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印度尼西亚婆罗洲上的城市帕朗卡拉亚，最近有一辆“不载客”的巴士格外受欢迎：车上配有氧气罐和医护人员，被烟霾呛得喘不过气的居民可以上车吸几分钟氧气。文章先描述这辆巴士，再解释烟霾从哪里来——厄尔尼诺让今年的森林和泥炭地火灾格外严重；接着用卫生部门的数据说明健康影响，再介绍巴士如何运作、为何扩充到四辆；最后指出它只能带来短暂缓解，并以居民的无奈和学生的诉求收尾。阅读时可留意 however、instead、still 等词怎样引出转折，以及文中如何区分官方数据、工作人员说法和居民感受。

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In Palangka Raya, a city on the Indonesian part of Borneo, a special bus has become a place where people can hide from the smoke for a while. It does not take passengers anywhere. Instead, it carries oxygen tanks and medical workers, and residents who are struggling to breathe can sit inside for a short rest.

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在印度尼西亚婆罗洲境内的城市帕朗卡拉亚，一辆特殊的巴士成了人们暂时躲避烟雾的地方。它不载乘客去任何地方，而是配备了氧气罐和医护人员，呼吸困难的居民可以坐进车里短暂休息。

The smoke comes from forest fires. Indonesia has fires almost every dry season, mostly on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. This year, however, they are the most intense in more than ten years. A strong El Niño weather pattern has pushed temperatures up and left forests and peatlands drier, so they catch fire more easily. The haze has turned skies orange in parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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烟雾来自森林火灾。印度尼西亚几乎每个旱季都会发生火灾，主要集中在苏门答腊岛和婆罗洲。然而今年的火灾是十多年来最严重的。强烈的厄尔尼诺天气现象推高了气温，使森林和泥炭地更加干燥，因此更容易起火。烟霾让印度尼西亚、马来西亚和新加坡部分地区的天空变成了橙色。

The health effects are easy to see. Indonesia’s health ministry says about 350,000 cases of breathing illness linked to the fires were recorded from August to 25 October, including about 31,000 in Central Kalimantan, the province around Palangka Raya. In some areas of Borneo and Sumatra, the air pollution index has gone above 1,000. Readings of 300 or more are already considered hazardous.

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健康影响显而易见。印度尼西亚卫生部表示，从 8 月到 10 月 25 日，共记录了约 35 万例与火灾有关的呼吸道疾病，其中帕朗卡拉亚所在的中加里曼丹省约有 3.1 万例。在婆罗洲和苏门答腊的一些地区，空气污染指数已超过 1000，而读数达到 300 及以上就已被视为危险。

On the bus, staff write down each visitor’s details and then place a thin tube under the nose. Each person usually gets oxygen for five to ten minutes. One worker told Reuters that most people who come in are coughing or having trouble breathing. “If I’ve been out of the house lately I feel tightness and coughing,” said Purnasari, a 31-year-old patient.

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在巴士上，工作人员先登记每位来访者的信息，然后在其鼻下放置一根细管。每人通常吸氧五到十分钟。一名工作人员告诉路透社，来这里的大多数人都在咳嗽或呼吸困难。“最近只要出门，我就感到胸闷、咳嗽。”31 岁的患者普尔纳萨丽说。

The service has grown quickly. Mayor Fairid Naparin said that after officials saw strong demand from residents, the city increased the number of buses to four on 24 October. The buses follow a fixed timetable, but they can move to a new neighbourhood if people there ask for help. Indonesia’s health minister also visited one of the oxygen buses on 23 October.

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这项服务扩展得很快。市长法里德·纳帕林表示，官员们看到居民需求旺盛后，市政府于 10 月 24 日把巴士增加到四辆。巴士按固定时间表运行，但如果其他社区的居民请求帮助，也可以开往新的地点。10 月 23 日，印度尼西亚卫生部长也视察了其中一辆氧气巴士。

Still, the buses offer relief, not a cure. Local health officials remind people to stay indoors when the haze is thick, to wear suitable masks, and to go to a clinic or hospital if they feel short of breath. A few minutes of clean oxygen cannot replace proper medical care.

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不过，巴士带来的只是缓解，而不是治愈。当地卫生官员提醒人们，烟霾浓重时待在室内、佩戴合适的口罩，如果感到呼吸急促就去诊所或医院。几分钟的洁净氧气无法取代正规的医疗救治。

For many residents, the problem feels too large to control. “This is a disaster from nature and there is not much we can do,” said Oktawina, 44, as she sat with an oxygen tube. Last week, hundreds of students gathered outside the provincial governor’s office to ask for a stronger response to the fires.

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对许多居民来说，这个问题大到难以控制。“这是来自大自然的灾难，我们能做的不多。”44 岁的奥克塔维娜一边插着氧气管一边说。上周，数百名学生聚集在省长办公室外，要求对火灾作出更有力的应对。

新闻来源

• Reuters · Indonesia sends oxygen bus to aid residents choking on forest fire haze (27 Oct 2026)
• Prokalteng · Tangani Kabut Asap, Pemko Palangka Raya Tambah 4 Bus Oksigen (24 Oct 2026)
• Disdik Kalteng · Hadapi Kabut Asap, Empat Bus Dinas Pendidikan Kalteng Dialihfungsikan Jadi Bus Keliling Oksigen Gratis (23 Oct 2026)

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