英语翻译Defining the poverty line:A political queastionPoverty is an enduing problem that must be addressed by all modern societiesIn fact,some ethicists say a civilization can be judged by how well it treats its least fortunate.By this measure,t

英语翻译Defining the poverty line:A political queastionPoverty is an enduing problem that must be addressed by all modern societiesIn fact,some ethicists say a civilization can be judged by how well it treats its least fortunate.By this measure,t
英语翻译
Defining the poverty line:A political queastion
Poverty is an enduing problem that must be addressed by all modern societiesIn fact,some ethicists say a civilization can be judged by how well it treats its least fortunate.By this measure,the United states has much to be proud of.On a national level,the United states has done remarkable work to decrease the suffering of the poor by subsidizing food,housing,and education,and even by giving money directly to those who need it the most.Still,even in the public sector,projects have to be evaluated to see if they are effective.No one can measure the benefits of aid without defining what poverty is,and when someone has been lifted out of it.This leads to one very political question:How exactly should poverty be measured?
The question of poverty is extrenely complex.Should it be considered absolute-as a simple matter of the availability of food and shelter-or should it be relative to the goods and services enjoyed by the society as a whole?In other words,if a person can afford a DVD player but not to live in a safe neighbor-hood,is that person poor?Certainly something as fluid as the economy can affect any number of forces to cause financial suffering—sometimes quite suddenly.Still,according to our federal government,there is a specific measure,the “poverty line”that answers the queastion.Such a measure was devised in 1963 by government economist Mollie Orshansky,then working for the Social Security Administration under the jurisdiction of the Office of Management and Budgest.
Orshansky’s statistical measurement was one small part of the federal government’s plan to attack the difficult national economic conditions that were hurting millions of Americans in the early 1960s.President Lyndon Johnson,labeled the plan government’s “War on Poverty”,and it led to such national poverty threshold from a Department of Agriculture study outlining the cost of nutritionally adequate meals.
还有,没打完,就打上来,先翻译了前面先谢谢,
我提了两个问题,分别把这文章做两次打上了,这里就先穿插最后一段吧,If reform of the measure of poverty used by society is an obvious need,it remains to be seen why such reform has not been forthcoming.The answer lies in the very politica that caused the measure to be created in the first place.Any change in the measured poverty level of society is an indicator of economic health within that society,and no president has been willing to increase the perceived amount of poverty for a statistical recalculation,no matter how justified.Indeed,some economists say that updating the poverty measure would increase the number of those considered poor,and therefore eligible for government aid,by as much as 2 percentage points.That may not seen significant,but in real terms it means an additional several million people are living below the “poverty line”-whether we count them or not.

