密歇根新闻广播 关于选举,歧视，学位的一些政治观点

This Week in Michigan Politics, Michigan Radio's senior news analyst¹ Jack² Lessenberry and Morning Edition host Christina Shockley discuss the first female mayor of Grand Rapids, this week's elections, accusations³ of racism⁴ against Gov. Snyder and Detroit emergency managers, the number of college degrees among Michigan lawmakers.

Grand Rapids is in on Bliss⁵

Tuesday was the August primary election and Grand Rapids elected the city's first female mayor. Lessenberry says new Mayor Rosalynn Bliss not only has an impressive personal story, she is currently quite popular. But given the city's own share of problems, who knows if it will stay that way, he says.

And now, the rest of the race

When it comes to the rest of the election, Lessenberry says most of the renewal⁶ millages passed, but those asking for new millage money were not so lucky.

Calling it a "mixed bag," Lessenberry says people are willing to keep paying the current taxes, but are reluctant to add any new items.

A kitchen sink lawsuit⁷

Gov. Rick Snyder and emergency managers are being accused of discriminating⁸ against black children by members of the Detroit Public School Board. The board says Snyder and the managers have created a separate and unequal education system and they have filed a federal civil rights case.

Lessenberry says the Detroit school board has indeed been disempowered, but the lawsuit isn't just about discrimination.

"Part of this is they're trying to get people to remember they still exist," says Lessenberry. "They're trying to get attention."

Lessenberry says although the board is using the "kitchen sink" method and suing for everything they can think of, some charges are credible⁹. However, Lessenberry says the idea that the state is discriminating by creating an all-black school district is "a bit absurd" because the school district itself is mainly an all-black population.

Where did you go to school?

One out of five Michigan lawmakers do not have a college degree, which isn't too surprising to Lessenberry. Lessenberry says a minority of adults in Michigan have a college degree; so the real question becomes how much does the piece of paper matter?

Researchers say the paper isn't as important as the experience of going to college, Lessenberry explains.

"So it may be a question of how great your life experience is," he says. "How broad your outlook is, and how many intellectual resources you have rather than paper degrees."

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1 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

4 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

5 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

6 renewal   

adj.(契约)延期，续订，更新，复活，重来

参考例句：

• Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。

7 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

8 discriminating   

a.有辨别能力的

参考例句：

• Due caution should be exercised in discriminating between the two. 在区别这两者时应该相当谨慎。
• Many businesses are accused of discriminating against women. 许多企业被控有歧视妇女的做法。

9 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？