번외 2 New Sewer Rates in Small Town

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Several dozen residents of a small Nevada County community say they are the first of what likely will be dozens of similar small towns that soon will face expensive upgrades to their sewer systems. For the 83 families in Cascade Shores, it will be particularly costly. "It's a big deal for our little community," said Carolyn Inglis who like the others who live there have been told their annual payment for sewer fees would likely more than double to $4,500. "People simply can't afford to pay $4,500 a year," said Inglis. Although the sewage treatment plant that currently serves the residents of Cascade Shores is only 10 years old and still in good operating condition, new state and federal clean water sanctions make the system obsolete. Its output is so small -- only several gallons of treated water per minute -- most of the year it merely percolates into the ground before it even reaches a nearby stream. But as existing operating permits expire for plants like the one at Cascade Shores, the facilities must be rebuilt in order to comply with the new regulations. In large cities where the cost is spread among a larger customer base, the impact for any one individual customer will likely be minimal. But at Cascade Shores, which is among the first in Northern California to have its existing permit expire, the $6.4 million overhaul will have to be paid for by the 83 customers who rely on the plant. And that cost breaks down to the $4,500 annual fee. "That's a lot," exclaimed homeowner Arnold Goldberg, who said the new sewer fee would be higher than his property tax. Goldberg calculated that with the new fee, each household would be paying fifty-two cents per hour for sewer service. "That works out to about $3 per flush," said Goldberg. Based on current average water rates, it will cost roughly 10 times more to pour a glass of water down the drain than it will to fill that glass in the first place. The dilemma facing Cascade Shores is expected to be felt by dozens of other communities in Northern California as their existing sewer plant permits expire. "In the state of California there's going to be a number of other small rural communities that will face similar circumstances," said Gordon Pantenga, Wastewater Operations Manager for the Nevada County Sanitation District. He added, "The main determinate on what the ultimate cost of that project is going to be is the number of customers." The residents of Cascade Shores have prepared large reports and have gathered signatures to present to lawmakers in Sacramento seeking relief. But they are fighting time. Under the new regulations, if they don't have a new plant up and running by the time their current permit expires next fall, they say they will face fines of several thousand dollars each day for being out of compliance with new clean water standards.

They are the first of what likely will be dozens of similar small towns that soon will face expensive upgrades to their sewer systems.

=> 그들은 첫 번째다 유사한 작은 마을이 수 십 개는 될 것 같은 사건의 / 곧 그들의 하수 시스템에 대한 비싼 업그레이드에 직면할 것 같은(마을)

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Carolyn Inglis who like the others who live there have been told their annual payment for sewer fees would likely more than double to $4,500.

=> Carolyn Inglis /[다른 사람들 처럼(거기에 사는)] 말됐던(Carolyn Inglis) / 그들의 연지불 (...에 대한)이 두 배 이상이 될것 같다고 4500물까지.

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The main determinate on what the ultimate cost of that project is going to be is the number of customers.

=>주요한 결정의 조건 ( 그 프로젝트에 대한 궁극적 비용이 얼마나 될 것 인지에 대한)은 고객의 숫자이다.

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감사합니다.... 어려운 지문이었어요

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it will cost roughly 10times more to pour a glass of water down the drain than it will to fill that glass in first place. 해석해 나가다가 헷 갈리게 하는게 있어서요 러플리 텐타임즈 모얼 이부사구가 이렇게 동사와 보어 사이에 놓여질수있는건가요 또는 이런 긴 부사구가 동사와 목적어 사이에 놓여 질수 있는건가요? 더구나 이부사구의 꾸미는 어구는 보어가 아닌 동사를 꾸미고 있는데 ... 이런구성이 영어에선 일반적으로 쓰이는건지 궁금합니다

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그렇게 쓰일 수 있느냐 없느냐를 문법적으로 따지는 것이 해석에 도움을 주지는 않습니다. 이글이 문법적으로옳게 쓰여진 글이라는 전제하에 뜻을 옳게 파악하는 것이 중요합니다. 해석하는 과정 그리고 후에 이렇게도 쓰일 수 있구나라고 받아 들이면 됩니다. 그리고 이글에는 목적어가 없습니다. 가주어 진주어가있습니다,

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네 영문이 이런구조로도 쓰이는구나하고 그런걸 기억하는게 가장 중요하다는 말씀 이군요 고맙습니다