研究显示佛罗里达州乃美国人首选定居地
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：2015年VOA慢速英语(十二)月
AS IT IS 2015-12-14 Florida is No. 1 for Americans on the Move 研究显示佛罗里达州乃美国人首选定居地
Florida is the state where Americans and immigrants 1 choose most to settle, shows the latest research.
Population continues to move from north to south in America. Florida is expected to add five million new residents 2 by 2030, according to the state’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research. While Florida is growing, the states of Illinois, Ohio and Michigan have lost the largest numbers of residents.
In 2014, Florida’s population grew by over 108,000 people. The largest group packing their bags for the "Sunshine State" are young people right out of college.
“Young people generally move more for education or for a job,” said Stefan Rayer, a population specialist at the University of Florida. “[Florida] is very attractive. It has big metropolitan 3 areas. It has good job opportunities. That’s why people are moving to Florida.”
Florida’s population grew over 17 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to the U.S. Census 4 Bureau 5. Twenty percent of Florida’s population are foreign immigrants, the American Immigration Council 6 reported. Nearly 74 percent of the immigrants are from Latin 7 America. Another 20 percent of foreigners relocating are from Europe and Asia.
The state’s economy is staying healthy due to the population movement. Latino and Asian immigrants are adding $150 billion worth of purchases each year.
Other American states that have been named as being attractive by movers were Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Words in This Story
demographic – n. the qualities, such as age, sex and income, of a specific group of people
metropolitan – adj. relating to a large city and the surrounding cities and towns
census – n. the official process of counting the number of people in a country, city or town and collecting information about them
- Illegal immigrants were given the opportunity to regularize their position. 非法移民得到了使其身份合法化的机会。
- Immigrants from all over the world populate this city. 这个城市里生活着来自世界各地的移民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
- Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。
- Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
- Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
- A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
- The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。
- The weather bureau makes daily reports on weather conditions.气象局每天报告天气状况。
- The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.旅游局已为我们去罗马旅行准备了一切。
- The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.市议会通过法律，禁止散发传单。
- The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统。