美国城市

The town's ailing infrastructure 4 was overhauled 5 in the 1870s by Alexander 'Boss' Shepherd, whose extravagant use of federal funds and penchant for steamrolling anything in his way led to a crackdown by Congress that robbed DC of self-government for another 100 years. For the citizenry, it was a high price to pay for a city beginning to look like it might fulfil L'Enfant's original vision of a world-class capital.

整个城市萎靡不振的基础建设在1870年代由 Alexander 'Boss' Shepherd 重新翻修，但由於他过分利用联邦基金，同时强烈主导整修一事，导致美国国会迫使 DC 在接下来的100年，成为一个自治的区域；对於当地人民来说，这算是付出相当高的代价，因为原本这个城市将是一个世界级首都，但此时却沦为如此的情况。

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana.

新奥尔良是美国的主要港口城市和最大的城市位在路易斯安那州。

In the vision the rapture happened in a certain Midwestern city that I will not name.

在这个异象中，被提发生在美国中西部的一个城市，我不说出城市名称。

The United States well-known scholar Lewis Mumford, in his book "Urban Culture" says,"City of hope that lies outside the city."

美国著名学者刘易斯芒福德在其著作"城市文化"说，"城市的希望，在于市外。"

Newark, one of America's grimmer cities, also has one of the country's highest concentrations of charter schools and is on course to have more.

纽瓦克是美国一个工业比较密集的城市，也是这个国家拥有最密集特许学校的城市之一，而且还打算开办更多。

Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in 1960, 126 had at least two short-term nonproprietary general hospitals accredited by the American Hospital Association.

1960年的时候，在美国居民超过十万人的130个城市中，有126个城市至少拥有两所被全美医院协会认可的短期非私立之综合医院Turk， 1980：317

A city of southeast Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah River. Founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733, it is the oldest city in Georgia and has been a major port since the early 19th century.

萨凡纳：美国乔治亚州东南部一城市，位于萨凡纳河口附近，1733年为詹姆士·奥格尔索普所建，是该州最古老的城市，自19世纪早期以来成为主要的港口。

A city of southeast Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah River.Founded by James Oglethorpe in1733, it is the oldest city in Georgia and has been a major port since the early19th century.

萨凡纳美国佐治亚州东南部一城市，位于萨凡纳河口附近，1733年为詹姆士奥格尔索普所建，是该州最古老的城市，自19世纪早期以来成为主要的港口。

This has allowed Houston to sprawl over some 600 square miles; it is probably the most spread-out big city in America and has no zoning restrictions, allowing the market to determine the best balance between retail, commercial and residential uses.

休斯敦这个扩展了600平方英里的城市可能是美国扩展的最多的城市，它没有分区限制，市场来决定零售区÷商业区和住宅区的界限。

Northeastern and West Coast cities are ascendant, eclipsing former Sunbelt favorites such as Atlanta.

美国东北部和西海岸的城市占有优势，超过了以前深受青睐的亚特兰大这类阳光地带的城市。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。