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4 B: ], r$ t7 {5 b US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
5 Z0 |6 j' c/ F! d 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。
: f1 s3 ^" P# p! P1 P J2 S! ` The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.1 T+ T% B# X! d+ b
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。5 N. Z7 {# t- l/ T
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.' @4 o% B( ^: h q u" z
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
9 H& @# `5 Z, B; u, [* G! w! x Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.$ O$ `' Q6 B' B
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。
% B( x! {0 g9 k- G, ^ He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.$ g M+ r1 y3 f) b
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。
1 \, ^0 A' ]3 H: a ` But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
6 z7 Y1 [1 l1 T 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。# F/ d; T" G6 L" B3 j/ h. R' @
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.. g4 I0 |5 o5 O- P7 F0 p/ a/ i4 X6 a
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。" ?4 N n/ G$ Z( ?, ]3 B3 Z1 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.
0 i! a5 C2 [7 X. n6 z6 e) A& E) ? 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。$ o+ r$ E( Z; d( @6 L- z% i' r/ Q- \
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.5 U/ s1 M( s h5 x/ ~3 v( m. G) y
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。, x( m2 o0 a7 x
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
1 i$ O/ Y5 y- I' Q; t$ i/ R- _) f) r 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。
0 f, p+ T( c! |& F' c: ]' y 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.
' g( d& T+ ~; v( e% O$ {: ] 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。
2 M, G& G1 m7 h7 k Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.# B4 S2 W; l2 N6 _0 @& Y
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。: u& b: g" Q/ I- D: k$ W
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.# h% _+ x+ ]* m: Z3 H* D0 ~
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
4 O' A4 J$ X9 ~( O As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint./ L) a+ M/ Q8 @7 s' p+ 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。& i, f2 x& a. R$ T1 v8 q
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
, D0 V: _$ e3 z: r, r) w+ l1 i 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。
, T( l& B2 V7 y5 O% \) G "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
" d6 ~; R. \+ V& J8 R “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。
) I# e4 r! \7 d, @! l 来源:BBC) C3 n' Z6 Z* t* `% }3 n
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