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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.
/ n$ L' Z$ ]5 Y, N/ ?. I" | 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。
( E4 W9 Q: g* n6 A The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
: H1 D9 W4 ~8 f! e2 K* K; 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( J- t0 \5 z0 V+ V! r+ T' b
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.) H# X/ ^% E8 M9 N& a) {0 m. G
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
1 Q/ M- v+ i. h Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government./ ^7 v0 g. V7 S. [5 V) j4 Y" z
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。- a# T8 t# I# C! z6 u
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration./ f* L7 ~' d. h0 p1 m
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。
" y6 P, Q; z* s3 d But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.) `, z$ x/ r" B" H3 b: O
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。
2 `$ L% Q8 H% w( d4 @ 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 a/ ]; F, ~8 s1 g$ b2 h 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。
( `+ H% j. Y* z$ T4 a, P. _0 W Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.+ J; O! v; x r5 W% \. a* c. t7 |1 f
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。) Y S6 Q0 M, b1 S& c3 F
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.( f& l: X F5 f/ Y/ I3 `0 T
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。( c/ Y* h) P" F3 _- a# x- \
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.2 Q7 O' B1 i& A: z
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。
5 j. x$ X2 l% K- { 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.
4 |; k# x) S2 L0 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。
( c5 P( d( W. L- M( P J' \! L 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& @& a( C. F7 `7 b `9 @3 r 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。* e& z5 T s' S0 h/ h
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
0 ?% B. f8 f* j P2 ]8 O' n 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。& n7 d/ N9 H: [& X1 w+ n
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
: R! c5 [& _5 C, [) @ 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。
5 C& A; `+ `$ L m# m- C9 i; c On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
: Y! x5 [2 O7 N9 T) J7 i. a9 @ | 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。
, z0 m8 ?5 q* z* o, T4 w "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.. t# m5 v, ^7 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。6 F4 h0 N- B! g: r+ C! ]; ?
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