2020-08-31 VOA NEWS

Where Utah犹他州 meets Arizona亚利桑那州 sits Monument Valley纪念碑谷,（完犊子了，黑体部分的两个动词三单不知道是作何用）its iconic （acting as a sign or symbol of sth） sandstone formations标志性的砂岩地层 make it the crown jewel of the Navajo Nation 纳瓦霍民族reservation[ˌrezərˈveɪʃn],the biggest Native American territory [ˈterətɔːri] in the United States.But lately the park has been empty and it's access forbidden.During this time every season, there would be thousands and thousands of visitors per day.But because of the pandemic, all our scenic destinations are closed.Locals suffering from a lack of income are lining up at the parks entrance,eager to pick up donations of water, food and cleaning products.It's really helpful for the families, especially us who don't have money, and don't have a job right now.Jonathan Nez says it took too long for the US government to send federal funds.联邦资金

The cares act was intended to 旨在give relief救济to all US citizens throughout the country全国,but the first citizens of this country of this land didn't get immediate attention.The Navajo nation has been hit hard 重创by the Covid-19 pandemic,suffering the highest case rate in the country.For the past two months, the number of confirmed infections 确诊感染人数has continued to grow.But in this small Health Center, only one doctor is on duty.Doctor Key carries out 进行his consultations 会诊in a parking lot.Hello, Dolly.Hello.How are you doing today?Dolly Crank tested positive 呈现阳性for the coronavirus.Well, I called this morning earlier, that I wasn't feeling good, that my coughing starting to get worse, with my breathing shortness of breath.We... we do seem to have a population that is very susceptible very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by sb/sth because of the diabetes [ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz] 糖尿病, heart disease, obesity, and the fact that in the homes, there's very little space and a lot of people living in small spaces.In this sovereign territory 神圣领土the size of Ireland, at least 30 percent of residents居民 do not have running water自来水.Many families depend on public water stations公共水站 like this one.Amanda Larson and her three children fill up a dozen big bottles.十几个大瓶子We come every couple days.我们每隔几天来一次。Every three days we come and we refill the all of these and this is all the jugs水壶 we have.Yeah, daily routine in and out.每天例行来往这里。Larson must ration 限定…的量;定量供应;配给 water to cook wash clothes and bathe her children.I would have my kids wash at least every two days.But now that this pandemic is here, they're washing basically every day.

又坚持了一天，加油！