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英语课外阅读1
That workers with six-figure salaries could beconsidered "poor" is something that might surprisemany people.
挣六位数美元年薪的员工被认为是“困难户”，这也许令很多人瞠目结舌。
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，根据美国政府住房与城市发展部近期的一份报告，考虑到收入和住房成本，对于一些家庭来说，这个收入的确偏低。这些家庭可能达到了申请住房补助的标准。
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.
报道称，在旧金山和附近的圣马特奥和马林县，挣11.74万美元对于一个四口之家来说属于“低收入”，挣7.3万美元属于“超低收入”，这一数字是全美最高水平。
Nearly two-thirds of American families of four live on less than San Francisco's "low-income" threshold of $117,400.
近2/3的美国四口之家的收入都低于旧金山的低收入门槛：11.74万美元。
Across the US, the median household income for a family of four is $91,000.
从全美国平均水平看，一个四口之家的家庭收入中位数是9.1万美元。
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.
在这个拥有3.26亿人口的国家，有4千万人生活在贫困线以下，即一个四口之家年收入为2.51万美元。
英语课外阅读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个政府机构近日发布了关于鼓励中小学组织学生参加研学旅行的通知。
Schools should work such trips into their plans andintegrate the events with school courses, accordingto the ministry.
教育部表示，学校应该把研学旅行纳入教育教学计划，将研学旅行活动与学校课程融合。
Educational excursions for primary school students should focus on knowledge andunderstanding of their hometowns.
小学阶段研学旅行应以了解乡土乡情为主。
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.
而初中阶段则以县情市情为主、高中阶段以省情国情为主。
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.
通知强调，研学旅行安全第一，不得以营利为目的组织研学旅行，对贫困家庭学生要减免费用。
