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英語課外閱讀1
That workers with six-figure salaries could beconsidered "poor" is something that might surprisemany 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 beeligible for housing assistance -- according to arecent report from the US Department of Housingand 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 thecountry.
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 povertyline, 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。
英語課外閱讀2
The Ministry of Education and 10 other governmentagencies issued a circular to encourage primaryand middle Schools to organize educationalexcursions for students.
教育部等11個政府機構近日發佈了關於鼓勵中小學組織學生參加研學旅行的通知。
Schools should work such trips into their plans andintegrate the events with school courses, accordingto the ministry.
教育部表示，學校應該把研學旅行納入教育教學計劃，將研學旅行活動與學校課程融合。
Educational excursions for primary school students should focus on knowledge andunderstanding of their hometowns.
小學階段研學旅行應以瞭解鄉土鄉情爲主。
The focus of such trips should be shifted towards counties and cities for junior middle schoolstudents, and provinces as well as the entire country for senior high school students.
而初中階段則以縣情市情爲主、高中階段以省情國情爲主。
Stressing safety as the top priority, the document underscored that trips must be organizedon a non-profit basis and come at a reduced cost for students from families with financialdifficulties.
通知強調，研學旅行安全第一，不得以營利爲目的組織研學旅行，對貧困家庭學生要減免費用。
