explains that the city can no longer kick the can down the road as the can is now a “55-gallon drum”.
,芝加哥再不能把罐头踢到街尾了,因为现在这罐头已经变成了一个“55加仑的大桶”(星星之火业以燎原?)。
----不能对这个问题视而不见了
Worse still, for a decade Chicago has had significant and growing shortfalls which have only been plugged using creative, but one-off, fixes dreamed up by the previous mayor. These include, for example, leasing all its metered street parking for 75 years—something that still annoys the locals.
更糟糕的是,10年来芝加哥财政赤字巨大,并且一直不断增长,上任市长虽颇具创意地一次性填补了这一空缺,但当中就有将计量收费的路边车位出租长达75年之久等这些直到现在都令当地居民不胜烦恼的措施。
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这句有两个复数、单数的小问题:
1. 前面的fixes 是前市长的各项颇具创意但属于“一次性”的补救之方;
2. 后例 something 是为其中一例:将计量收费的路边车位出租长达75年之久这种补救方法至今仍让当地居民不胜厌烦。
Chicago is to become the first large city in America to merge police and fire services in a co-ordinated “public safety” headquarters,
芝加哥将成为全美将警察与消防服务融合为一个联合“公安”总部的最大城市
何来“最大”?
a looming pensions crisis. 时隐时现的养老金危机
looming在这里译时隐时现好像有点玄...其实还有个意思:正在逼近的,感觉这个比较好
the new budget is a positive development
但新一轮的预算计划仍是一个良好的发展/良好的开头
感觉positive development 就译“好事”就可以了
但新一轮的预算计划仍是件好事
Although the agony has been spread thin 虽说此预算计划并没引发太大的痛苦
the agony 谁的痛苦?而且这里用痛苦似乎有点怪...
The need, however, could not be plainer
然而,施行此举的必要性已再清楚不过/ 箭在弦上,不得不发。
“施行此举”显得烦琐了
How to slash a deficit without raising taxes
slash 不止削减,是“大幅削减”
然而,这样做的必要性已再清楚不过
Worse still, for a decade Chicago has had significant and growing shortfalls which have only been plugged using creative, but one-off, fixes dreamed up by the previous mayor.
上任市长虽颇具创意的一次性填补了这一空缺
应为
上任市长虽曾想出一些异想天开的治标政策填补过这一空缺
The city had looked set to produce a $640m deficit on its operating budget of $3 billion.
在这份30亿美元的操作预算中,似乎刚开始就会产生6.4亿美元的赤字。
这句最好强调set to,既肯定(早晚)会产生赤字。
And visitors to next year’s NATO and G8 summits will each be adding $1.78 a night to city coffers, thanks to a new hotel tax.
还要对那些在明年参观北大西洋公约组织和8国峰会的每位游客每日多征收1.78美元,征得款项将充入城市财政,这多亏了新设立的酒店税。
Worse still, for a decade Chicago has had significant and growing shortfalls which have only been plugged using creative, but one-off, fixes dreamed up by the previous mayor. These include, for example, leasing all its metered street parking for 75 years—something that still annoys the locals.