在白天被亚马逊大火烧得漆黑一片的圣保罗的照片

Imagine waking up in the middle of the day only to realize it’s still the middle of the night. Only it isn’t and it’s actually the sky that’s covered with such a thick layer of black smoke, barely any sun rays can get through. Now, this may sound like some sort of apocalyptic scenario but that’s the chilling reality that the residents of São Paulo, Brazil, had to experience.

想象一下，你在大白天醒来，却发现仍然是半夜。但事实并非如此，事实上，天空覆盖着一层厚厚的黑烟，几乎没有任何阳光可以穿透。现在，这听起来像是某种世界末日的场景，但这是巴西圣保罗居民不得不经历的令人不寒而栗的现实。

On Monday, Brazil’s most populous city suddenly plunged into darkness as thick black clouds from the raging Amazon forest fires slowly crept over the busy metropolis.

周一，巴西人口最多的城市突然陷入黑暗之中，亚马逊森林大火引发的厚厚的乌云慢慢笼罩着这座繁忙的大都市。

On Monday, Brazil’s busiest city has been completely covered by thick dark clouds

周一，巴西最繁忙的城市被厚厚的乌云完全覆盖

In an interview with Folha De S. Paulo, meteorologist Franco Nadal Villela said the darkening was caused by a cold front from the east of São Paulo meeting with the fine dust brought in from the fires in Mato Grosso do Sul.

气象学家佛朗哥·纳达尔·维拉在接受《圣保罗页报》采访时表示，黑暗是由来自圣保罗东部的冷锋与南马托格罗索州大火带来的细尘相遇造成的。

Residents have been reporting the dark clouds since around 3 PM

居民们从下午3点左右就开始报告乌云

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The darkening lasted over an hour before slowly creeping away.

黑暗持续了一个多小时才慢慢消失。

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And it doesn’t end just there – some residents collected rainwater that was black as tar

不仅如此，一些居民还收集了像焦油一样黑的雨水

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Even though the fires are burning over 1,700 miles away from Sao Paulo, the winds still managed to carry the black dust this great distance.

尽管大火在距圣保罗1700多英里的地方燃烧，但大风仍将黑尘带到这么远的地方。