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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.' y7 I' W$ y# I' c
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。
2 z1 V/ Q/ X7 e/ A9 a8 i5 n The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.8 c* F" p. G' ~4 J8 b7 G
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。
, k! Y, h# u. I, |% k1 _ The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
" s5 W' N. Y w' {* O# O9 D U 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。! n+ P, j, D. A$ I) f
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.; s" J* I+ ?) v. B" V k3 m
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。
" o: p* V; ^3 g U# _) P He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
4 E" @3 }5 H8 K H 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。
3 U, d6 I; }) K2 n But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.- n# b7 x/ v7 r- `% m$ e5 K; q# K
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。; `' D1 t, L+ D: w
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.7 M" U/ I. X$ t- m( l9 C. I7 g
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。
" U" h1 M( y. k$ r. i Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
+ G N. w( f; d$ y( Y0 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。
4 C$ Q" m: N& h, q3 v# M 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.! G$ D0 G& C! y; z3 a
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。
) q. ~9 O) Q. B# [8 A Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.' i6 u$ ?. U* b
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。
* P) s- h: S5 m$ f7 m 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.
! ?/ {! F/ Q. s3 N 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。$ _: r/ ?$ J$ z ^# 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.
, p: ?& ?& h. ?% 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。
0 v, [$ Z p X: Y( e( h; D He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign., `( F5 K5 Y2 R0 _
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
3 v7 {. @1 V/ }. J9 z/ k! w As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
, c n" j' i# s 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。% {4 E- \" ~2 f/ D
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
/ q6 w7 e5 x, M5 l 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。
2 U/ k* }6 j/ w" g, o, f; b "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.5 g( K/ e3 T4 n) M" J
“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。
- K& n( Y5 D J9 C1 l) @% T 来源:BBC
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