Chinese Migrant Workers Walled Off From Society
Struggling to keep a swelling urban population in check, Beijing authorities believe they have a solution: walled communities.
It's a new strategy to safeguard communities affected by overcrowding and rising crimes rates.
The eagle-eyed security guards manning the entrance of the Dashengzhuang neighborhood in south Beijing stop and quiz anyone trying to enter the walled community.
"Who are you? Where are you from?" they ask. "You do not belong here. You must leave," they order.
Urban planners believe segregation may be the answer to the swelling population of millions of migrant workers flooding into the city from the countryside.
Officials say a drive to prevent crimes, including murders, littering and other anti-social behavior, is behind a pilot program for the manned barricades springing up around local communities to keep undesirables out.
The real reason for the increased security, however, may well be overcrowding.
Urban planners believe Beijing's population must be kept at 18 million to ensure there are enough precious resources, like water.
The current official population is 17.55 million.
Unless migration is strictly controlled, researchers estimate the population could surpass 21 million - perhaps reaching 25 million.
So the government is running several community management schemes on the outskirts of the capital.
[원문 : http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-Migrant-Workers-Walled-Off-From-Society-98858679.html ]
* safeguard : 보호하다(=prevent)
* overcrowd : too many people
* swelling : 부풀어오르다. 증가하다.
* keep in check : 억제하다. 감독하다.
* eagle-eyed : 눈이 날카로운, 시력이 뛰어난. 절대 놓치지 않는
* man : 일을 담당하다. 인원을 배치하다.
unman : 무인의
* segregation : separation
* littering : 길에 쓰레기를 버리는 것(쓰레기통이 아닌).
No litter : 쓰레기를 버리지 마시오.
in litter : (개 돼지 등이) 새끼를 베어서.
a litter of puppies : 함께 태어난 강아지들.
a litter box : 애완동물들이 소변 보는 곳.(sand box)
* spring up : 갑자기 나타나는
* must be keep : 유지되어야 한다.
* surpass : 능가하다. 뛰어넘다.
* outskirts : 변두리 지역.
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