研究生英语综合教程-翻译转义unit1-4-7-9-10(9)

One-third of Americans now spend at least 30% of their income on housing, 现在，1／3的美国人花费至少30％的收入用于住房 the federal definition of an \ 联邦政府将这种情况定义为“无力支付”的负担

and half the working poor spend at least 50% of their income on rent, a \burden.

而有一半的穷打工仔花费至少50％的收入用于租房，这种情况被称为“极其严重”的负担。 The real estate boom of the past decade has produced windfalls [ n. 意外之财] for Americans who owned before it began,

在过去10年里，房地产迅猛发展，这使得在此之前就已经购置房产的美国人大赚特赚了一把 but affordable housing is now a serious problem for more low- and moderate-income Americans than taxes, Social Security or gas prices.

但现在廉价房对中、低收入的美国人来说，是一个比税收、社会保险、汽油价格更严重的问题。

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America used to care a lot about affordable housing. 美国曾经非常关注廉价房问题。

Roosevelt signed housing legislation in 1934 and 1937, providing mortgages [ n. 抵押贷