[参考译文]美国人欣喜地看到,少女怀孕的现象已有所下降,非婚生育情况也趋于稳定;但是在许多城市,这方面的数字仍居高不下。在美国40个大城市中,有8个城市的情况非常严重:每5个儿童中就有3个以上是未婚妇女所生——大约是全国平均数的两倍,而且这通常发生在已经备受其它社会和经济问题困扰的城市贫民区里。 The Americans are delighted to see that the phenomenon of teenage pregnancies has declined and that of non-marital husbandry has stabilized; but in many cities, this figure is still high. In eight of the country’s 40 largest cities, the situation is very serious: more than three out of every five children are born to unmarried women—about twice the national average, and this usually occurs when In urban slums plagued by other social and economic problems.