Name: 紐約超萌的 bodega 貓咪要被保護了？| 2026 年 1 月 23 日 (A bill to protect New York’s beloved bodega cats? | January 23, 2026)
Uploaded: 2026-02-09T14:26:35.000Z
Duration: 10 min

So happy to see you and so happy to soak up some more knowledge and information with all of you.

很高興見到大家，也很高興能和大家一起吸收更多知識和資訊。

We are going to start with this impending winter storm for which many of us in the United States are preparing.

我們要從這場即將來臨的 winter storm 開始說起，美國的許多人都正在為此做準備。

It is a potentially historic storm with nearly half of the US Its sights.

這是一場可能創紀錄的 historic storm，影響了美國將近一半的地區。

The sprawling system is fueled by a blast of frigid air and is expected to bring major amounts of snow, ice and freezing rain to more than two dozen states from Texas all the way east up to the Northeast.

這個龐大的系統是由一股 frigid air 驅動，預計將為從德州一路向東到東北部超過二十幾個州帶來大量的 snow、ice 和 freezing rain。

Major cities like New York and Philadelphia could see their most snow in at least four years.

紐約和費城等大城市，可能會出現至少四年來的最大降雪量。

And much of the south is bracing for devastating amounts of ice.

而南部許多地區正嚴陣以待，準備迎接災難性的冰災。

I went to Home Depot, they were completely out of ice.

我去了 Home Depot，他們的冰塊早就賣光了。

So then I went to Lowe's and they were completely out.

然後我又去了 Lowe's，他們也早就賣光了。

And they called around to the other Lowe's and they were completely out.

他們打電話給其他幾家 Lowe's，結果也都賣光了。

Governors across the country are declaring states of emergency and many cities could see bone chilling cold as temperatures plunge to potential record lows.

全國各地的州長都在宣佈 states of emergency，許多城市可能會出現 bone chilling cold，氣溫驟降到 potential record lows。

31 years working for NOAA, there's only a handful of times that I can remember watches and warnings stretching 2,000 miles, right?

我在 NOAA 工作了 31 年，只記得有幾次 watches and warnings 橫跨了 2,000 英里，對吧？

And you know, you look at that and half the country's population is going to see some sort of winter weather impact.

你知道，看看這個，全國一半的人口都會受到某種程度的 winter weather impact。

So you think about travel, you think of the dangers.

所以你會想到 travel，你會想到那些危險。

This, like you were saying, this is a triple impact, right?

就像你說的，這是一個三重的影響，對吧？

Some areas getting a foot of snow, some areas getting the ice.

有些地方會下一英尺的雪，有些地方會下冰。

So south of that snow, or areas that are going to get up to an inch of ice that brings down power lines, that brings power outages to people.

所以在雪的南邊，或是會下一英吋冰的地區，這會壓垮電線，導致大家停電。

More than 125 million people could be impacted by travel delays, prolonged power outages and dangerous conditions.

超過一億兩千五百萬人可能會受到 travel delays、長時間的 power outages 和危險情況的影響。

So let's all pay attention, no matter where we live, to our local weather forecast so we can be as prepared as possible for the storm.

所以無論我們住在哪裡，都要注意我們當地的天氣預報，這樣我們才能盡可能為這場風暴做好準備。

In New Zealand, a devastating landslide hit a popular camping area on the country's North Island.

在紐西蘭，一場毀滅性的 landslide 襲擊了該國 North Island 一個受歡迎的露營區。

A landslide occurs when a massive amount of earth, rock and other types of debris suddenly barrel down steep areas like mountainsides, burying anything in its path.

Landslide 發生時，大量的 earth、rock 和其他類型的 debris 會突然衝下 mountainsides 等陡峭地區，掩埋途中的一切。

In this case, heavy rains caused a massive wall of debris to slam into this popular camping area at the base of Mount Manganui, burying campers under tons of rubble.

在這個案例中，大雨導致大量的 debris 如同牆壁般衝入 Mount Manganui 山腳下這個受歡迎的露營區，將露營者掩埋在 tons of rubble 下。

This huge tree crack and all this dirt come off like behind me.

這棵巨大的樹裂開，還有這些土都從我身後掉下來。

And then I look behind me and there's this huge landslide coming down and I'm still shaking from it now.

然後我往身後一看，就看到一個巨大的 landslide 衝下來，我現在想到還是會發抖。

then I turn around and I had to jump out from my seat as fast as I could and just run.

