VOA慢速英语2020 旅行比防疫重要？（在线收听）

In the New Mexico mountain town of Red River, visitors from Texas walk along Main Street.Most of the out-of-state visitors ignore orders from New Mexicos governor to quarantine and wear face coverings.

在新墨西哥州的红河山镇，来自德克萨斯州的游客在沿着主街散步。大多数外州游客无视新墨西哥州州长要求入境隔离和佩戴口罩的命令。

Tourists are also coming to others areas in the state, including Taos and the city of Santa Fe.

游客也来到该州的其他地区，包括道师城和圣达菲市。 

But there, nearly all visitors wear face coverings.Both places have signs warning visitors of fines if they break the rules.

但在那里，几乎所有的游客都戴着口罩。这两个地方都有警告游客违反规定罚款的标志。 

Like governors in at least 15 states, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered out-of-state tourists to self-isolate.

与其他至少15个州的州长一样，新墨西哥州州长米歇尔·卢扬·格里沙姆要求外州游客进入该州后进行自我隔离。

Lujan Grisham, a member of the Democratic Party, has pointed to data showing that about one in 10 of New Mexicos COVID-19 cases comes from visitors.

民主党成员卢扬·格里沙姆指出，数据显示，新墨西哥州新冠肺炎病例中，约有十分之一来自游客。 

Enforcing the orders is proving difficult, however.The United States has no national plan related to face masks.New Mexico police resist launching a massive campaign to enforce the states rules.

然而，事实证明，执行这些命令非常困难。美国没有关于口罩的国家规定。新墨西哥州警方拒绝发起大规模运动来执行该州的规定。

And even in a pandemic, many Americans continue to take long road trips.

即使在疫情期间，许多美国人仍继续长途旅行。 

A road trip this summer means driving through states with very different rules when it comes to the coronavirus.

今年夏天自驾游意味着要开车穿过那些有新冠感染病例的州。 

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut require travelers from 19 states with high COVID-19 infection rates to self-quarantine for two weeks after they arrive.

纽约州、新泽西州和康涅狄格州要求来自新冠病毒高感染率的19个州的旅行者在抵达后进行两周的自我隔离。

New York requires fines for those who disobey.

纽约要求对违反规定的人处以罚款。 

Hard-hit Florida requires travelers from those three states to self-isolate for 14 days whether they arrive by car or airplane.

疫情严重的佛罗里达州要求来自这三个州的游客在14天内进行自我隔离，无论他们是开车还是坐飞机。

Travelers who do not do so face a $500 fine.

不这么做的旅客将面临500美元的罚款。 

The states of Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont also announced self-isolation rules.

堪萨斯州、缅因州、马萨诸塞州、宾夕法尼亚州和佛蒙特州也宣布了自我隔离规定。 

New Mexicos government published newspaper advertisements in neighboring Arizona and Texas.

新墨西哥州政府在邻近的亚利桑那州和德克萨斯州刊登了报纸广告。 

The ads urge people from those states not to visit New Mexico.Arizona has a positive coronavirus test rate of 27 percent. In Texas, the test rate is 18 percent.

广告呼吁这些州的人不要去新墨西哥。亚利桑那州的冠状病毒检测阳性率为27%。在德克萨斯州，测试率为18%。

Health experts consider a 5 percent rate to be worrisome.

健康专家认为5%的比率令人担忧。 

Vistors keep coming. Texan Chris Fry is one of them. He recently visited Red River."Theyre saying the masks should work, so why should you be quarantined?" Fry said.

游客依旧纷至沓来。德克萨斯人克里斯·弗莱就是其中之一。他最近到红河旅行过。“他们说口罩有效，那为什么要被隔离呢?””弗莱说。

A 45-minute drive south in Taos Plaza, Louisiana tourist Christy Brasiel was upset that the historic Native American community was closed to visitors.

从陶斯广场往南开车45分钟，路易斯安那州的游客克里斯蒂·布拉希尔对这个历史悠久的印第安社区不向游客开放感到不满。

"Theyre taking away our liberty," she said. She stayed in a private Airbnb property to avoid her voluntary quarantine order.

“他们正在剥夺我们的自由，”她说。她住在Airbnb的一处私人房产里，以避免自我隔离政策。 

As in cities across New Mexico, police in Red River have yet to issue citations for not obeying COVID-19 rules, said town mayor Linda Calhoun, a Republican.

与新墨西哥州其他城市一样，红河警方尚未因未遵守新冠防控规定而做出处罚措施，镇长、共和党人琳达·卡尔霍恩说。

She told the Reuters news agency that she is urging businesses in her town to require face coverings.

她对路透社说，她正在敦促她所在城镇的企业要求戴口罩。 

"We live off of tourists, thats all we have, so its very difficult for us to enforce the order," Calhoun said of the quarantine rule.Red River is sometimes called "Little Texas" because of the number of visitors from that state.

卡尔霍恩谈到隔离规定时说:“我们靠旅游业为生，这就是我们的全部，所以执行命令非常困难。”红河有时被称为“小德克萨斯”，因为从这个州来的游客很多。

In Taos County, COVID-19 cases have doubled in the past month.Many locals there are upset by the behavior of tourists.

在陶斯县，过去一个月新冠感染病例增加了一倍。许多当地人对游客的行为感到不满。 

"It doesnt make any sense to be so selfish," said Maureen Moore, a 67-year-old lawyer.

67岁的律师莫林·摩尔说:“这么自私没有任何道理。” 

Three weeks ago, New Mexico reported stable or dropping daily case numbers.

三周前，新墨西哥州报告每日病例数逐步稳定或下降。 

The state had used early, severe restrictions to control the spread of the virus. The governor eased the restrictions on June 1.

该州早就采取了严格的限制措施来控制病毒的传播。州长在6月1日放宽了限制。 

But with its positive test rate rising above 4 percent, Lujan Grisham has criticized New Mexicans for letting down their guard.

但随着阳性检测率上升到4%以上，卢扬·格里沙姆批评新墨西哥人放松了警惕。 

This week, she reclosed indoor restaurant dining.

本周，她又关闭了室内餐饮。 

At a press conference on July 9, Lujan Grisham said of tourists, "We dont want you here now."Speaking to Texans interested in possibly visiting her state, she said, "I want you to stay in Texas."

在7月9日的新闻发布会上，卢扬·格里森姆谈到游客时说，“我们现在不希望你们来这里。” 在对可能有兴趣来他们这旅游的德克萨斯州人讲话时，她说:“我希望你留在你们那。”

The governor added that New Mexico State Police would "aggressively" enforce her quarantine and mask orders.

该州长补充说，新墨西哥州警察将“积极”执行她的隔离和戴口罩命令。 

Im Ashley Thompson.

艾什莉·汤普森报道。