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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Singapore slams Indonesia over haze response 新加坡抨擊印尼對霧霾的回應
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Singapore slammed "shocking" statements from Indonesian officials over the haze crisis as it closed all schools and distributed protective face masks Friday in emergency measures after the air pollution index soared to hazardous levels.
新加坡週五採取緊急措施，所有學校停課並發放口罩，以因應空氣污染指數上升到有害程度，同時抨擊印尼官員有關這場霧霾危機「令人震驚」的聲明。
The city-state has been cloaked in smog blown in from tinder-dry Sumatra island for about three weeks, the worst such episode since mid-2013 in a crisis that grips the region nearly ever year during the burning-off season.
從天乾物燥的蘇門答臘吹來的霧霾，已經籠罩這個城市國家約3週。該地區幾乎每年都會在焚火闢地耕種季節飽受霾害危機之苦，今年更是自2013年中期以來最為嚴重。
As the pollution index rose, so did tempers, with Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam speaking out against some Indonesian figures who made light of the problem, which has long strained relations among affected countries including Malaysia.
污染指數上升，火氣也升高，新加坡外交部長尚穆根直言批評部分印尼官員不把這個問題當一回事。霾害長期以來導致包括馬來西亞在內的受影響國家關係緊繃。
Shanmugan did not identify the officials, but Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla has made waves in recent weeks by repeating comments he made in March that Indonesia’s neighbours should be grateful for good air quality most of the year.
尚穆根並未指名，但印尼副總統卡拉最近幾週才因為重申他在3月間的發言，指印尼鄰國應該為一年中大多數時間空氣品質良好心存感激而掀起波瀾。
"For 11 months, they enjoyed nice air from Indonesia and they never thanked us," he said at the time. （AFP）
「他們有11個月享受到來自印尼的好空氣，而他們從來沒感謝過我們。」他當時說。（法新社）
新聞辭典
cloak：動詞，覆蓋，掩飾；名詞，藉口。例句：Those gangsters used charity as a cloak for fraud.（那批幫派份子以慈善為藉口詐財。）
make light of：動詞片語，輕視、輕描淡寫。例句：Some senior officials made light of the latest financial crisis.（部分高層官員不把最新這波金融危機當一回事。）
make waves：動詞片語，興風作浪，製造麻煩、風波。例句：Some workers didn’t want to make waves by organizing a union.（有些員工不想利用組織工會興風作浪。）
