本周，一場史無前例的暴風雪席卷了美國多地，據(jù)外媒報道，極寒天氣已造成至少37人死亡，大部分來自得克薩斯州。

At least 37 people have died because of weather-related fatalities since Thursday, the majority in Texas.
自18日以來，極寒天氣已造成至少37人死亡，其中大部分來自得克薩斯州。

受災(zāi)嚴重的得州大面積斷水斷電，當?shù)貢r間18日，得州的電力短缺有所緩解，但仍有大量民眾在嚴寒天氣中苦苦等待水電和暖氣供應(yīng)的恢復(fù)。

Hundreds of thousands in the state remained without power on Thursday, trying their best to stay warm and dry as burst pipes flood homes. Millions who got their lights back on were also dealing with water and other issues.
18日，該州仍有數(shù)十萬人斷電，水管爆裂淹沒了房屋，人們只能盡力保持溫暖和干燥。數(shù)百萬供電恢復(fù)的人也在處理水和其他問題。

極端低溫造成部分地區(qū)水管斷裂，居民自來水供應(yīng)中斷。不少居民家中漏水嚴重，屋內(nèi)仿佛在下雨。

惡劣天氣也使得州的飲用水系統(tǒng)受損，當局發(fā)布通知，提醒習慣了喝直飲水的美國人，現(xiàn)在水龍頭里的水要完全燒開，才能安全飲用。

據(jù)官方數(shù)據(jù)，目前有1300萬得州居民無法喝到干凈的直飲水，因而被通知要燒水喝。

Texans were under notice to boil tap water before drinking it after days of record low temperatures damaged infrastructure, caused blackouts and froze water pipes.
由于連日來的極寒天氣損壞了基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，導(dǎo)致斷電和水管凍結(jié)，得州居民收到通知自來水要燒開了才能喝。

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised that all water planned for consumption - even if filtered - must be boiled as it may be contaminated.
美國疾控中心建議所有原本可以飲用的水，即便經(jīng)過過濾，也必須燒開后喝，因為水質(zhì)有可能已被污染。

While power has been restored to millions in Texas, nearly half of residents, 13 million, don't have access to clean, running water.
雖然數(shù)百萬居民家里已經(jīng)恢復(fù)供電，但仍有近半居民——1300萬人——無法獲得干凈的直飲水。

許多接到通知的得州人感到很無奈，沒電怎么燒水？

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said on MSNBC that the majority of her community, which includes Houston, is under a water boil notice, "but they don't have power to boil the water."
得州哈里斯縣法官麗娜·伊達爾戈對MSNBC表示，該縣包括休斯頓在內(nèi)的大部分地區(qū)都收到了燒水通知，“但是他們沒有電來燒水?！?/p>

不過，政府也建議沒有電的居民盡量喝瓶裝水。

The mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, urged those without power - and unable to boil tap water - to try to access bottled water wherever possible.
休斯頓市長希爾維特斯·特納敦促因斷電無法燒水的居民盡量買到瓶裝水。

還有很多斷水又買不到瓶裝水的居民不得不選擇喝雪水。休斯頓18日開設(shè)了11個供水點，給居民發(fā)放飲用水。

In many homes, the tap is dry. Finding bottled water is nearly impossible. Some have resorted to boiling snow. Houston opened 11 sites Thursday to help give away water.
許多家庭斷水，找不到瓶裝水。有些人不得不喝煮沸的雪。休斯頓18日開放了11個供水點。

得州一市長讓民眾自己想辦法：“政府不欠你們的！”

據(jù)外媒報道，當?shù)弥輸?shù)百萬居民在暴風雪中忍受著斷電斷水無供暖的生活時，該州一名市長卻在臉書上發(fā)帖說，政府不欠你們的，“只有強者才能生存，弱者就該死去?！彼S后辭去市長一職。

當?shù)貢r間16日，得州科羅拉多市前市長蒂姆·博伊德（Tim Boyd）發(fā)了一篇錯字連篇的臉書貼文：

As then-mayor of Colorado City, Tim Boyd wrote an insensitive message for people desperate for heat, water and power, saying "only the strong will survive and the weak will [perish.]"
作為科羅拉多市前市長，蒂姆·博伊德寫了一條冷酷無情的貼文，對亟需水電暖氣供應(yīng)的居民說，“只有強者才能生存，弱者將會死去?！?/p>

"No one owes you [or] your family anything; nor is it the local government's responsibility to support you during trying times like this!" he said. "Sink or swim it's your choice! The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING! I'm sick and tired of people looking for a damn handout."
“我們不欠你和你的家庭什么，當?shù)卣呢熑尾皇窃谶@種困難的時候給你們提供幫助！”他說。“生存還是死亡是你們自己的選擇，政府和電力供應(yīng)商以及其他服務(wù)供應(yīng)商并不欠你們什么！我受夠了這些等著救濟的人，太讓我惡心了。”

博伊德后來刪除了這個帖子，但在隨后的帖子中對上述觀點表示了支持。他還寫道，原來那個帖子是作為公民而不是科羅拉多城市長發(fā)出的。他還說，自己“已經(jīng)遞交了辭呈，而且沒有注冊再次參加市長競選”。

編輯：左卓
來源：NBCNews CNN 紐約時報 觀察者網(wǎng)