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Oregon's triple-digit temps are especially hard on those living on the streets

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As Oregon endures a heat wave, Gov. Kate Brown has declared an emergency in 25 of the state's counties. But getting relief to the people who need it most can be a challenge.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

It's hot in the Pacific Northwest, so hot that Oregon's governor declared a state of emergency across much of her state this week. In Portland, temperatures are expected to hover2 around 100 degrees through Saturday. That's a temperature the city is just not prepared for. And it's left those living on the streets looking for any way to cool down. OPB's Rebecca Ellis reports.

JULIE SHOWERS: Here you go. Would you like a water?

REBECCA ELLIS, BYLINE3: Standing4 outside Blanchet House, where she works, Julie Showers is catching5 people as they leave.

SHOWERS: Would you like a popsicle?

ELLIS: Throughout the year, unhoused people can come to this nonprofit in downtown Portland to get a warm meal. Today, they're getting cold things as well, icies (ph), water, popsicles. Thirteen-year-old Avery Humphries (ph) and his brother take blue raspberry. Their dad, Jesse Bo (ph), chooses a red one.

JESSE BO: I feel like I'm sweating so much that it's like I'm losing weight.

ELLIS: This heat wave has descended6 upon the Humphries family at a time when they found themselves in unfortunate circumstances. They recently lost their housing. And for the past few weeks, the family of three has been camping in a tent a few blocks away. The tent is hot. And the whole family is planning to head to a cooling center tonight. Braden (ph) is 11.

BRADEN: It's a spot that we can chill at.

BO: And it's got air conditioning in it?

BRADEN: I don't know.

BO: I don't know.

ELLIS: It does have air conditioning. The county is overseeing four overnight cooling shelters for anyone who needs to get out of the heat. But not everyone living outside is sold on the cooling centers. Jerome Byrdon (ph) is also on his way out the door.

JEROME BYRDON: I don't like to be around a lot of people, so that would hold me up. You know what I mean?

ELLIS: Not wanting to be around people is a common issue. County emergency manager Jenny Carver says they've tried to reduce barriers by allowing pets at the cooling centers and providing guests a place to store their belongings7. Carver started in her position last June. It was the very same week the region saw record-shattering temperatures that killed dozens.

SHOWERS: I saw someone come in visibly sort of, like, stressed. And he collapsed8.

ELLIS: Rory Lidster (ph) knows exactly what it feels like to be stressed from the heat. He's been camping under a small canopy9 of cherry trees in North Portland with his partner. Today he moved to one of the cooling centers nearby.

RORY LIDSTER: And it gets to a point where you feel like you're going to pass out. And when - I know when I get to, like, starting to feel like that, a little lightheaded, dizzy, I know it's time I got to stop.

ELLIS: He's planning to stay in the cooling center. He says that with temperatures like this, being outside just isn't worth the risk. For NPR News, I'm Rebecca Ellis in Portland, Ore.

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1 transcript JgpzUp     
n.抄本,誊本,副本,肄业证书
参考例句:
  • A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
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vi.翱翔,盘旋;徘徊;彷徨,犹豫
参考例句:
  • You don't hover round the table.你不要围着桌子走来走去。
  • A plane is hover on our house.有一架飞机在我们的房子上盘旋。
3 byline sSXyQ     
n.署名;v.署名
参考例句:
  • His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
  • We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
5 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
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  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
6 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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7 belongings oy6zMv     
n.私人物品,私人财物
参考例句:
  • I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
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adj.倒塌的
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9 canopy Rczya     
n.天篷,遮篷
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  • The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
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