随着超级台风“灿鸿”——目前全球年度最强风暴——正向中国东部逼近，当局正计划进行撤离，并敦促处于其路径上的民众做好准备。
As Super Typhoon Champi – now the strongest storm of the year worldwide – barrels towards eastern China, authorities are planning evacuations and urging those in its path to prepare.
根据航空数据平台飞常准（VariFlight）的数据，中国主要城市的机场可能会受到该风暴的影响，包括温州龙湾、福州长乐、宁波栎社、杭州萧山、上海虹桥、上海浦东和厦门高崎。
Airports in major Chinese cities could be affected by the storm, including Wenzhou Longwan, Fuzhou Changle, Ningbo Lishe, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong and Xiamen Gaoqi, according to aviation data platform VariFlight.
旅客们正在为潜在的出行中断做准备，尽管目前尚未宣布大规模的延误或取消。
Travellers are bracing for potential disruptions, though there have been no large-scale delays or cancellations announced yet.
中国国家气象中心预计，“灿鸿”将于周六前后以强台风强度在台湾东部沿海登陆。
Champi is expected to make landfall along the eastern coast of Taiwan around Saturday as a strong typhoon, according to China’s National Meteorological Centre.
随后，它可能会穿过台湾岛，以强热带风暴或台风的减弱强度在大陆福建省再次登陆。或者，它也可能在台湾东北部海域转向东北方向，同时逐渐减弱。
It could then pass through the island and make a second landfall in the mainland province of Fujian with diminished force as a severe tropical storm or typhoon. Alternatively, it may turn northeastward over the waters northeast of Taiwan while gradually weakening.
就风速而言，超级台风“灿鸿”已成为今年全球最强的风暴。截至周三上午8点，其中心附近最大风速达到每小时245公里（每小时152英里）。该风暴目前正以每小时20公里的速度移动，逼近台湾以东海域。
Super Typhoon Champi has become the world’s strongest storm of the year in terms of wind speed. As of 8am on Wednesday it was packing winds of up to 245km/h (152 mph) near its centre. Moving at a speed of 20km/h, the storm is currently approaching waters to the east of Taiwan.
国家气象台对“灿鸿”维持了台风蓝色预警，这是中国四级预警体系中的最低级别。
The national forecaster has maintained a blue typhoon warning for Champi, the lowest level in China’s four-tier system.
虽然其路径尚不确定，但预计“灿鸿”将给中国东南海域、浙江和福建沿海省份以及经济重镇上海带来强降雨和强风。
While its path is uncertain, Champi is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds across China’s southeastern seas and the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, as well as Shanghai, the country’s economic powerhouse.
应急管理部门已敦促公众密切关注实时动态，做好家居防范并确保户外设施牢固，同时避免前往容易发生山体滑坡和山洪的山区及河谷地带。
Emergency authorities have urged the public to stay alert to real-time updates, prepare their home defences and make sure outdoor structures are secured, and to avoid mountain and river valley areas that could be prone to landslides and flash floods.
据中国媒体报道，浙江省当局已于周三上午8点启动了台风应急响应。
Authorities in Zhejiang started their typhoon emergency response at 8am on Wednesday, according to Chinese media reports.
该省计划撤离超级台风路径上的易受灾居民，包括老人、病患、残障人士和孕妇。同时，该省正准备在必要时暂停户外群体活动、停课、停工、停业和公共交通。
The province plans to evacuate vulnerable residents in the path of the super typhoon including the elderly, sick, disabled and pregnant women. Meanwhile it is preparing to suspend group outdoor activities, classes, work, business operations and public transport if needed.
浙江当局还在对排水渠道的隐患进行排查，并准备撤离渔场和海上施工工地的工人，同时关闭沿海旅游景点。
Zhejiang authorities are also conducting inspections for hazards along drainage channels, and are set to evacuate workers from fish farms and offshore construction sites, while coastal tourist attractions are being shut down.
截至周三上午8点，浙江已有36条客运航线停航，223个海上施工项目停工。
As of 8am on Wednesday, 36 passenger ferry routes had been suspended and 223 marine construction projects halted in Zhejiang.
在南部的邻省福建，所有渔船已被下令于周三前在附近港口避风，船员须于周四前返回岸上。
In neighbouring Fujian province to the south, all fishing vessels have been ordered to seek shelter in nearby ports by Wednesday, with crew members to return to shore by Thursday.