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- Poll: 81 Percent of US Residents Say Country Headed in Wrong Direction
- 民調:81 % 美國人說國家朝錯誤方向走
- A new survey by the New York Times and CBS News says 81-percent of U.S. residents believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction.
- 美國紐約時報和哥倫比亞廣播公司聯合進行的一項調查顯示, 81 % 的美國居民認為美國正在朝錯誤的方向發展。
- That number was 69 percent last year and 35 percent in early 2002.
- 去年持這種看法的人占 69 %, 2002 年初是 35 %。
- When asked to compare the condition of the U.S. today to what it was five years ago, 78-percent said things are worse now.
- 當被問到如何將美國今天的狀況與 5 年前相比時, 78 % 的民眾回答說,現在不如過去。
- Only four percent said the country is better off now.
- 只有 4 % 的人回答說,國家現在的狀況比過去好。
- Twenty-one-percent of respondents believe the U.S. economy is doing well. That is the lowest such number since 1992.
- 21 % 的受訪者認為美國經濟狀況良好,這是自 1992 年來的最低比率。
- Fifty-five-percent of those surveyed believe race relations are good in the U.S. now, compared to 36-percent who think they are bad.
- 參與這項民調的 55 % 的人認為美國現在的種族關係良好, 36 % 的人認為種族關係不好。
- Over 13-hundred people took part in the survey, which has a margin of error of three percentage points.
- 1300 多人參與這項民意調查,這項民調的誤差率為 3 個百分點。
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- Report Finds Higher US Consumer Losses to Internet Scams
- 報告稱美國有更多消費者在網路遭欺詐
- A U.S. government report says U.S. residents lost more money to internet fraud in 2007 than ever before.
- 美國政府一份報告說, 2007 年,美國居民因網路上的欺詐蒙受損失的款項超過以往任何時間。
- The Internet Crime Complaint Center says internet fraud involving auctions, identity theft and other activities cost U.S. consumers a record 239-million dollars, an increase of 40-million dollars from 2006.
- 網路犯罪投訴中心說,涉及網上拍賣欺詐、竊取身份等網路欺詐共造成美國消費者 2 億 3 千 9 百萬美元的損失,創歷史新高,比 2006 年同類犯罪造成的損失多 4 千萬美元。
- The center is a joint effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National White Collar Crime Center.
- 這個投訴中心由聯邦調查局、司法援助局以及國家白領犯罪調查中心共同設立。
- Its seventh annual report says not as many people are falling victim to fraud, but those that are, are losing more money.
- 這個舉報中心公佈的第七份年度報告說,雖然受騙上當的人沒有往年那麼多,但是受騙的人損失的金額則更大。
- The report says men lost an average of 765 dollars, while women averaged a loss of 552 dollars.
- 報告說,受騙男性平均損失 765 美元,女性平均損失 522 美元。
- The most common scams involved pets, check-cashing schemes and online dating.
- 最常見的欺詐涉及到寵物交易、網上支票兌現以及網上交友。
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