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十一月份 第 03 課
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- Election Tuesday; US Presidential Race Still Close
- 美國總統競選在衝刺時刻角逐激烈
- U.S. President Barack Obama and his opponent, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are essentially tied in national polls as the presidential campaign enters its last days before Tuesday's election.
- 離星期二的美國總統選舉日還剩最後幾天；在這決戰時刻，美國總統歐巴馬和他的競爭對手、前麻薩諸塞州州長羅姆尼在全國民調中出現旗鼓相當的對壘局面。
- The president holds a slight edge in the political battleground states crucial to gaining the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
- 歐巴馬總統在競爭激烈的搖擺州裏微幅領先，這些州對歐巴馬獲得 270 張選舉人票、贏得總統大選至關重要。
- Both President Obama and Mr. Romney stopped Friday in the key state of Ohio on a day the government reported the jobless rate had risen a tenth of a point to 7.9 percent, but also added 171,000 jobs, beating expectations.
- 歐巴馬和羅姆尼星期五都在關鍵州俄亥俄州做了停留；美國政府就在星期五發佈了失業率升至 7.9 % 的報告，雖然失業率上升 0.1 %，但美國增加了 17 萬 1000 個工作，比預期要好。
- Each candidate had a different take on what the numbers meant.
- 兩位總統競選人對失業率數字做出不同的解讀。
- The president said companies in October hired more workers than at any other time in the last eight months.
- 歐巴馬總統說，比起過去 8 個月以來的任何時候，公司在 10 月份雇用了更多的人員。
- Mr. Romney called the jobless rate "a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill."
- 而羅姆尼則是把失業率稱作是 “一個令人難過的提示，顯示美國經濟實際上處於停滯狀態。”
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- New York Continues to Recover
- 紐約持續從 “超級颶風” 災後復蘇
- Many New Yorkers Saturday are still without critical resources, including power, heat and food, in the wake of the devastation caused by "superstorm" Sandy that thrashed the U.S. East Coast.
- 就在桑迪超級颶風重創美國東岸地區之後，許多紐約市民星期六仍然沒有電，沒有暖氣，也缺乏食物。
- Some New Yorkers were surprised that Mayor Michael Bloomberg had initially given the go-ahead for Sunday's New York Marathon, when so many of the city's residents are in dire need. Bloomberg reversed his decision Friday.
- 一些紐約市民感到吃驚的是，彭博市長在許多紐約居民現在處於迫切需要時刻，卻仍然決定按原計劃舉辦星期日的紐約馬拉松比賽；不過，彭博星期五改變了他最初的決定。
- A New York newspaper says it discovered race officials were hoarding supplies for the race that could have been used for Sandy's victims.
- 紐約郵報報導說，他們發現馬拉松比賽的官員為這次比賽囤積了一批物資，而這些物資本來可以用來援助這次風災的災民。
- The New York Post said among the resources stashed away were 41 power generators that could have provided electricity for homes, hundreds of portable toilets, pallets of water and dozens of coffee brewers.
- 紐約郵報指出，在囤積的物資當中包括 41 個發電機；這些發電機可以用來為一些住宅發電；另外還有幾百個臨時廁所，飲用水等等。
- Mayor Bloomberg compared having the race to the 2001 Marathon after the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
- 彭博市長將這次馬拉松比賽同 2001 年 9 月 11 日紐約世貿中心遭受恐怖攻擊之後舉辦的馬拉松比賽相比。
- But, that race came two months after the attack. Sandy struck the city less than a week ago.
- 但是 2001 年的紐約馬拉松比賽是在恐怖襲擊發生了兩個月之後舉行的，而這次馬拉松比賽距離桑迪颶風橫掃紐約地區不到一個星期。
- Preliminary estimates have put the total cost of the storm for the east coast at between $20 billion and $50 billion.
- 據初步估計，桑迪颶風對美國東岸造成的損失在 200 億美元到 500 億美元之間。
- And each day businesses remain closed reduces the region's economic output by about $200 million.
- 而企業每關閉一天，就為這個地區帶來大約 2 億美元的經濟損失。
- Although affected parts of the U.S. East Coast are trying to get back to business as usual, many challenges remain.
- 盡管美國東岸受災地區設法恢復正常，它們仍然面臨許多挑戰。
- Many transit systems are still operating on limited schedules, and many gas stations are not able to operate because they still do not have power.
- 許多地鐵系統仍然只能有限運轉；一些加油站因為缺乏電力供應而無法提供加油服務。
- A report in New Jersey's Bergen Record newspaper says it could be a month or more before train service to New York is fully restored.
- 新澤西州 “卑爾根紀錄報” 的報導說，火車客運和貨運的服務可能要一個月或者更長的時間才能全面恢復正常。
- The American Automobile says about 60 percent of gas stations in New Jersey and about 70 percent of those on New York's Long Island are closed.
- 美國汽車協會說，新澤西州百分之 60 的加油站，紐約長島地區的百分之 70 加油站仍然關閉。
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