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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.1 {$ a7 d: p' ? X# [
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。- B* m" v/ i% f5 W' [
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply. C% [# g4 ^5 } f7 X0 A* g( h
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。 v+ n3 `3 Y) y$ H
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.2 Q$ {6 D+ O$ L( @( ?
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
0 a! M2 U, {2 d% U/ T/ h& s& J Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government." s) R+ A [" o4 s% _$ h5 ~
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。4 ]9 A' [+ o( _8 |# P
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.0 K+ e9 d# D! {- L" p' @
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。
; Y! ?5 V5 T( a- l2 |: C* O But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.3 M, I2 c; B6 ~$ a7 x
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。
. v/ j3 U s% u4 c. m+ M 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.6 w! t- l2 H# b. b
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。3 Z5 ^6 u4 y: D S% l
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.. {# j7 \( b. F! _/ m% P7 s
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。
2 s9 ~. A' ~2 j 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.
& Z9 k: d$ w F5 t: f+ 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。
, I; L4 k9 d' z4 F+ U; d5 @" | Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
1 x$ G$ D( F$ J& j" H0 X 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。
* q6 a) x# E& V7 e D9 {3 r4 u) u 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.
/ Q, \/ d& ?6 U3 E) u 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。
# T& `' Q" ]( S. @. q& n Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
$ s& t" j$ X* @; w# {6 Q* @ 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。
1 ?! F! k6 ~' l! Z8 P; a4 h& Y He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.6 L- Z" `/ A- J
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
% t6 e( w' x: K* F. R+ G! o As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.5 V0 r) v- X4 E0 b h0 b: E
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。+ q, a* a9 }, F5 d2 P
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
7 ~: E# z1 G* {9 o: u9 X( t$ \ 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。
( m& y0 Y, Z: e) \6 ^ "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.7 r9 |* J7 H2 A4 F$ r+ r" U
“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。' |( Z0 e* m3 U: L. M/ H2 [
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