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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.
# f9 `- R& `, ?+ s2 H 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。1 J' Q4 Q8 Q: |; t Q: s; p, k u
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.; ^3 u |: O% {" l7 r
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。9 r. @- y' j% k$ n( t' j3 H V
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.' r" F( J2 O$ c" F7 d
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。 y; ]" L% \3 q! p0 ]
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
/ @9 w0 p1 h" G4 k 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。
) R3 j- m' ] j8 d5 i5 `- c He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
9 w5 ^0 L& f+ U. r' I8 k 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。: `0 i8 Q2 r: l- R* t7 n
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
4 q D8 f# \ p/ U8 | 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。0 {$ K1 ?( c( Y, H+ G, S' K }
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.
- m% {; i8 n% `, a9 d# A2 S5 I 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。
0 D6 E; y: x; }0 C+ q- [ Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.8 l- X& r( i. F: 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。7 x; b" V) J+ S- W8 ?
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' ]; x! ?/ M# U9 y7 y' k
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。
. e9 }2 ?( j; e6 D% I# M Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.8 I' G) }. U' D- X: \7 `6 U$ ?; g7 K
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。; G/ s+ r* x8 h' g* G( H* ]8 r4 a" q
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.
9 W l8 Q4 Y4 a; F 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。" i* r/ p5 b* X3 f8 f
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.+ l6 z# U- y2 n# V/ L9 `" X: 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。, C4 P W! D- ?. ~! ?: b5 e. e G' V4 b
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.: [6 w; E- @2 t9 P- y' Q$ Y
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。/ E- ?7 O/ A) [ e! T
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.* j5 s! K8 J; Y! o% S O
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。% Y1 t' C1 S! D' X
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.3 n# k3 }5 n+ a$ s. V% b! J$ j
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。7 ^7 R) l4 m" `5 p
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said., C* e0 [% a9 V* V0 S& t$ K) p% s
“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。" x+ G6 V6 k, ]- u$ {9 p2 ]$ J
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