口译常用词语（社会问题<英译汉>）

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be on welfare 以福利金维持生活

bring companionship to lonely seniors 陪伴孤独的老人

clean up the balance sheets 清理资产账目

college loans 大学教育贷款

crippling deficits 赤字不堪负重

decentralizing economies 经济呈分散化发展

demographic composition 人口构成

dysfunction of urban governance 城市管理失调

encourage acts of compassion 鼓励爱心行动

enlist volunteers 招募志愿者

entitlement spending 福利开支

expand the size and reach of the grants 扩大赠款的规模和收益人数

explosive growth 爆炸式增长

extend unemployment benefits and continue health care coverage 延长失业补贴和医疗保险

failing schools 学校教育质量每况愈下

female-headed households 女性当家

ferret our any and all cases of waste and fraud 清查所有浪费和弄虚作假

finance the purchase of everything 支付各项开支

flow of credit 信贷畅通

foreclosure 丧失房屋赎回权

illegal crossings 非法越境

lifeblood of economy 经济的生命线

long commutes 上下班交通耗时长

make layoffs 裁员

massive tax increase 税收大幅增加

median income 中间收入

middle- and upper-income households 中上收入家庭

persistent crime 犯罪屡禁不止

poverty level 贫困线

poverty rates 贫困率

pressing challenge 紧迫挑战

punish short-cuts and abuse 惩罚投机巧取和滥用权力

small business loans 小型企业贷款

sprawling development 蔓延式的发展

transit countries 中转国

weak job information networks 工作信息网络薄弱

weather turbulent times 过度动荡期

welfare caseloads 领福利金的人