马来西亚首都周三登顶全球污染榜单，邻国新加坡位列第三，罪魁祸首是来自印度尼西亚野火的烟雾，导致空气质量恶化。
Malaysia’s capital topped a global pollution ranking on Wednesday and nearby Singapore came in third, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia blamed for the unhealthy conditions.
一个多月来，乳白色的霾笼罩着这些城市，烟雾从婆罗洲和苏门答腊岛的大火中飘来。
A milky haze has shrouded the cities for more than a month as smoke drifted from fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands.
据瑞士监测机构IQAir显示，周三早些时候，吉隆坡空气质量指数（AQI）读数为166，成为全球污染最严重的主要城市。新加坡以155的读数排名第三。
Kuala Lumpur was the world’s most polluted major city early on Wednesday, according to Swiss monitor IQAir, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 166. Singapore ranked third at 155.
空气质量指数将污染物测量值转换为一个单一数值，以指示空气质量和潜在健康风险。读数超过150被归类为不健康，而超过300则被视为危险。
The AQI converts measurements of pollutants into a single figure indicating air quality and potential health risks. Readings above 150 are classified as unhealthy, while levels above 300 are considered hazardous.
“确实影响了我们的健康，也影响了能见度，”来自吉隆坡的22岁应届毕业生Izzah Irdina说。
“It’s really impacting our health and also the visibility,” said Izzah Irdina, 22, a recent graduate from Kuala Lumpur.
“在这霾天里，我甚至看不见默迪卡118大厦，”她指的是世界第二高楼。
“During this haze I can’t even see the Merdeka 118,” she said, referring to the world’s second tallest building.
“再过两个月，我希望霾能结束，”Izzah补充道，她说自己大多待在室内。
“In another two months I hope the haze will end,” added Izzah, who said she mostly stayed indoors.
41岁的Anusuriyeh表示，她“不确定何时会结束，因为这是自然灾害”。
Anusuriyeh, 41, said she was “not sure when it’s going to end because it’s a natural disaster”.
“但我每天服用维生素保持精力，我的孩子们也戴着口罩、吃着维生素，”这位马来西亚国家石油公司（Petronas）的员工说。
“But I’m taking daily vitamins to keep my vitality, and my children too are wearing a mask and taking vitamins,” said the employee of Malaysia’s petroleum giant Petronas.
跨境霾害是东南亚的一个反复出现的问题，但今年的情况尤为严重。
Transboundary haze is a recurring problem in Southeast Asia, but this year’s episode has been particularly severe.
与厄尔尼诺天气现象相关的炎热干燥条件助长了印度尼西亚的大火，这些大火也与土地清理有关，使得火势更难控制。
Hot, dry conditions associated with the El Nino weather phenomenon have fuelled the fires in Indonesia, which are also linked to land clearing, making the blazes harder to contain.
在新加坡，患有过敏性鼻炎的18岁学生Darius Chew表示，霾迫使他减少了体育活动。
In Singapore, 18-year-old student Darius Chew, who suffers from allergic rhinitis, said the haze had forced him to reduce his sporting activities.
“我减少了运动，因为一旦开始打喷嚏就真的很难坚持下去，”Chew说。
“I’ve cut down on sports because it’s really hard to continue as soon as I start sneezing,” Chew said.
同校学生、18岁的Ryan Ang患有哮喘，他说自己打喷嚏的频率增加，且流鼻涕，尤其是在早晨和晚上。
Fellow student Ryan Ang, 18, who has asthma, said he had been sneezing more frequently and suffering from a runny nose, particularly in the mornings and at night.
“我并没有太多减少户外活动，但这对我的健康有些影响，”Ang说。“你无法真正做想做的那么多事，”他补充道。
“I’m not really cutting down on outdoor activities much, but it’s affecting my health a bit,” Ang said. “You can’t really do as much as you want to do,” he added.
69岁的退休新加坡人Athirah Abudullah表示，霾对她的影响较小，因为她大部分时间都待在室内。
Retired Singaporean Athirah Abudullah, 69, said the haze has had less impact on her because she spends most of her time indoors.
她外出主要是为了买菜和去清真寺做礼拜，但她说患有湿疹的孙女受到了霾的影响。“我们别无选择，只能面对，”Athirah说。“我们只能天天祈祷下雨。”法新社报道
She ventured out mainly for groceries and prayers at the mosque, but said her granddaughter, who suffered from eczema, had been affected by the haze. “We have no choice, we just face it,” Athirah said. “We just pray for rain every day.”By Agence France-Presse