到了舊金山方知掙太少 六位數年薪仍是貧困戶

That workers with six-figure salaries could be considered "poor" is something that might surprise many people.

掙六位數美元年薪的員工被認爲是“困難戶”，這也許令很多人瞠目結舌。

But taking into account income and housing costs, that is the reality for some families - who may be eligible for housing assistance -- according to a recent report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

但是，根據美國政府住房與城市發展部近期的一份報告，考慮到收入和住房成本，對於一些家庭來說，這個收入的確偏低。這些家庭可能達到了申請住房補助的標準。

In San Francisco and nearby San Mateo and Marin Counties, $117,400 for a family of four was "low income", while $73,300 was "very low income" -- the highest figures anywhere in the country.

報道稱，在舊金山和附近的聖馬特奧和馬林縣，掙11.74萬美元對於一個四口之家來說屬於“低收入”，掙7.3萬美元屬於“超低收入”，這一數字是全美最高水平。

Nearly two-thirds of American families of four live on less than San Francisco's "low-income" threshold of $117,400.

近2/3的美國四口之家的收入都低於舊金山的低收入門檻：11.74萬美元。

Across the US, the median household income for a family of four is $91,000.

從全美國平均水平看，一個四口之家的家庭收入中位數是9.1萬美元。

And, in a country of 326m, more than 40m people in families of all sizes live below the poverty line, which is $25,100 for a family of four.

在這個擁有3.26億人口的國家，有4千萬人生活在貧困線以下，即一個四口之家年收入爲2.51萬美元。