CATTI指定教材_英语口译实务2级 7.pdf

Gain population more slowly than their metropolitan areas or lost population while the metropolitan area gained people 人口增长比周边地区缓慢或者在其周边地区人口增长的同时却人口减少 Sunbelt cities 阳光地带 Form the backbone of economically strong communities 实力雄厚社区的中坚力量 Left cities for suburbs 离开郊区去城市 Median household income 中等家庭收入 Diverge 差距 Chasm 分歧 Widened 扩大 Decentralization 分散化 Extend well beyond cities 远远超出了城市范围 Sprawling 无序扩张 Failing schools, persistent crime, loss of jobs and businesses to other further out suburbs 教育质量每况愈下，犯罪屡禁不止，就业机会和商业流失到其他更远的地区 In form of over crowed schools, but also in long commutes and the inability of local governments to pay for new roads, sewers and other infrastructure 尤其体现在学校过度拥挤，上下班交通耗时长，以及当地政府无力出资建造新的 道路，下水道和其他基础设施 In the wake of decentralizing economies 尽管经济呈现分散化发展 Above the poverty, but below median income 高于平困线却低于平均线 Demographic composition Salaried class 工薪阶层 Keep pace with the rising costs of health care, housing, child care, transportation and other necessities 跟上持续上涨的医疗保健，住房，儿童保健，交通和其他各项必需开支 Most likely 极有可能 Struggle with the burdens of housing and child care 在住房和儿童保育的重担下苦苦挣扎 They are also home to neighborhoods where poverty is concentrated 贫民窟所在地 The number of people nearly doubled from 4.1 million to 8 million 人数从410 万到800 万，几乎翻了一番 Concentrated poverty is principally an urban and racial phenomenon 贫困集中化主要是城市和种族现象 Face a triple whammy: poor schools, weak job information, networks, and scarce jobs 经受3 重打击，学校质量差，工作信息网络薄弱，就业机会少得可怜 Female-headed households and have less formal education 女性当家，居民接受正规教育的机会少得可怜 Decentralizing opportunities and concentrating poverty 机会分散和贫困集中 Welfare recipients 福利接受者 Cities have a rising share of the welfare caseloads in their states, even as welfare roll drop 难怪虽然各州领福利金的人数减少了，但其中城市居民所占的比例却越来越大 Mirror the population of the neighborhood 反映人口情况 Eligible for free or reduced-cost