美国黑人与白人仍存在巨大差距一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料美国黑人与白人仍存在巨大差距一托福阅读机经背景 A new report by the National Urban League, a leading U.S. civil rights organization, says African-Americans still lag far behind whites when it comes to finding jobs, getting adequate healthcare and being enrolled in college. The annual study, which examines the lives of blacks in the United States, also suggests they are faring worse than whites as the nation emerges from one of the worst economic downturns in decades. 全国城市联盟是美国一个主要的民权组织。该组织最近发表报告指出，非洲裔美国人在找工作、获得适当的医疗照顾和上大学等方面仍旧远远地落在白人后面。这项年度研究也涵盖美国黑人的生活状况。报告指出，在美国逐渐从几十年来最严重的经济衰退中复苏之际，黑人的状况要比白人差很多。 As the U.S. economy struggles to rebound from a long recession, some analysts say the recovery is not being felt in the African-American community. Thats why one civil rights organization says it is declaring a war on black unemployment with a plan to spur job creation. 在美国努力从一次长期衰退中挣扎出来的时候，一些分析人士指出，非洲裔美国人并没有感受到这种复苏。正因为如此，一个民权组织表示，要通过一个刺激就业机会的计划向黑人失业问题“宣战”。 Every war needs a battle plan, and our battle plan is the National Urban Leagues 12-point jobs plan; jobs rebuild America, putting urban America back to work, said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. 马克·摩里亚尔是全国城市联盟的主席。他说：“每场战争都需要一个作战计划，我们的作战计划就是全国城市联盟的12点工作计划，重建美国的工作，让城市居民重新工作。” At a town hall meeting in Washington, his organization released its annual report on the State of Black America. It paints a bleak picture for urban and minority communities entangled in economic uncertainty. The study measures the relative status between blacks and whites, based on five areas - economics, education, health, social justice and participation in civic activities. 全国城市联盟在华盛顿的一次城镇会议上发表了《美国黑人状况》年度报告。报告描绘了被经济不确定性困扰的城市少数族裔社区的灰暗景象。报告在5个方面对黑人和白人的情况进行了比较，这5个方面是经济、教育、健康、社会公正以及公民活动参与。 Valerie Rawlston Wilson, of the Urban League Policy Institute, worked on the report. There are major areas of inequality in this country between black Americans and white Americans. The areas where we see the greatest disparities