CNN News: 美北達科他輸油管抗議事件升級

In Central China, more than 20,000 people were stranded at an airport over the weekend. Flights were cancelled or delayed in the city of Chengdu. The reason, an extreme combination of fog and smog. The airport called the conditions the most disruptive in years.

上周末，中國中部，有兩萬多人被困在機場。在成都，很多航班延誤或被取消。而原因是嚴重的霧霾。機場方面表示，這是數(shù)年來，最為糟糕的情況。

The world air quality index is one measurement of pollution levels. When it`s between zero and fifty, air quality is good. Pollution isn`t the problem. In Chengdu, the air quality was recently measured at 280. That puts pollution levels in the index`s very unhealthy category, an emergency level which advises everyone to either limit their outdoor activity or avoided entirely.

世界空氣質(zhì)量指數(shù)是衡量污染水平的一項指標。當值介于0-50時，表示空氣質(zhì)量良好。這反應(yīng)的并不僅僅是污染問題。在成都，這里的空氣指數(shù)為280。這表示，空氣質(zhì)量不健康，應(yīng)減少外出活動或避免外出。

The pollution is the side effect of the major industrial growth seen in some Chinese cities. It`s especially dangerous for people with asthma or respiratory infections.

環(huán)境污染是中國一些城市主要工業(yè)增長所帶來的負面效應(yīng)。同時，對于一些有哮喘和呼吸道感染疾病的人群是非常危險的。

In the U.S. state of North Dakota, today is the deadline for thousands of people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Their main camp is on government land. And last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer said that activists who refuse to leave could be arrested starting Monday. But the government also said it won`t force people to leave and many demonstrators say they`re staying put.

在美國北達科他州，今天是上萬人抗議達科他輸油管期限的最后截止。因為這些抗議人群營地處于政府領(lǐng)域。上周，美國陸軍工程師兵團表示，從周一開始，將逮捕拒絕離開的抗議人群。但是，政府還表示,不會強迫人們離開,許多示威者表示會繼續(xù)留在原地不動。

This is over a controversial pipeline that would connect oil rich areas of North Dakota to Illinois, where oil could then reach additional markets.

這個有爭議的管道將石油資源富裕北達科他和伊利諾斯州相連接，因為在伊利諾斯州石油會有更多的市場。

It`s a $3.7 billion project. Its developer says it will create thousands of jobs, generate millions in tax revenue, and make the U.S. less dependent on foreign oil. But it`s being built near a reservation for Native Americans, and they say the pipeline threatens their environmental and economic well-being.

這是一個37億美元的項目。開發(fā)者表示,該項目將創(chuàng)造數(shù)千個就業(yè)崗位,產(chǎn)生數(shù)百萬美元的稅收收入,并使美國減少對外國石油的依賴。但是該項目靠近美洲印第安人居住地，美洲印第安人表示石油管道威脅他們的生存環(huán)境和經(jīng)濟福祉