2015考研英语阅读芝加哥财政预算
<p> <span word="Chicagos">Chicagos</span> <span word="budget">budget</span></p><p> 芝加哥财政预算</p><p> <span word="AT">AT</span> <span word="ABOUT">ABOUT</span> 8.30<span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="October">October</span> 15<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="closeto">closeto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="meatpacking">meatpacking</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ofChicagos">ofChicagos</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="mains">mains</span> <span word="burst">burst</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="buckled">buckled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="gushed">gushed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="alleyways">alleyways</span>, <span word="itwas">itwas</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="crumbling">crumbling</span>, <span word="century">century</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.<span word="Fixing">Fixing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="awash">awash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> 10月15日周六上午8:30左右，位于芝加哥前肉类加工厂附近一个老化的自来水总管道破裂，水漫金山。这适时地提醒了人们，这座现代化城市下已建成百年之久的基础设施如今正日渐破损。要解决这一问题并不容易，因为眼下芝加哥被债务淹没，就像被泡在这次大水中一样。</p><p> <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>, <span word="Rahm">Rahm</span> <span word="Emanuel">Emanuel</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firstbudget">firstbudget</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> $640<span word="m">m</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="of">of</span> $3<span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="Worse">Worse</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="shortfalls">shortfalls</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="haveonly">haveonly</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="plugged">plugged</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="creative">creative</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="fixes">fixes</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="include">include</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="leasing">leasing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="metered">metered</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="for">for</span> 75 <span word="yearssomething">yearssomething</span> <span word="thatstill">thatstill</span> <span word="annoys">annoys</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>.</p><p> 就在3天前，精力充沛的芝加哥新任市长拉姆?伊曼纽尔递交了他的首轮财政预算计划。在这份30亿美元的经营预算中，似乎肯定会产生6.4亿美元的赤字。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，上任市长曾想出一些颇具创意却治标不治本的政策填补过这一空缺，将设有收费表的路边泊车位出租长达75年之久就是一例，此补救措施直到现在都令当地居民甚为恼火。</p>
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