美国底特律申请破产

 　　美国底特律申请破产

       CHICAGO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. city Detroit filed for bankruptcy¹ Thursday, making it the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, local media reported.

　　Detroit, saddled with more than 18 billion U.S.dollars in debt, became the biggest U.S. city in history to file for bankruptcy. The 16-page petition was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit.

　　Michigan Governor Rick Snyder authorized² Kevyn Orr, Detroit emergency manager, to file for federal bankruptcy, saying "it is clear that the financial emergency in Detroit cannot be successfully addressed outside of such a filing, and it is the only reasonable alternative that is available."

　　Kevin Orr, a bankruptcy expert, was hired by the Michigan state in March to lead Detroit out of a fiscal³ free-fall and made the filing in federal bankruptcy court. Snyder's office was making plans to hold a Friday morning news conference at the Maccabees Building, Midtown, where the governor declared a financial emergency for Detroit on March 1.

　　If the bankruptcy filing is approved, Detroit city assets could be liquidated⁴ to satisfy demands for debts payment.

　　According to NBC News, a number of factors, notably⁵ steep population and tax base falls, have been blamed on Detroit's tumble toward insolvency⁶. The population of Detroit that in the 1950s reached 1.8 million is now struggling to stay above 700,000. Much of the middle-class and scores of businesses have fled Detroit, taking their tax dollars with them.

1 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

2 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

3 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

4 liquidated   

v.清算( liquidate的过去式和过去分词 )；清除（某人）；清偿；变卖

参考例句：

• All his supporters were expelled, exiled, or liquidated. 他的支持者全都被驱逐、流放或消灭了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That can be liquidated at market value any time. 那可按市价随时得到偿付。 来自辞典例句

5 notably   

adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地

参考例句：

• Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
• A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。

6 insolvency   

n.无力偿付，破产

参考例句：

• The company is on the verge of insolvency.该公司快要破产了。
• Normal insolvency procedures should not be applied to banks.通常的破产程序不应当适用于银行。