Ninety-nine years ago, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Puerto Rico.

99年前，波多黎各发生了7.3级大地震。

Spain ceded (or gave) Puerto Rico to the United States.

西班牙将波多黎各割让给了美国。

Hurricane Maria is expected to hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning.

预期飓风Maria将于周三早上袭击波多黎各。

Tropical storm Dorian is threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit Wednesday.

热带风暴多里安星期三将直接袭击波多黎各。

Rico, you're on litter patrol. We need shovels.

里克，你去翻翻垃圾堆，我们需要铲子。

And several more troops have been serving Puerto Rico outside of their military roles.

还有更多的部队在他们的军事任务之外为波多黎各提供服务。

A series of quakes along three fault lines has shaken Puerto Rico since Christmas.

3条断层线上发生的一系列地震自圣诞节以来就不断侵扰着波多黎各。

Puerto Rico is losing its population. Why?

而波多黎各的人口正在不断减少。为什么呢?

What's happening in Congress? Do lawmakers show much willingness to help Puerto Rico?

国会目前是什么想法？议员愿意帮助波多黎各吗？

In 1984, when Congress changed the bankruptcy code, it left Puerto Rico out of the bill.

1984年，国会修改了破产法，将波多黎各移出草案范围。

Puerto Rico wants to pay its debts.

波多黎各想偿付债务。

Mofongo is a traditional food from Puerto Rico.

磨丰果是波多黎各的一种传统食物。

Can't she help you? Transferred to Puerto Rico.

她帮不了你吗，她被调到波多黎各了。

However republicans too have supported statehood for Puerto Rico.

然而，共和党人也支持波多黎各成为一个州。

Since then, Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory.

至此，波多黎各就一直是美国的领地。

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last September, it ravaged the island's electrical grid and communications systems.

去年9月，飓风玛利亚袭击波多黎各，摧毁了岛上的电网和通讯系统。

Have you ever heard of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico?

你听说过波多黎各联邦吗？

It's heading for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

它正在向维尔京群岛和波多黎各移动。

Today's settlement is with 33 states and Puerto Rico.

该公司于今日与波多黎各和其余33个州达成了和解协议。

More than 170,000 people were already without power in Puerto Rico.

目前，波多黎各已有超过17万人处于断电状态。