
As almost 2m hectares has gone up in smoke in Indonesia’s worst fire season in a decade, enveloping the region in a thick dystopian(反乌托邦的;末日般的) haze, 33-year-old university researcher Nurul Amalia has grown increasingly exasperated(恼火的;忍无可忍的).
印尼正经历十年来最严重的火灾季,近200万公顷土地化为焦土,浓重的反乌托邦式雾霾笼罩着这一地区。33岁的大学研究员努鲁尔·阿玛莉亚越来越感到愤懑。
“The government claims to be continuously increasing the number of personnel(人员;员工(总称)) to extinguish(扑灭;熄灭) it. But we have yet to(尚未;还没有) see any significant progress,” she says.
“政府声称一直在增派人员灭火,但我们至今没看到任何实质性进展,”她说。
“People in Kalimantan continue to report toxic air conditions, and now we hear news of firefighters losing their lives,” she adds, of four volunteers killed fighting fires this month.(“加里曼丹的民众仍在报告有毒的空气状况,现在又传来消防员牺牲的消息,”她补充道,指的是本月四名志愿消防员在灭火中丧生。)
“加里曼丹的民众仍在报告有毒的空气状况,现在又传来消防员牺牲的消息,”她补充道,指的是本月四名志愿消防员在灭火中丧生。
President’s approval rating sinks
总统支持率下滑