04-04-08

民調：81%美國人說國家超錯誤方向走 (Poll: 81 Percent of US Residents Say Country Headed in Wrong Direction)

美國紐約時報和哥倫比亞廣播公司聯合進行的一項調查顯示，81%的美國居民認為美國正在朝錯誤的方向發展。去年持這種看法的人佔69%，2002年初是35%。

當被問到如何將美國今天的狀況與5年前相比時，78%的民眾回答說，現在不如過去。只有4%的人回答說，國家現在的狀況比過去好。21%的受訪者認為美國經濟狀況良好，這是自1992年來的最低比率。

參與這項民調的55%的人認為美國現在的種族關係良好，36%的人認為種族關係不好。1300百多人參與這項民意調查，這項民調的誤差率為3個百分點。

A new survey by the New York Times and CBS News says 81-percent of U.S. residents believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction. That number was 69 percent last year and 35 percent in early 2002.

When asked to compare the condition of the U.S. today to what it was five years ago, 78-percent said things are worse now. Only four percent said the country is better off now. Twenty-one-percent of respondents believe the U.S. economy is doing well. That is the lowest such number since 1992. 

Fifty-five-percent of those surveyed believe race relations are good in the U.S. now, compared to 36-percent who think they are bad.Over 13-hundred people took part in the survey, which has a margin of error of three percentage points. 

報告稱美國有更多消費者遭到互聯網欺詐 (Report Finds Higher US Consumer Losses to Internet Scams )

美國政府一份報告說，2007年，美國居民因互聯網欺詐蒙受損失的款項超過以往任何時間。網路犯罪投訴中心說，涉及網上拍賣欺詐、竊取身份等網路欺詐共造成美國消費者2億3千9百萬美元的損失，創歷史新高，比2006年同類犯罪造成的損失多4千萬美元。

這個投訴中心由聯邦調查局、司法援助局以及國家白領犯罪調查中心共同設立。這個舉報中心公佈的第七份年度報告說，雖然受騙上當的人沒有往年那麼多，但是受騙的人損失的錢數目更大。報告說，受騙男性平均損失765美元，女性平均損失522美元。最常見的欺詐涉及到寵物交易、網上支票兌現以及網上交友。

A U.S. government report says U.S. residents lost more money to internet fraud in 2007 than ever before.The Internet Crime Complaint Center says internet fraud involving auctions, identity theft and other activities cost U.S. consumers a record 239-million dollars, an increase of 40-million dollars from 2006. 

The center is a joint effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National White Collar Crime Center. Its seventh annual report says not as many people are falling victim to fraud, but those that are, are losing more money. The report says men lost an average of 765 dollars, while women averaged a loss of 552 dollars.The most common scams involved pets, check-cashing schemes and online dating.