美國第三億個(gè)人“花落誰家”？
[ 2006-10-19 14:41 ]
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In this image made from television, the U.S.
population estimate table is shown as it reaches the 300 million
mark, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, at
the U.S. |
Media outlets from Atlanta to San Francisco on
Wednesday boasted competing claims to be the birthplace of America's 300
millionth person but admitted no one will ever know for sure.
The Census Bureau estimated on Tuesday the U.S. population hit the
300-million mark at 7:46 a.m. EDT (1146 GMT).
This sparked a flurry of speculation about the identity of the
milestone person, and newspapers from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Tucson,
Arizona and Saratoga, New York, nominated babies born in their areas as
the one.
The San Francisco Chronicle speculated it might have been the son born
to Jenny Tang at 4:42 a.m. PDT (1142 GMT) . Or perhaps it was seven-pound,
13-ounce (3.54 kg) Anthony Joshua Anton delivered in Pittsburgh,
Pensylvania at 7:43 a.m. EDT (1143 GMT), TV station KDKA said.
One demographer has said the 300 millionth person would likely be a
Latino boy given current U.S. population trends.
Others said it could even be an immigrant. The Census Bureau said it
would not attempt to identify the 300 millionth person. When the
population topped 200 million in 1967, Life magazine ultimately named
Robert Woo, a Chinese-American born in the Atlanta area, as the person who
passed the mark.
Diaper maker Pampers offered a lifetime supply of disposable diapers to
the 300 millionth baby. A spokeswoman on Wednesday said the company had
not yet decided whom to give the prize. "It's a good question how we'll
decide. ... We understand there are various names vying for the title."
點(diǎn)擊進(jìn)入往期回顧
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昨天，從美國的亞特蘭大到舊金山，各地媒體紛紛宣稱美國的第三億個(gè)嬰兒誕生在自己的家鄉(xiāng)，但他們又不得不承認(rèn)其實(shí)誰也說不準(zhǔn)。
美國人口普查局本周二發(fā)出消息，美國人口將在美國東部時(shí)間7時(shí)46分達(dá)到3億。
這一消息引起有關(guān)這個(gè)“里程碑嬰兒”身份的各種猜測，從密歇根州的卡拉馬祖、亞利桑那州的圖森到紐約州的薩拉托加，各地的報(bào)紙都對在各自地區(qū)當(dāng)天出生的嬰兒進(jìn)行了"提名"。
《舊金山紀(jì)事報(bào)》推測，這第三億個(gè)人可能是于美國山區(qū)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)時(shí)間凌晨4時(shí)42分出生在珍妮·唐家的孩子；賓夕法尼亞匹茲堡的KDKA電視臺說，他（她）應(yīng)該是于東部時(shí)間7時(shí)43分出生在安東尼·約書亞·安頓家的重7斤多的孩子。
美國一位人口統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)家曾說，從目前美國的人口走勢來看，這第三億個(gè)人可能會是一個(gè)拉丁裔男嬰。
而有人甚至猜測，第三億個(gè)人是個(gè)移民后代。美國人口普查局表示，他們不打算查清這第三億人的具體身份。美國人口于1967年達(dá)到2億，一個(gè)名叫Robert
Woo的美籍華裔最終被《生活》雜志提名為美國的第2億個(gè)人。
尿不濕生產(chǎn)商幫寶適公司將為美國的第三億個(gè)嬰兒終身提供尿不濕。本周三，幫寶適公司的一位女發(fā)言人說，公司還沒決定將這個(gè)特殊的獎?lì)C給誰。
“我們將如何決定，這是個(gè)有意思的問題。……我們知道很多人都在爭奪這個(gè)'里程碑稱號'。”
(英語點(diǎn)津姍姍編輯)
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Vocabulary:
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:競爭…；爭奪…
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