Welcome to hot lines on Inside Wire.

欢迎收听 Inside Wire。

Hey, guys. So I just called the Powerball hot line.

（中央咖啡厅）嘿，我刚刚打电话给乐透公司。

You know, for a hot line you are not so hot.

对热线而言，你没有那么热。

The hot line had an important purpose: to prevent accidental war between the two competitors during the period known as the Cold War.

阻止冷战期间这两个竞争对手之间发生意外战争。

The American president and the Soviet leader were able to communicate directly and immediately on the hot line. This helped prevent any conflict during an international crisis.

美国总统和苏联领导人可以通过热线直接沟通，这样就阻止国际危机期间发生冲突。

Hot lines were set up to help them find a place to stay and states of emergency have been declared to speed up help to those who need it.

热线电话被启用，以帮助受灾者找到能住的地方，并且（州政府）已经宣布紧急状态，以加快向有需要的人提供帮助。