底特律人口大幅下降.doc

Detroit Population Drops Dramatically in Latest Census底特律人口大幅下降With the loss of approximately 500,000 automotive jobs in the region during the past decade, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Executive Director Paul Tait expected the 2010 census numbers to show some decline in Detroits population. We expected much more around 750,000 people and it dropped down to just under 714,000 people. The magnitude of that surprised us.过去十年，该地区汽车领域就业岗位减少了大约500,000个，密歇根东南部政府委员会执行主任Paul Tait认为，2010年的人口普查数字显示底特律的人口出现下降。“我们预期底特律的人口大约是750,000，但实际上却降低到714,000人以下。减少的幅度让我们感到非常震惊。”The population of the so-called Motor City is at its lowest in more than a century. More than 230,000 people left the city in the past decade. That 25-percent decline is one of the biggest on record for an urban area with a population of more than 100,000.有“汽车之城”之称的底特律的人口已经下降到一个多世纪以来的最低点。过去十年，超过230,000人离开该城市，致使总人口减少了25%，是人口超过100,000的城市地区减小幅度最大的一次。Significant population drop人口数量大幅降低Some folks have left the state because of employment opportunities, said Tait. Some, particularly middle-class African-American families, have left the city and gone to the suburbs within our region.“由于就业机会减少，一些人离开了密歇根州。还有一些人，尤其是中产阶级的非裔美国人家庭离开底特律，到了本地区范围以内的郊区。”The dramatic exodus from a city that was once a symbol of Americas manufacturing boom has staggering implications for Detroit. Mayor David Bing said the low census figures will cost the city and the state of Michigan more money. 底特律曾经是美国制造业繁荣的象征。大批人口的离去将带来巨大的影响。市长David Bing表示，这样的人口普查结果将为底特律和密歇根州带来巨大的经济损失。Every person that is counted in the census brings approximately $10,000 to Detroit over the next decade for schools, roads, hospitals, and social service programs like Medicaid. We are in a fiscal crisis and we have to fight for every dollar. We can not afford to let these results stand.“人口普查计算到的每一个人未来十年在学校，道路，医院和社会服务项目中都会为底特律带来大约10,000美元。我们正处于财政危机中，必须为了争取每一美元而奋斗。如果人口总数出现下降，我们的财政将难以支撑。”Census figures questioned普查数据遭到质疑Bing said he intends to challenge the current census figures, which puts the population of Detroit at 713,777.市长David Bing表示，他对现在的统计数字表示怀疑。现在的普查结果为，底特律的人口总数为713,777。Personally, I do not believe the number is accurate and I do not believe it will stand up as we go through our challenge. The Census has a history of undercounting residents in urban cities like Detroit. We were undercounted in 2000, and our Census estimate was again revised in 2007. That tells us that the report will not be final as it relates to the total number of our population, said Bing.“从个人的角度讲，我不相信这个数字是准确的。而且，如果我们自己进行统计的话，该数字肯定站不住脚。过去，人口普查通常会漏掉一些城市居民。2000年，我们的总人口被低估。2007年，我们的人口总数也进行了修正。这告诉我们，这次的人口总数报告不是最终结果。”Despite new techniques, which Tait said have made this the most accurate census to date, he agrees with the mayor that the figures do not represent Detroits current population.Paul Tait说，尽管新技术使得现在的人口普查是有史以来最为准确的，然而他也赞同市长David Bing的观点，这些数字不能代表底特律目前的真实人口。I do believe that there are more than 714,000 people in the city of Detroit, said Tait. I firmly believe that. Is that 50,000? Probably not that high, but there are probably a couple tens of thousands of people that were undercounted.“我相信，底特律的人口肯定超过714,000。我坚信这一点。是不是50,000？可能没有那么高。但是没有被统计在内的人口至少有几万人。”Focusing on job creation集中创造就业机会Tait said adjusting census figures, however, is not the answer to solving Detroits population decline, and Michigans fiscal crisis. Part of the answer is absolutely righting this transformation of our economy and getting more jobs in the region. That is part of our strategy.Tait说，校正统计数字并不是解决底特律人口下降和密歇根财政危机的方法。“其中一个解决方法就是实现经济发展的转变，创造越来越多的就业机会。这也是我们战略的一部分。”Tait said bringing jobs to Michigan might prevent more people from leaving Detroit and the region for employment in other states with booming populations, such as Arizona and Texas.Tait表示，为密歇根创造就业机会或许可以防止更多人离开底特律和密歇根地区，到其他人口增长的州寻找就业机会，例如亚利桑那州和得克萨斯州。But the city is unlikely to attract enough jobs to once again see 2 million people filling the streets of Detroit, the population of the Motor City during its peak in 1950.但是该城市不可能再像1950年那样吸引200万人来到底特律街头，使汽车之城的人口达到最高峰。词汇学习1.approximately ad.大约,大致,近乎almost，nearly，about，approximately，around，roughly这些副词均有“大约，差不多”之意。almost指在程度上相差很小，差不多。nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。about常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。approximately多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。around多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。roughly指按精略估计，常代替about。2.magnitude n.巨大; 重要性 例句：The auditorium is a building of great magnitude.这个大礼堂是一栋巨大的建筑物。I hadnt realized the magnitude of the problem.我没有认识到这个问题的重要性。3.stagger vt.使摇摆,使踌躇,交错,错开例句：The fellness of the blow staggered him.那凶猛的一击使他站立不稳。4.implication n. 意涵,暗示,暗指,影响5.undercount vt.少计6.revise vt.修订, 修改 例句：They are revising a dictionary.他们在修订一部词典。You should revise your opinion of him.你应该纠正对他的看法。correct，rectify，remedy，revise，amend这些动词均含“纠正，改正”之意。correct指纠正或改正不正确、不真实或有缺点的东西。rectify正式用词，意义较抽象，侧重指彻底改正偏离子正确标准或规则的东西。remedy正式用词，通常指在局部范围内进行纠正，尤指对困难或棘手问题的解决。revise指通过仔细阅读、反复思考后而进行改正、订正或修订，使趋于完善。amend书面语用词。指进行更正或改变，使之更好，符合更高的要求。7.absolutely ad.完全地,绝对地,正是如此例句：I concur absolutely with your decision.我完全同意您的决定。8.accurate adj.精确的, 准确的 例句：He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。accurate，exact，precise，right，true，correct这些形容词均含“准确的，正确的”之意。accurate指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。exact着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强。precise侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。right使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。true暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差。correct最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。内容解析1.We can not afford to let these results stand.afford to(买)得起(某物)例句：I cannot afford to offend him. 我惹不起他。2.Personally, I do not believe the number is accurate and I do not believe it will stand up as we go through our challenge.stand up经久耐用; 站得住脚 例句：Do you think your car will stand up well under such snowy conditions?你认为你的车在积雪的条件下还能耐用吗?Im afraid it wont stand up in court.我担心这件事在法庭上站不住脚。I do not believe否定转移当动词think, believe, suppose, imagine, expect, feel的主语是第一人称、谓语动词为没有任何副词修饰的一般现在时，它们的否定式实际上是对宾语从句的否定。表示说话者提出一种委婉的看法或主张。如：I think that he will help us. I dont think that he will help us. 我认为它不会帮助我们。I believe that he is right. I dont believe that he is right. 我认为他不对。I suppose that he likes it. I dont suppose that