嘉年华邮轮预计旗下所有船只将于2021年底航行

“We hope to have all of our ships operational by year end,” said Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation, speaking on the company’s fourth quarter and year-end earnings call.

• Year end : 年底

• Fourth quarter：第四季度 

参考译文：嘉年华公司首席执行官阿诺德·唐纳德在该公司的第四季度和年终财报会议上表明：“我们希望所有的船舶都能在2021年底之前投入运营。”

Donald noted the company is in discussions with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but said it was too early to determine when test cruises may happen in the United States. The company is still waiting on technical guidance from the CDC. 

• Be in discussions with: 讨论中

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)：疾病控制与预防中心

• Technical guidance: 技术指导

参考译文：唐纳德指出，嘉年华正在与疾病控制与预防中心进行讨论中，但表示目前尚无法确定何时在美国进行试航。 同时，他们还在等待CDC的技术指导。

While waiting on more guidelines from the CDC, Donald said the company was bringing ships back to the U.S. to be in a good position to restart.

• In a good position：优势，有利状态

参考译文：同时，在等待CDC更多的指导方针时，唐纳德说公司也在指导停泊在其它地方的船只回到美国港口，从而来确保到时候能有一个好的状态迎接复航。

“We have weekly calls, or as often as we need, with them,” Donald said. “What I can tell you is we are on track to be able to be able to do whatever we need to do in a timely manner.”

• as often as: 时常，尽可能多

• on track：步入正轨，在轨道上

• Be able to do: 有能力做某事，能够做某事

参考译文：唐纳德说：“我们每周都会和CDC进行电话会议，或者根据需要随时与他们保持通话联系。我能告诉你的是，我们有能力去迎接和处理任何所要求的条件和情况。”

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