飓风艾琳登陆 纽约喧嚣不再

By late Saturday, New York just wasn't itself anymore.

周六下午之后，纽约这个不眠的喧闹都市，已经变得不像它自己了。

All 25,000 garbage cans were turned upside and shoved against buildings. The subways and buses were idle. Theaters, parks and airport-departure gates were closed. Even a Starbucks on Madison Avenue didn't open. And if you had a D battery, you could name your price.

两万五千个废弃易拉罐被狂风吹得在街头飞舞，撞击高楼大厦。地铁和公交都已经停运。剧场、公园、机场，全都大门紧闭。麦迪逊大道上标志性的星巴克都罕有地打烊歇业。你要是手头有D号电池，随便报个价都有人买。

As Hurricane Irene barreled toward New York it was as quiet as a Christmas morning — only scarier.

飓风艾琳给纽约带来的感觉恰似圣诞节清冷的早晨——只是要比圣诞节可怕得多。

The city worked to complete its evacuation of about 370,000 residents in low-lying areas where officials expected flooding to follow the storm.

大约37万地处低势的居民被紧急疏散，以防暴风带来的洪水造成人员死伤。

Officials warned that a big problem could be flooding at high tide, about 8 a.m. Sunday, before the storm has moved on and the wind has subsided in and around the city, assuming the storm more or less follows the path forecasters expect.

官方预警表示洪水灾害大约在周日早晨8时达到峰值，之后风暴将会继续穿越环绕城市而过，与气象局之前的预报不谋而合。