底特律推出债务削减计划

 　　底特律推出债务削减计划

　　CHICAGO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Emergency financial manager of Detroit, a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, on Friday filed a detailed¹ debt-cutting plan in a federal court, with the hope of bringing the city out of bankruptcy².

　　The plan, which still awaits approval from a bankruptcy judge, aims to help the Motor City, which has 18 billion U.S. dollars in debt, shed financial burdens and pour money to improving the city' s infrastructure³.

　　With the plan, retirees would see cuts to benefits, while creditors⁴ such as banks would see just a fraction of what they're owed.

　　The 120-page plan has also outlined cuts to various groups of creditors, and provided new details about ongoing⁵ attempts to spin off the city's Water and Sewerage Department, prevent the Detroit Institute of Arts masterpieces from a fire sale and to restructure 11.5 billion dollars in unsecured claims.

　　"We must move swiftly to emerge from bankruptcy so that the financial distress⁶ harming the city can end," the Detroit News quoted Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr as saying in a statement Friday.

　　Orr maintained that the plan provided the best path forward for all parties to resolve their respective issues and "for Detroit to become once again a city in which people want to invest, live and work."

　　The debt-ridden Detroit filed bankruptcy on July 18, 2013.

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 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。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

6 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。