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US Presidential Race Back at Full Speed After Superstorm
颶风过后美国总统竞选开足马力
　　U.S. President Barack Obama has told supporters in the "battleground state" of Colorado that Americans unify during times of crisis, referencing the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy earlier this week and a mass shooting that took place in Colorado earlier this year.
美国总统欧巴马在战场州 “科罗拉多州” 对支持者说，美国人民在危机时刻团结一致，他指的是本星期早些时候的桑迪颶风和火灾侵袭以及科罗拉多州今年早些时候发生的枪击屠杀事件。

　　Having resumed campaigning after several days off to deal with storm recovery, Mr. Obama said Thursday in Boulder that America rises or falls as "one nation, one people."
经过几天处理桑迪风暴事宜后，欧巴马恢復了竞选活动，他星期四说，无论前进还是遇到挫折，美国人民都是团结一致的。

　　He also said he is not afraid to make unpopular choices, such as the government bailout for the auto industry during the early months of his presidency.
欧巴马还说，他不怕做出不受欢迎的选择，例如他就任总统几个月后採取政府救助汽车工业的举措。

　　Mr. Obama's Republican rival, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, campained in Virginia Thursday, another crucial state in the November 6 election.
欧巴马的共和党竞选对手、前麻萨诸塞州州长罗姆尼星期四在维吉尼亚州进行竞选活动，该州也是 11 月 6 号选举中一个至关重要的州。

　　Mr. Romney told supporters in Roanoke that middle income Americans have been "squeezed" financially during Mr. Obama's first term in office.
罗姆尼在罗阿诺克对支持者说，美国中產家庭在欧巴马第一个四年总统任期内受到财政 “挤压”。

　　He says incomes have dropped while necessities such as gasoline and health insurance have gone up.
罗姆尼说，人们的收入水平下降，同时汽油价格和健康保险等必需费用都在上升。

　　Thursday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Mr. Obama for a second term.
星期四，纽约市长布隆伯格表示支持欧巴马连任。

　　The mayor, a former Republican turned Independent, cited the president's efforts to fight pollution from cars and factories.
布隆伯格最初是共和党人，后来变成独立派人士；布隆伯格讚扬欧巴马為解决汽车和工厂產生的污染问题做出努力。

　　Many scientists say carbon emissions contribute to global warming and possibly more powerful storms like Sandy.
很多科学家说，二氧化碳的排放导致全球气候变暖，并可能催生出更多威力巨大的像颶风桑迪这样的大风暴。

Hurricane Death Toll Rising, NYC Marathon Still On
桑迪颶风死亡人数增加纽约马拉松如期举行
　　The U.S. death toll from the powerful storm that ravaged the East Coast is above 90 and rising, as emergency workers canvass flood- and fire-ravaged neighborhoods, but New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will carry on Sunday with its annual, world-famous marathon.
侵袭美国东部沿海地区的桑迪颶风在美国造成的死亡人数超过了 90 人，而且随着紧急工作人员在遭受洪灾和火灾破坏的街区搜寻，死亡人数还在增加，但纽约市长布隆伯格说，纽约将於星期天举办世界知名的年度马拉松比赛。

　　Police say at least 59 people were killed as Sandy pummeled New York City and New Jersey.
警方说，桑迪颶风在纽约市和新泽西州造成至少 59 人死亡。

　　He said the event should not overtax the police department because it is on a Sunday, when there is less street traffic.
他说，由於比赛时间是在星期天，街道上车辆较少，因此不会给警方造成过大负担。

　　Canceling could also put more strain on already-strapped business owners, as the prestigious event draws thousands of runners and spectators, and millions of dollars, to the city.
这项着名的赛事吸引着眾多选手和观眾，并為纽约带来巨额收入，如果取消赛事，将给已经遭受打击商家造成更大压力。

　　The local electricity company says it will be several more days before the grid is fully up and running again.
当地电力公司表示，几天后才能全面恢復供电。

　　Emergency workers are pumping out flooded tunnels and buildings as the city and its suburbs struggle to recover.
目前紧急工作人员正在从隧道和建筑中排水，同时纽约市区和郊区努力从颶风打击下恢復过来。

　　To avoid traffic gridlock, cars with fewer than three people inside are not allowed into the city.
為了避免交通拥挤，乘坐人员少於叁人的汽车不準进城。

　　New York authorities are warning people against swimming or boating in the city's rivers and bays to avoid polluted water.
纽约当局警告人们不要在市内河流及水湾游泳，以避免接触受到污染的水。