the coronavirus outbreak

新冠狀病毒的爆發

has changed Americans' lives

用一種前所未見的方式

in previously unimaginable ways.

改變了美國人的生活。

The news is full of scary headlines,

新聞上充斥著嚇人的頭條

but in the midst of all that,

不過在那些之中

a few uplifting stories have emerged,

也出現了一些振奮人心的故事

which brings us to a segment we call

這為我們帶來了一個片段，我們叫它

"The Kind of Story We Need Right Now."

「那種我們現在需要的故事。」

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One thing dominating the news, these days,

如今有一件事情主導著新聞

is our nation's shortage of hand sanitizer.

那就是我們的國家缺乏消毒洗手液。

Regular people don't have it.

一般民眾沒有。

Hospitals don't have it.

醫院沒有。

Not even overprotective moms with giant purses have it,

就連那些帶著巨大手提包，過度保護小孩的媽媽們也沒有。

and they always have it.

她們平時都有的。

So a liquor distillery in Rhode Island

在 Rhode Island 一家名叫

called the Industrious Spirit Company

Industrious Spirit Company 的酒廠

decided to make it

決定要製造消毒洗手液

and they're giving it away for free.

並免費提供。

One thing we have a lot of is very high-volume alcohol

我們有的是大量的酒精

that is a byproduct of making our vodka and our spirits.

那是在製造伏特加和其他烈酒時的副產品。

We were like, "Hey, let's take this waste product

我們就想，「嘿，我們用這個剩餘的產品

and turn it into something that will help people."

將它變成一個能夠幫助人們的東西。

Here you go, buddy. -Thank you very,

這個給你。非常

very much. -Yeah, no problem.

非常地感謝。不用客氣。

We're calling it the "wish we could" window.

我們將它稱作「希望我們可以」之窗。

We wish we could give you a hug.

我們希望能夠給你一個擁抱。

We can't. We can give you hand sanitizer.

我們不能。我們可以的是給你消毒洗手液。

[ Tapping ] This is the kind of story we need right now.

[ 輕敲 ] 這就是我們現在需要的故事。

While other people are responding to this crisis

當其他的人以囤積物品回應

by hoarding stuff, those guys are responding

這個危機，這些人以提供免費的東西

by giving stuff away. Do you have any idea

來回應。你知道他們能夠

how much money they could be making?

賺多少錢嗎？

Giving away hand sanitizer in 2020

在 2020 年免費提供消毒洗手液

is like giving away Cabbage Patch Dolls in 1985.

就像是在 1985 年免費贈送 Cabbage Patch Dolls 一樣。

You wouldn't have done it, kids.

孩子們，你們不會那麼做的。

Also, I'm so psyched they can make it

同時，我很高興他們可以在做消毒洗手液的同時

and still make vodka, because, at first, I thought,

還能夠製造伏特加，因為，一開始的時候，我想

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

「哇、哇、哇、哇、哇、哇、哇！

We do need both!"

我們兩樣都需要！」

Americans have been robbed of so many things we love

美國人在過去的幾週中被剝奪了

in the past few weeks, but, thanks to those guys,

許多我們熱愛的事物，不過，謝謝這些人

now, we can have the thing Americans love most --

現在，我們可以擁有美國人最喜歡的 --

free stuff.

免費的東西。

Meanwhile, in New York, due to the coronavirus outbreak,

同時，在紐約，因為新冠狀病毒的爆發

officials canceled the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade

官方首次取消了 St. Patrick's Day 的遊行

for the first time in 250 years,

這是 250 年來的頭一回

so, on March 17th, one New Yorker found a way

因此在 3 月 17 日，一個紐約市民找到一個

to celebrate St. Paddy's Day safely on his balcony.

在他家陽台上安全慶祝 St. Paddy's Day 的方式。

[ Bagpipes playing "God Bless America" ]

[ 風笛演奏「God Bless America」]

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This is the kind of story we need right now.

這是那種我們現在需要的故事。

That man helped people enjoy

那個男子幫助人們享受

the best part of St. Patrick's Day --

St. Patrick's Day 最棒的部分 --

Irish culture -- without the worst part

愛爾蘭文化 -- 除去 St. Patrick's Day

of St. Patrick's Day --

最糟的那部分 --

drunk people yelling about how they're 1/16th Irish.

酒醉的人們大吼著他們擁有 1/16 愛爾蘭人的血統。

Plus, every time I've ever heard bagpipes,

同時，每次我只要聽到風笛

I've had one thought -- "I wish they were just a little

我都只有一個想法 -- 「我希望他們能夠離

farther away from me."

我遠一點點。」

Also, shoutout to that guy's neighbor,

而且，感謝那個男子的鄰居

who is probably thinking, "That is not the story

他可能在想，「那不是我

I needed right now." I hear ya, buddy.

現在需要的故事。」老兄，我感同身受。

Thank you for your sacrifice.

感謝你的犧牲。

By the way, when I realized he was playing

附帶一提，當我知道他演奏的是

"God Bless America," I wasn't crying.

「God Bless America,」我沒有哭。

You were crying!

你有！

Over in Europe, several countries

在歐洲，有幾個國家

have imposed strict lockdowns,

實施嚴格的封鎖行動

allowing citizens to leave their homes

只允許市民在採買日用品或是藥物時

only for groceries or medicine,

才能夠離開家裡

but that hasn't stopped Europeans from having fun,

但是那並不能阻止歐洲人讓自己開心

like these two guys right here.

就像這兩位仁兄。

This is the kind of story we need right now.

這就是我們現在需要的故事。

Not only are those guys staying isolated,

這兩個男子不但自我隔離

they're inventing new sports.

他們還發明了新的運動。

And they're not the only ones.

