VOA常速英语2016--克利夫兰的贫困居民对共和党大会期待不高（在线收听）

Poor Residents in Cleveland Not Feeling High Hopes of Republican Convention 克利夫兰的贫困居民对共和党大会期待不高

CLEVELAND—

With the Republican Party's National Convention underway in Cleveland, Ohio, delegates and visitors are gathered in the host city's downtown - waiting to hear from the party's presidential candidate, Donald Trump, how he will attract the voter support he needs to win the presidency in November.  But a few kilometers from the convention's venue, Cleveland's poorest residents are not convinced Trump or his policies will make a difference in their lives.

Helen Martin’s Mt. Pleasant home is just 10 kilometers southeast of downtown Cleveland.

海伦·马丁在芒特普林森的家处在克利夫兰市中心东南部仅10公里。

But unlike the glittering scene outside the Republican National Convention, this neighborhood is filled with hundreds of vacant and crumbling homes.

但是不像共和党大会之外光鲜的场景，这一邻近地区充斥着数百栋空闲而颓圮的房屋。

“Our infrastructure is falling apart in this country.It’s... Look how old it is.”

“我们的基础设施在国内落后，看看这些有多老旧。”

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has vowed to improve the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, including cities like Cleveland, and to create jobs.

共和党总统提名人唐纳德·特朗普誓言要改善本国支离破碎的基础设施，包括像克利夫兰在内的一些城市，以及创造就业。

His supporters at the convention say Trump’s business credentials make their party best equipped to address these problems.

他在大会的支持者说特朗普的商业资质让他们的党能够很好地解决这些问题。

“It’s about jobs, jobs, jobs… The platform is economic development, creating jobs will then create infrastructure. So it’s a Catch-22. We’ve got to do both.”

“就是关于工作、工作、工作……平台是经济发展，创造就业将会创造基础设施。因此这是一个进退两难的局面，我们要两者兼顾。”

“So much of it begins right with the local leadership. You’ve got have leaders in those communities that understand economic development and what has to be done to make job opportunities for these folks.”

“有太多工作要从地方的领导开始。需要在这些社区有领导人，理解经济发展，以及知道要做什么为国民创造就业机会。”

But many in Cleveland’s poorest neighborhoods aren’t convinced.

但是许多在克利夫兰的最贫穷居民却不能被说服。

“The real message that I get from him is like, you know, like, ‘If you’re down, I’m going to keep you down but if you’re up I’m going to look out for you.’”

“我从他那里得到的真正的信息就像是，‘如果你不如意，那我就要让你继续不如意，如果你如意了，那我就得小心了。’”

They’re not alone. African Americans in Ohio overwhelmingly reject Donald Trump. An opinion poll last week indicated less than one percent of black voters in the state support the Republican nominee.

他们并不孤单。俄亥俄州的非裔美国人大规模反对唐纳德·特朗普。在上周的一份民调中显示低于1%的该州黑人选民支持这位共和党提名人。

Marie Kittredge runs an organization helping to develop an impoverished part of Cleveland. She doesn’t believe either Trump or the Democratic Party’s presidential contender, Hillary Clinton, fully understand urban issues.

玛丽·基特里奇运营一家帮助发展克利夫兰贫困地区的组织。她既不相信特朗普也不相信民主党总统竞争者，希拉里·克林顿，完全理解了城市问题。

“We’re not a nation that values public investment at this point… So that makes those little mistakes, those little problems — even something like, you know, demolishing houses, fixing sidewalks — that’s a big struggle.”

“在这点上，我们不是一个重视公共投资的国家……因此，所犯的那些小错误，那些小问题——甚至拆除房屋、修缮人行道都成了大问题。”

Back in Mount Pleasant, Helen Martin - a strong Clinton supporter - wants action to revive her neighborhood.

回到芒特普林森，希拉里的忠实支持者海伦·马丁希望有法案能够重振她所在的社区。

“You’re always raising money for this or taxes for that. You can build these stadiums, you can give money to the football people, to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Do it for us.”

“你们总是因为这个筹集资金，因为那个收取税金。你们可以建设这些体育馆，你们可以把钱给那些玩足球的人，把钱投到摇滚名人堂。那也为我们做些什么吧。”