我轉身，就得趕快從我的座位跳下來，然後就跑。

And then I dived across the other pool and looking behind me and there was a caravan, caravan coming like right behind me.

然後我跳過了另一個水池，往身後看，就看到一輛露營車，露營車就從我身後衝過來。

It was like the scariest thing I've ever experienced in my life.

這是我這輩子經歷過最可怕的事。

As of this taping, authorities are calling the disaster a once in a century event and they continue to search for survivors who may be trapped beneath the debris.

截至錄製時，當局稱這場災難是百年一遇的事件，並持續尋找可能被埋在 debris 下的倖存者。

Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc. Just agreed to settle a lawsuit over social media impacts on young people.

Snapchat 的母公司 Snap Inc. 剛同意和解一項關於社群媒體對年輕人影響的訴訟。

Just days before the start of a trial, a 19 year old American is suing Snap, TikTok, Meta and YouTube, accusing them of creating addictive features that harm young users mental health.

就在審判開始前幾天，一名 19 歲的美國人起訴 Snap、TikTok、Meta 和 YouTube，指控他們創造了會損害年輕用戶心理健康的成癮性功能。

The other three companies have not announced any settlements and are expected to face a jury in Los Angeles next week.

其他三家公司尚未宣佈任何和解，預計下週將在洛杉磯接受陪審團審判。

Some legal analysts are comparing this case to the historic lawsuits against tobacco and opioid companies warning of substantial financial loss and rule changes.

有些法律分析師將此案比作過去對菸草和鴉片類藥物公司提起的訴訟，並警告將有重大的財務損失和規則變更。

About how long have cats been domesticated by humans?

大約多久以前，貓就被人類馴化了？

Ancient Egyptians are believed to be the first civilization to keep cats as pets.

古埃及人被認為是第一個飼養貓作為寵物的文明。

They controlled rodents, protected grain stores and helped protect against snakes.

牠們可以控制囓齒動物，保護穀倉，並有助於防蛇。

Have you ever been to a cafe or a restaurant where there's like these cats just hanging out inside?

你有沒有去過咖啡廳或餐廳，裡面有貓咪到處走動？

Well, New York's beloved bodega cats may soon face new parameters.

嗯，紐約備受喜愛的雜貨店貓咪可能很快就要面臨新的規範了。

A proposed bill would place them in a legal category establishing official health and safety guidelines for cats living in retail food stores.

一項法案草案將把牠們歸入一個法律類別，為生活在零售食品商店裡的貓咪建立官方的健康和安全準則。

Local New York reporter Lindsey Tuckman has the story.

當地紐約記者 Lindsey Tuckman 有這則報導。

Lydia Aguabilla works at the flower stand at Clinton fruit market on 47 and 9th in Hell's Kitchen.

Lydia Aguabilla 在 Hell's Kitchen 第 47 街和第 9 大道上的 Clinton 水果市場的花攤工作。

Her partner in crime is the bodega's resident cat, Pancha.

她的好夥伴是這家雜貨店的駐店貓 Pancha。

Animals are loved, animals are happiness, and animals has to be a responsibility for everyone.

動物是可愛的，動物是快樂的，動物對每個人來說都必須是責任。

Pancha and the rest of the city's likely thousands of bodega cats are the reason behind a proposed bill in the state legislature that would establish official health and safety guidelines for cats living in retail food stores.

Pancha 和城裡可能數千隻雜貨店貓咪，正是州議會一項法案草案背後的原因，該法案將為生活在零售食品商店裡的貓咪建立官方的健康和安全準則。

Standards like regular vet checkups, vaccines and designated cat zones separate from food prep areas.

像是定期的獸醫檢查、疫苗接種，以及獨立於食品準備區的指定貓咪區域等標準。

Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, who represents the Upper west side, intro'd the bill last spring and it was moved to the Agriculture Committee just this month.

眾議員 Linda Rosenthal，她代表曼哈頓上西區，於去年春天提出這項法案，並於本月送交農業委員會。

If you adopt an animal from the shelter, they have to be spayed or neutered.

如果你從收容所領養動物，牠們必須絕育。

You know, no telling where those kitties come from that live in bodegas.

你知道的，誰知道這些住在雜貨店裡的貓咪是從哪裡來的。

But just to make sure, I mean, they work, you know, mice and other vermin away, but

但只是為了確保，我的意思是，牠們有工作，你知道的，驅趕老鼠和其他害蟲，但是

they should also have access to a good place to rest, good food, water.