而他們並不是唯一的。

These neighbors in Spain played Bingo

西班牙的這些鄰居們

across an entire apartment complex.

在整個公寓大樓內玩賓果遊戲。

Cuarenta y nueve.

49。

Cuatro nueve.

4、9。

Ochenta y nueve.

89。

Ocho nueve.

8、9。

And a farmer in Canada is selling pork to customers

加拿大的一個農夫在他的門廊前用丟擲的方式

by throwing it to them from his porch.

將豬肉販賣給客戶。

-Three! -Yep.

三！對。

-Good man. Thanks for comin' through.

你是好人。感謝你的出現。

-Pork porch!

豬肉門廊！

So that's balcony tennis,

所以有陽台網球

long-distance Bingo,

遠距賓果

and the pork toss.

和丟擲豬肉。

When the Tokyo Olympics finally happen,

當東京奧運最終得以舉行時

whenever they happen, they're gonna be lit.

無論是何時，這些肯定會很火。

And, while we're on the subject of Bingo,

當我們在討論賓果遊戲的同時

Matthew McConaughey,

Matthew McConaughey

the one and only Matthew McConaughey,

那獨一無二的 Matthew McConaughey

and his family, hosted a virtual Bingo night

和他的家人，在禮拜一為德州老人之家機構

for members of a Texas senior living facility on Monday

的老人們舉辦了一場虛擬賓果之夜

and it was -- Well, take a look.

那真是 -- 讓我們來看看。

-We got a I-24.

我們有 I-24。

I-24. -I-24.

I-24。I-24。

Ohhhhh!

噢！

Richard Black is wavin' a hammer up high!

Richard Black 擊敗對方了！

We got two winners!

我們有兩個贏家！

This is the kind of story we need right now.

這就是我們現在需要的故事。

Wooderson grew into such a nice young man.

Wooderson 長大成為這麼好的一個年輕人。

[ As Wooderson ] That's what I love about these senior livin' women.

[ 模仿 Wooderson ] 這就是為什麼我愛這些年長婦女的原因。

I get older,

我變老

and so do they.

他們也是。

And, finally, in Upper Manhattan,

最後，在上曼哈頓區

fiancées Reilly Jennings and Amanda Wheeler

未婚夫婦 Reilly Jennings 和 Amanda Wheeler

were planning to get married this coming October.

計畫在今年十月份結婚。

But when the city started shutting down last month,

但當曼哈頓市在上個月開始停工時

they ran to the New York City Marriage Bureau

她們跑到紐約市婚姻署

and got a marriage license

去領取結婚證

and decided to get married right away, instead.

並決定馬上結婚。

How did they do that while also maintaining

她們是如何辦到並同時維持

proper social distancing? Easy.

適當的社交距離？很簡單。

They stood on the sidewalk

她們站在路邊

with their guests spread around them at a safe distance

她們的賓客以一個安全的距離分散圍繞在她們周圍

and had a friend marry them from a four-story window.

並請一位朋友在四樓的窗戶替她們證婚。

Do you, Amanda Wheeler,

Amanda Wheeler，妳是否

solemnly declare that you take Reilly Jennings

鄭重聲明妳選擇 Reilly Jennings

to be your spouse?

成為妳的配偶？

Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and keep her

妳願意承諾愛她、榮耀她、珍惜她，並以此生

for as long as you both shall live?

長伴彼此左右？

[ Hip hop plays ] If so, say, "I do."

[ 播放嘻哈音樂 ] 如果願意，說「I do。」

-I do! [ Cheering ]

I do！[ 歡呼聲 ]

[ Applause ]

[ 掌聲 ]

[ Crying ]

[ 哭泣 ]

-By the powers vested in me by the state of New York,

根據紐約州賦予我的權利

-Whoo! -I pronounce you marrie-ie-ie-d!

嗚！我宣佈妳們結婚了！

[ Cheering ]

[ 歡呼聲 ]

"My neighbor has a bagpipe.

我的鄰居有風笛。

Should I get him on his balcony?"

我應該讓他去他的陽台嗎？」

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

不、不、不、不、不、不要。

This is the kind of story we need right now.

這是我們現在需要的故事。

How good does it feel to watch a wedding

在這個全球流行疫情當中

in the middle of a pandemic?

能看到這樣一場婚禮的感覺真好

Plus, these women are livin' the dream.

再說，這兩個女人可以說是實現夢想。

They got to get married without planning a reception.

她們可以不用計畫婚宴。

Most couples spend a full year tasting cakes, auditioning DJs.

大多數的伴侶都要花上一整年的時間在試吃蛋糕、面試 DJ。

These women looked at their wedding checklist and were like,

這兩個女人看著她們的婚禮籌備清單，然後只是

"Brides? Check.

「新娘？有了。

Windows? Check.

窗戶？有了。

Let's do this."

那就行了。」

Nothing makes me happier than watching two people get married

沒有什麼比能夠看到兩個人結婚

without spending $5,000 on an ice sculpture.

而不花 5 千美金在買冰雕上更讓我開心的事了。

And, most importantly, this story settled

還有，最重要地是，這個故事解決了

an age-old argument.

一個由來已久的爭論。

Is it a sunroof?

它是一個金屬天窗？

Is it a moon roof?

它是一個玻璃天窗？

Neither.

都不是。

It is a wedding roof.

它是一個婚禮天窗。

So much is hard right now and there's so much bad news,

現在有很多困難和壞消息

so thanks to the people who are finding creative ways

所以感謝這些人找到有創意的方式

to make the good news because, truly, more than ever,

創造好消息，因為確實，現在的我們比以往

these are the kind of stories we need right now.

更需要像這樣的故事。

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