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- Recession Plunging More Americans Into Poverty
- 經濟衰退更多美國人陷入貧困
- An increasing number of U.S. citizens are falling into poverty and turning to the government for help.
- 愈來愈多的美國人加入貧困行列，向政府尋求幫助。
- New data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau found household incomes fell for all Americans in 2008 but that the drop was sharpest for middle income and poor families, pushing more than one million additional Americans into poverty.
- 美國人口普查局 29 日新發佈的數據顯示，美國家庭收入 2008 年全都有所下降，但是中、低收入家庭下降的幅度最大，致使進入貧困的美國人增加了一百多萬。
- The report said that elevated the U.S. poverty rate for 2008 to 13.2 percent, the highest it has been in 11 years.
- 報告指出，這導致 2008 年的美國貧困率上升到 13.2 %，為 11 年來的新高。
- The government defines poverty as annual earnings of less than $22,000 for a family of four with two children or earnings of less than $11,000 for one person.
- 政府規定的貧困標準為，擁有兩個孩子的四口之家年收入少於 2.2 萬美元，或者個人年收入少於 1.1 萬美元。
- Other Census Bureau data found the number of Americans turning to a government program that helps people buy food (the Food Stamps program) jumped, with the greatest increase coming from families with two or more adult workers.
- 美國人口普查局公佈的其他數據顯示，向幫助窮人購買食物的政府項目提出申請的美國人數猛增，其中增幅最大的來自兩個或以上的成年勞動力家庭。
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- Death Toll in Philippines Rises, Typhoon Ketsana Slams Into Vietnam
- 菲律賓水災死亡人數上升颱風越南登陸
- Officials say the death toll from flooding in the Philippines continues to rise as Typhoon Ketsana moved into central Vietnam on Tuesday.
- 有關官員說，菲律賓水災造成的死亡人數持續上升，同時凱薩納颱風星期二登陸越南中部。
- Officials in the Philippines say that 246 people have died in the floods brought on by the storm, and add that number is likely to rise.
- 菲律賓官員說，凱薩納颱風引起的洪水已經造成了 246 人喪生，並且這個數字很可能會繼續上升。
- On Saturday, tropical storm Ketsana brought the heaviest rain the islands have seen in decades.
- 星期六，熱帶風暴凱薩納帶來了菲律賓群島幾十年來不曾遇到的狂風暴雨。
- After passing over the Philippines the storm regained strength in the South China Sea as it headed toward Vietnam, where officials say flooding and wind has killed at least 31.
- 暴風雨經過菲律賓之後，在南中國恢復速度，向越南移動；越南官員說洪水和狂風已經造成至少 31 人喪生。
- Before Ketsana made landfall in Vietnam, with winds of up to 144 kilometers-per-hour, officials evacuated some 170,000 people from its path.
- 在凱薩納登陸越南之前，風速每小時高達 144 公里，越南官方疏散了暴風雨途經地區的大約 17 萬人。
- Officials in the Philippines say nearly 380,000 displaced persons have taken refuge in emergency shelters.
- 菲律賓官員說，近 38 萬流離失所的災民已經被送往緊急避難所。
- The government has appealed for international help, saying it may not have sufficient resources to withstand another storm.
- 菲律賓政府呼籲國際援助，說它可能沒有足夠的資源來承受另一次暴風雨。
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