福克斯新闻 美国的贫富差距扩大

 

The typical rich family in America now has nearly seven times the wealth of a family in the middle-class.

典型的美国富裕家庭的财富现在是中产阶级家庭的近7倍。

It is the biggest wealth gap¹ in three decades, according to a new analysis by Pew.

皮尤研究中心的一项最新数据分析表明这是30年来最大的贫富差距。

Using the the latest Fed data, Pew says that the median wealth for high-income families was 639,000 last year.

皮尤使用美联储的最新数据,研究称去年高收入家庭的平均财富是639000美元。

For the middle-class-median wealth stood at 96,000. A number that hasn't changed since 2010.

而中等阶层的财富是96000美元。2010年以来这一数字从未改变。

The disparity is even more stark-when the very rich are compared to the very poor.

当最富有及最贫穷阶层比较时差距更是明显。

Upper-income families now have a median wealth level-nearly 70 times that of lower-income families.

美国富裕家庭的财富现在是中产阶级家庭的近70倍。

1 gap   

n.缺口；间隔；差距；不足，缺陷

参考例句：

• We must see that there is no gap in our defence.我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
• There is a gap of five miles between towns.镇与镇之间相隔五英里。