害者。今天有14名消防队员受伤，其中3人住院治疗。大火还烧毁了数十座房屋和其他建筑物，数百人需要救援。斯蒂芬妮·西为我们报道。
斯蒂芬妮·西：破坏性的大火吞噬了这一黄金州的许多地区。州长加文·纽森今日表示有超过200万英亩的土地已被烧毁，这是气候变化的证据，而火灾季节才刚刚开始。
州长加文·纽森(加州民主党人)：我对否认气候变化的人真的没有耐心，这种观点完全不符合实际情况。
斯蒂芬妮·西：大火肆虐了加州的每一个角落，大约有20个大型火团正在熊熊燃烧，其中一些几乎完全不受控制。在弗雷斯诺县，内华达山脉的克里克山火于周末发生爆炸，摧毁了许多房屋，困住了在劳动节周末来到这里的露营者。人们被海军和加州国民警卫队派出的直升机在恶劣的条件下被救出。监督洛杉矶附近山猫火的官员发出了有可能进行疏散的警告，并敦促非居民远离这里。
克里斯·马克斯，洛杉矶县治安官：我们要求公众，如果你不住在这个地区，那么请远离这里。如果你住在山麓，在潜在的受影响地区，那么你现在还有时间。如果确实需要疏散，请准备好随身携带的物品。
斯蒂芬妮·西：野火是由自然力量和人类活动引起的。人们相信埃尔多拉多的消防系统是一个家庭在为婴儿举行性别揭秘派对时点燃的。琳达·科克伦和她的丈夫被迫坐着房车逃离，他们对这种疏忽感到愤怒。
撤离者琳达·柯克兰：我为人们的愚蠢感到难过，我很生气，但并不惊讶。
斯蒂芬妮·西：这场与大火之间的战斗给在一线的消防员造成了损失。
男子：我昨天只睡了三个小时，昨晚和野火的一战打得很好。
斯蒂芬妮·西：为了防止更多火灾发生，该州最大的电力供应商太平洋燃气电力公司表示，他们不得不切断22个县数万名用户的电力供应。破纪录的火灾，破纪录的气温，增加了社区应对流行病的压力。
爱洛伊莎·史密斯，加利福尼亚：我明白了，我戴着口罩显然是为了防新冠，但它确实帮我解决了到处都是灰烬这个问题，正如你所看到的，我的车里到处都是灰烬，但你必须面对它。
斯蒂芬妮·西：加州是美国人口最多的州，如今多重危机交织在一起。这里是PBS新闻一小时，我是斯蒂芬妮·西。
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