牠們也應該有地方可以好好休息、食物和水。

This proposal is separate from city legislation introduced last year that would ease enforcement for stores with cats, which under current health codes are technically not allowed.

這項提案與去年提出的市級立法分開，該立法將放寬對有貓商店的執法，而根據現行健康法規，這些貓實際上是不被允許的。

For New Yorkers who love bodega cats, they hope if the bill passes, the state makes it easy for small business owners to to pay for health care.

對於喜愛雜貨店貓咪的紐約客來說，他們希望如果法案通過，州政府能讓小企業主輕鬆支付醫療費用。

Maybe they don't have, they don't want can afford it, maybe, I don't know.

也許他們沒有，他們不想負擔，也許吧，我不知道。

But it's something that they could probably make a collection or some people could volunteerly help out.

但這件事他們或許可以募款，或者有些人可以自願幫忙。

The bill still needs to go through hearings and a vote before anything becomes a law.

這項法案在成為法律之前，仍需經過聽證會和投票。

But one thing is for sure, these guys aren't going anywhere.

但有一件事是確定的，這些貓咪哪兒也不會去。

It's just a matter of if and how they're regulated.

只是看牠們會不會被規範，以及怎麼被規範。

Taylor Swift is now the youngest female artist ever to join the Songwriters hall of Fame.

Taylor Swift 現在是史上最年輕的女性歌手，進入詞曲創作名人堂。

To qualify, songwriters have to have a notable catalog of music and they have to wait 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.

要符合資格，詞曲創作者必須擁有一個知名的音樂作品集，而且在歌曲首次商業發行後必須等待 20 年。

At 36 years old, Swift is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her first single, Tim McGraw.

36 歲的 Swift 正在慶祝她的第一首單曲 Tim McGraw 發行 20 週年。

Taylor released that when she was just 16 years old.

Taylor 發行那首歌時，才 16 歲。

Her fellow inductees include Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins and Kiss bandmates Paul Stanley and Gen Simmons.

和她一起入選的還有 Alanis Morissette、Kenny Loggins，以及 Kiss 樂團的成員 Paul Stanley 和 Gene Simmons。

The youngest artist ever inducted into the hall of Fame?

名人堂裡最年輕的入選者是誰？

That would be Stevie Wonder at just 33 years old back in 1983.

那是 Stevie Wonder，在 1983 年，當時他才 33 歲。

Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 a snake bitten rodeo star 10 year old Juliet Shubert from Colorado is not only a rock star, she is an inspiration.

今天的故事分數是 10 分滿分，一則被蛇咬的牛仔明星，來自科羅拉多的 10 歲 Juliet Shubert，不僅是個搖滾巨星，更是個鼓舞人心的榜樣。

Bouncing back from a near fatal snake bite last June.

在去年六月經歷了差點致命的蛇咬傷後，她重新站了起來。

She was playing with a friend, she opened a barn door and bam.

她當時正和朋友玩，打開了穀倉的門，然後「砰」一聲。

It was so ser she had to be airlifted to a second hospital to get treated.

情況非常嚴重，她必須被直升機送到第二家醫院接受治療。

Doctors used 18 vials of anti venom to save her.

醫生用了 18 瓶抗毒血清才救了她。

But it was rodeo season and Juliet needed to get back on that horse to compete.

但當時正值牛仔競技賽季，Juliet 需要回到馬背上參賽。

It's the thing that I love to do the most.

She rode almost the whole season on crutches and she had only one foot in the stirrup because her foot was still swollen from the bite.

她幾乎整個賽季都拄著柺杖騎馬，而且只有一隻腳在馬鐙上，因為她的腳因為被咬傷還腫著。

She finished 2025 as the all around champion in her age group for the Little Britches Youth Association.

她以她所在年齡組的總冠軍身份，結束了 2025 年的 Little Britches 青年協會賽季。

Tough as nails, Juliet now carries the snake's rattle with her as a reminder to never give up.

Juliet 堅毅不拔，現在隨身帶著蛇的響尾，提醒自己永不放棄。

And her mom got her a saddle made to look like.

她媽媽還幫她訂製了一個看起來像的馬鞍。

Now we have some shout outs to you the first one.

接下來我們要來唸一些給妳的感謝訊息，第一個是。

位於佛羅裡達州巴拿馬市的 Margaret K. Lewis School 的 Ms. Freeman，謝謝妳送來的這個花圈，這是妳製作來幫助籌募課外活動經費的。

Lewis School in Panama City, Florida, thank you for this wreath which you make to help raise money for extracurricular activities.