美国为什么老鼠那么多（美国的老鼠反了）

冠状病毒大流行期间，绝望的老鼠肆无忌惮地寻找食物

Desperate rats are brazenly searching for food during the coronavirus pandemic, CDC warns

USA TODAY

餐馆已不是从前 （ 视频中敲诊板plexiglass围绕桌子）

它们毛茸茸的，烦躁不安——它们才是最迫切希望餐馆关门后开门的食客。

They are furry and they are furious – and they may be the most desperate of diners to yearn for restaurants to unlock from shutdown.

在冠状病毒大流行期间，老鼠似乎并不满足于在路边捡拾或运送食物。

Rats, it seems, haven't been satisfied with curbside pickup or delivery during the coronavirus pandemic.

美国疾病控制与预防中心(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention，简称CDC)警告说，某些地区的啮齿动物数量正在急剧增加。餐馆的垃圾桶不再满溢，饥饿的动物们正在寻找新的食物来源。

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that rodent populations – which rely on a banquet of scraps and waste in restaurant dumpsters – are spiking in certain areas. Restaurant trash bins are no longer overflowing, and the famished creatures are scrambling for new sources of food.

司法管辖区已关闭或限制餐馆和其他商业机构的服务，以帮助限制COVID-19的传播。社区范围的关闭导致啮齿动物可获得的食物减少，特别是在人口稠密的商业区，”疾控中心说。“一些司法管辖区的啮齿动物活动有所增加。”

"Jurisdictions have closed or limited service at restaurants and other commercial establishments to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Community-wide closures have led to a decrease in food available to rodents, especially in dense commercial areas," the CDC said. "Some jurisdictions have reported an increase in rodent activity."

环境和卫生官员会看到服务请求增加，这是“不寻常的啮齿动物行为的攻击”而导致的。

Environmental and health officials may witness an increase in service requests amid reports of "unusual or aggressive rodent behavior."

本消息来源于5月24日《今日美国》，不得随意转载。