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US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
+ u! f2 N! ~9 L3 L" @ 美国总统巴拉克奥巴马宣布,密歇根州弗林特市进入紧急状态,那里的水已经被铅污染。- c- M6 z5 {& b! _7 J* L
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply., I- r, d: d- D- j7 p
2014年供应商变化之后,这个城市的水就被污染了。腐蚀性水使旧管道的铅渗出,并进入供水系统。
) Z; l! Z A5 A+ P8 w+ \% I' a The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding." e' n1 j7 h3 Y8 ]8 R O1 f) X
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。2 X! X) j% }$ V3 `* C
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.4 _7 C" G7 @! \& N' \$ j/ H
本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。, p3 _+ W, ?; p" ?8 x
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
7 x: o3 f7 }. y. I 他说城市近10万人的需求已经“远远超出了州的能力”,并寻求灾难声明。
, B. Y( |+ D6 J5 j& q9 p0 m5 z1 B But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
/ V7 ?2 Z9 R' L; _7 G 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。, O! i _3 u% B3 K3 B
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
; K) x$ \4 ~: \5 `" U 十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。: `2 `/ D7 ?. z
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier." M/ Z9 V- M1 H3 M: \
在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。
. E$ `+ d0 M9 r The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014. It has since switched back to Detroit’s water.$ N4 o9 [, T/ d% j& p8 u
2014年弗林特市把水源从底特律市更换为弗林特河,现在已经换回(使用)底特律水。
0 O. [) ]4 D# Y* v# n5 e- ^9 p* x Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated./ Y5 R8 E0 O0 b( o; N% j! ~
密歇根司法部长说,他将调查水危机,看看是否违反了任何国家法律。) `; [1 G% w* | N( s- j0 |2 b" c
The lack of clean water in Flint "is a human tragedy in which families are struggling even with the most basic parts of daily life", said Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.
) ]2 V+ g4 f$ U, ?7 b, J" M; K% W 弗林特净水资源的匮乏是人类的悲剧,在这些地方,家庭甚至都要为最基本的日常生活用水抗争,密歇根司法部长舒伯特比尔说。
% [& K: ^( {. E! Q: l7 s8 @ Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.+ c- g) L( D, o5 n; h8 v! Z' t
由于水形势严峻,斯奈德先生已经宣布弗林特市进入紧急状态。当地官员认为这是一个发生在十月份的公共卫生紧急情况。0 E! o, U7 i$ w+ X# G1 z$ s
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
. S9 e j. S4 L0 {5 k$ \ 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
$ r4 L" F* ]9 E3 `7 b As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
y0 z+ B& t% |7 C6 L 由于奥巴马先生的声明,来自联邦急救管理机构(FEMA)的官员将会对弗林特市做出的反应进行协调。" M; z$ Q0 t5 B1 Q& }5 p0 B
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
, a! F. u6 H7 F$ v 星期六,歌手雪儿表示她将向弗林特的居民捐献瓶装水,大约有180000瓶从船上运过来。
+ D) ]. S; C9 R% c "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said./ n% [6 h2 V6 ~2 Y3 Z
“这是一个令人震惊的大规模的悲剧,但这就发生在我们国家的中间,”她说。% Y& H/ L' P+ S2 R
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