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The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it is considering closing about 3,700 post offices over the next year because of falling revenues.
美國郵政總局今日宣布，由于收入減少，他們正考慮在明年關閉約3700個郵局。
Facing an $8.3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post offices is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs.
面對今年83億美元的預算赤字，關閉郵局這一做法是郵政總局為精簡開支所提出的若干建議中的一條。
Last week, for example, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays, a move he says could save $3 billion annually.
比如就在上周，郵政總局局長帕特·多諾霍宣布，他們計劃停止周六的郵件派送服務，這一措施每年可節省30億美元。
"We are losing revenue as we speak," Donahoe said. "We do not want taxpayer money. We want to be self-sufficient. So like any other business, you have to make choices."
多諾霍說道：“就像我們所講的，我們的收入正在減少。我們不想要納稅人的錢。我們要自給自足。因此，像其他行業一樣，你必須做出選擇。”
Dean Granholm, the vice president for delivery and post office operations, said the first waves of closings would begin this fall.
郵政總局運營和遞送業務的副總裁迪恩·格蘭霍姆表示，第一波郵局關閉工作將在今年秋天開始。
He estimated that about 3,000 postmasters, 500 station managers and between 500 and 1,000 postal clerks could lose their jobs.
他預計會有大約3000名郵政局長、500名站長以及500到1000名郵政人員失業。
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的新聞報道回答問題5至問題7。
Question 5. What is the U.S. Postal Service planning to do?
問題5 美國郵政總局正在計劃做什么？
Question 6. What measure has been planned to save costs?
問題6 為了節省開支，計劃實行什么方法？
Question 7. What will happen when the proposed measure come into effect?
問題7 當提議的方法生效時會發生什么？
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