英语翻译Defining the poverty line:A political queastionPoverty is an enduing problem that must be addressed by all modern societiesIn fact,some ethicists say a civilization can be judged by how well it treats its least fortunate.By this measure,t
贫困线的划定 —— 政治问题
Poverty is an enduing problem that must be addressed by all modern societies.
贫困是每个现代国家都必须对付/定义(address)的持久问题.
In fact,some ethicists say a civilization can be judged by how well it treats its least fortunate.
事实上,一些理论家家认为国家文明程度可以通过它保护贫困人群的措施来评价./对待贫困人群的方式可以决定国家的优劣.
By this measure,the United states has much to be proud of.这样看的话,美国值得自傲.
On a national level,the United states has done remarkable work to decrease the suffering of the poor by subsidizing food,housing,and education,and even by giving money directly to those who need it the most.
美国人在举国范围内做出了杰出举措来帮助穷人.他们对穷人在食品,住房方面给予津贴,甚至对赤贫人群直接给予经济补贴.
Still,even in the public sector,projects have to be evaluated to see if they are effective.
并且,（在公共范围）人们还可以来评价这些帮助穷人的项目是否有效.
No one can measure the benefits of aid without defining what poverty is,and when someone has been lifted out of it.This leads to one very political question:How exactly should poverty be measured?
但是,不给贫困一个定义的话,没有人能够测量出帮助政策/项目带来的益处,也没有人能够明确指定谁谁谁是穷人.
这就引发了一个非常政治性的问题：贫困应当如何衡量呢?
接着贴.
The question of poverty is extrenely complex.贫困这个问题非常复杂.
Should it be considered absolute-as a simple matter of the availability of food and shelter-or should it be relative to the goods and services enjoyed by the society as a whole?
它应当是被绝对定义还是相对的认为呢?究竟是绝对生活最低保障的食住还是相对来比较人们对商品和服务享受的多少?
In other words,if a person can afford a DVD player but not to live in a safe neighbor-hood,is that person poor?
比如说,如果有个人可以买得起DVD,但是却没有片瓦之处安居,这个人是不是穷人呢?
Certainly something as fluid as the economy can affect any number of forces to cause financial suffering—sometimes quite suddenly.
而且毫无疑问的,像经济这样的某些浮动的因素也会随时造成人们的经济问题.
Still,according to our federal government,there is a specific measure,the “poverty line”that answers the queastion.
根据联邦政府的政策,对于平困这个问题有一个更加明确的答案和测量制度,那就是贫困线.
Such a measure was devised in 1963 by government economist Mollie Orshansky,then working for the Social Security Administration under the jurisdiction of the Office of Management and Budgest.
这条说法1963年由政府经济学家莫里*噢山斯基提出,之后被国家安全局的审判管理和预算部门沿用.(budget?打错了?)
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Orshansky’s statistical measurement was one small part of the federal government’s plan to attack the difficult national economic conditions that were hurting millions of Americans in the early 1960s.
噢山斯基的统计说仅仅是联邦政府用来解决60年代前期让百万国人头疼的复杂经济情况的一小举措.
President Lyndon Johnson,labeled the plan government’s “War on Poverty”,and it led to such national poverty threshold from a Department of Agriculture study outlining the cost of nutritionally adequate meals.
林顿*强生（有这个总统么?汗）总统将这个计划称为“贫困之战”.这让国家的贫困定义从农业部门计算出一餐小康饮食的价钱开始.

确定贫困线：政治queastion
贫困是一个enduing的问题，必须加以解决的所有现代societiesIn事实上，一些伦理学说，文明可以判断以及它如何对待其最不幸的。通过这项措施，美国有许多值得骄傲的。在国家一级，美国做了了不起的工作，以减少痛苦，穷人的补贴粮食，住房，教育，甚至直接将钱给那些谁最需要的。不过，即使在公共部门，项目进行评估，看看他们是否是有效的。没有一个可以衡量的好...

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确定贫困线：政治queastion
贫困是一个enduing的问题，必须加以解决的所有现代societiesIn事实上，一些伦理学说，文明可以判断以及它如何对待其最不幸的。通过这项措施，美国有许多值得骄傲的。在国家一级，美国做了了不起的工作，以减少痛苦，穷人的补贴粮食，住房，教育，甚至直接将钱给那些谁最需要的。不过，即使在公共部门，项目进行评估，看看他们是否是有效的。没有一个可以衡量的好处，但没有界定什么援助贫困是，当有人被取消了。这就导致了一个非常政治的问题：到底应该如何来衡量贫穷？
贫困问题是extrenely复杂。应被视为绝对的，作为一个简单的问题，提供食物和住所，或应该是相对于货物和服务所享有的社会作为一个整体？换句话说，如果一个人能够负担得起一台DVD播放器，而不是生活在一个安全的邻居，遮光罩，是穷人的人？当然作为流体的经济可能会影响任何数量的部队造成财政痛苦，有时是十分突然。不过，根据我们的联邦政府，有具体措施，在“贫困线”这回答了queastion.Such制定的一项措施是于1963年由政府经济Mollie Orshansky ，然后工作的社会保障行政部门管辖下的办公室管理和Budgest 。
Orshansky的统计计量是一小部分联邦政府的计划，以攻击国家经济困难条件，伤害以百万计的美国人在60年代初。林登约翰逊总统，标示计划政府的“贫困宣战” ，并导致这些国家贫困线从农业部的研究报告，概述了成本，营养充足的食物。

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