加拿大山火形势严峻，国内最大油田恐被引爆

　　爱语导读:加拿大山火形势愈演愈烈，成千上万人口因此撤离。因事发地点位于加拿大产油区中心，外界担忧严峻的火势将引爆油田。

　　The police-escorted convoy of 1,500 vehicles was due to pass by the southern part of the city but was stopped for an hour.

　　由警车护送的1500辆疏散车辆本来预计将通过城市南部，但是被严峻的火势阻挡了1个小时。

　　Parts of the city in the province of Alberta have been destroyed after a huge wildfire struck earlier this week.

　　本周早些时候，加拿大阿尔伯塔省突发规模巨大的山火，而目前该省的部分城市已经被火灾毁坏了。

　　Officials had said it would take four days to move all the evacuees.

　　有官员表示需要耗费4天时间来撤离该地区所有居民。

　　"We stopped due to heavy smoke," said Sgt Jack Poitras of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "You get flames of 100, 200ft up in the air on both sides of the road so it’s not safe."

　　加拿大皇家骑警杰克·帕特阿斯警官说：“浓烟堵住了我们的去路，道路两头都在熊熊燃烧，火焰蹿起1、200英尺高，因此两边都是不安全的。”

　　

　　Tens of thousands of people have already left Fort McMurray, as some predictions are that the fire could double in size by the end of Saturday.

　　已经有成千上万的人离开了麦克默里堡，因为有预测说到本周六结束的时候，火势控制面积还将扩大一倍。

　　The city is in the heart of Canada’s oil producing country and there are fears that an oil field could explode.

　　这座城市位于加拿大产油区的中心地带，人们担心严重的山火可能会引爆油田。

　　In a statement released on Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called upon Canadians to donate to charities assisting relief efforts.

　　在本周五下午的一份声明中，加拿大总理特鲁多呼吁加拿大人向慈善机构捐款，以协助援助工作。

　　"I would once again like to thank the many first responders who are working tirelessly, day and night, to fight this fire," Mr Trudeau said.

　　特鲁多说道：“我要再次感谢那些在这场火灾中最先反应过来的人们，他们不知疲倦、夜以继日地投入到灭火工作中。”

　　"To those who have lost so much: we are resilient, we are Canadians, and we will make it through this difficult time, together."

　　“致那些在这场灾难中失去了很多的人：我们会恢复过来的，我们是加拿大人，我们会度过这段困难时期，患难与共。”

　　Weather forecasters predict a 40% chance of rain this coming Sunday, which may help to slow the fire’s spread.

　　天气预报预测本周日有40%的几率降雨，这将可能有助于阻止火灾灾情蔓延。

　　More than 1,000 fire fighters and 150 helicopters, 295 pieces of heavy equipment and 27 aircraft tankers have been deployed, according to the Canadian government.

　　据加拿大政府的消息，有超过1000名消防员、150架直升机、295架重型装备和27架加油飞机已经被部署到了灭火工作中。

　　

　　Workers and equipment are being brought to the area from all across Canada. Officials say that if more resources are required they may request assistance from the United States.

　　加拿大从全国各地调配工作人员和装备到事发地区。有政府官员表示，如果必须要更多的资源才能灭火的话，他们将向美国寻求协助。

　　But Chad Morrison, Alberta’s manager of wildfire prevention, said that what they really need is rain.

　　但是阿尔伯塔省野火预防管理部门的乍得·莫里森说他们真正需要的是一场降雨。

　　"We have not seen rain in this area for the last two months of significance," Mr Morrison said.

　　莫里森说：“这个地方已经两个月没有下雨了。”

　　Without rainfall, officials predict that it could be "weeks and weeks" before the fire is completely out.

　　有官员预测，如果没有降雨的话，要把这场火灾完全扑灭需要“数周的时间”。

　　Alberta has the third highest reserves of oil in the world, after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

　　阿尔伯塔省拥有全世界第三大石油储量，仅次于沙特和委内瑞拉。

　　Market watchers estimate that up to a third of Canada’s oil sands output has been taken offline due to the fire.

　　有市场观察人士估计，因为这场火灾，加拿大减少了三分之一的油砂产量。

　　The fire now covers an area larger than New York City.

　　目前，这场火灾控制的区域已经超过了纽约市的面积。

　　来源:BBC

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