VOA常速英语:Why California Businesses Say No to Lockdown Amidst COVID Surge

Signs are everywhere that life in California is again under lockdown.
加州再次被封锁的标识随处可见。
Either by state or local mandate,
不管是州还是地方的授权，
some of Californias most populated regions are under a stay-at-home order.
加州一些人口最稠密的地区被禁止外出。
This time through the Christmas holiday.
这次是圣诞假期。
Its not about me, its about them,I feel bad for them.
这不是我的问题，是他们的问题，我为他们感到难过。
Under the new order restaurants must close their outdoor dining area and only serve delivery and takeout orders.
根据新规定，餐馆必须关闭户外用餐区，只提供外卖和带走服务。
Some restaurant owners are saying no.
一些餐馆老板对此说不。
Were not going to abide by those orders.
我们不会遵守这些命令的。
We cannot survive with takeout and delivery alone,
单靠外卖和送货是无法生存的，
because were giving 30 cents on every dollar through delivery up to the silicon valley apps.
因为通过App来卖出的话，每1美元我们就得让利30美分。
Many small business owners say this stay-at-home order is unfair.
许多小企业主说，这种居家隔离的命令是不公平的。
Retail stores can still operate indoors at 20 percent capacity and the entertainment industry can continue,
零售商店仍能以20%的容量在室内运营，娱乐产业也能继续，
but nail and hair salons cannot.
但是美甲美发沙龙不能。
Barber Lu Garcia Reynoso received training to maintain a sanitary space,
理发师卢?加西亚?雷诺索接受过维护卫生方面的培训，
and had complied with two shutdown orders since March, but not this time.
自今年3月以来，该公司已经执行了两次关闭命令，但这次没有。
Its not because we dont think its real, we want to take all the necessary precautions,we want to do all those things,
这并不是因为我们认为它不真实，我们想采取所有必要的预防措施，我们想做所有这些事，
but when we see big business continue to be able to work,
但当我们看到大企业能够继续运转时，
even though their people dont have the training that we do.
即使他们的员工没有接受过像我们这样的培训。
It makes it a little bit difficult for us to continue to comply.
这使我们很难继续遵守。
Some business owners say its also hard to follow orders from governor Gavin Newsom,
一些企业主说也很难听从州长加文·纽瑟姆的命令，
when in November he attended a birthday dinner with a group of people,
去年11月，他和一群人一起参加了生日晚宴，
after telling Californians not to have large gatherings.
他告诉加州人不要举行大型集会。
People who are writing the rules are breaking them themselves,
制定规则的人自己也在破坏规则，
and then tells us two things: number one that they dont care about us,
这告诉我们两点：第一，他们不关心我们，
and/or number two that they dont care about the rules,
第二，他们不关心规则，
or that things arent serious enough for them to feel,
或者事情还没有严重到他们要感知的程度，
as if they should be following the rules.
好像他们应该遵守规则似的。
Well, I want to apologize to you because I need to preach and practice not just preach and not practice.
我想向你们道歉，因为我需要说教和实践，但不仅仅是说教和不实践。
The California governor says the sharp increase in hospitalizations stretching resources,
加州州长表示，住院人数的急剧增加使资源紧张，
is the reason why so many Californians need to stay home.
这就是为什么这么多加州人需要待在家里的原因。
Californias stay-at-home mandate lasts at least three weeks,
加州的“居家隔离”规定至少持续三周，
and begins in any of the five regions in the state when hospital intensive care unit capacity drops below 15 percent.
当医院重症监护病房的能力下降到15%以下时，就从该州五个地区的任何一个地区开始。
The problem is we dont have enough staff to take care of everyone,
问题是我们没有足够的人手照顾每个人，
and thats really when things get dangerous in a hospital,
这才是医院里最危险的时候。
is when we dont have enough staff to care for everyone who is very ill.
我们没有足够的工作人员照顾每一个重病的人。
I think everybody needs to observe and obey all laws.
我认为每个人都需要遵守和遵守所有的法律。
I think that there are repercussions that could occur certainly for the restaurants,
我认为一定会对餐馆产生影响，
and really anybody whos licensed to do work by any state agency or county agency,
任何获得州政府或县政府许可的人，
that if they defy the laws and their business licenses can be taken away.
如果他们违反法律，他们的营业执照会被吊销。
But law enforcement officials in several southern California counties say,
但南加州几个县的执法官员表示，
they will not be enforcing the stay-at-home order.
他们不会强制执行呆在家里的命令。
The Riverside County Sheriffs Department will not be blackmailed, bullied,
河滨郡的治安官不会被敲诈，被欺负，
or used as muscle against Riverside County residents in the enforcement of the governors orders.
或者用来对抗河滨县居民执行州长的命令。
As small businesses anticipate the economic fallout from the lockdown,
当小企业预见到封锁带来的经济后果时，
Doctors are bracing for what the Christmas holiday will bring.
医生们正在为圣诞节的到来做准备。
Governor Newsom says he does not anticipate another wave of covid to hit the state because vaccines are on the way.
纽瑟姆州长说，他预计不会再有一波疫情袭击该州了，因为疫苗即将上市了。
Elizabeth Lee VOA news Los Angeles
VOA新闻，伊丽莎白?李洛杉矶报道