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Compton was the American dream.
康普頓是美國夢
Sunny California with a palm tree in the front yard, the camper, the boat.
前院種著棕櫚樹的加州，陽光燦爛。有野營車，有小舟
Temptingly close to the Los Angeles ghetto in the 50's and 60's,
被誘惑著靠近50年代和60年代的貧民區
it became 'The Black American Dream'.
它成了“黑色美國夢”
Open housing paved the way as middle-class blacks flooded into the city.
中產階級黑人湧入城市，開放了住房，鋪平了道路
Whites don't buy houses in Compton anymore.
但是白人再也不在康普頓買房了
Now with 74% of the population,
現在以百分之七十四的人口
black power is the fact of life.
從銀行到保齡球館
From banks to bowling alleys.
黑人的力量顯而易見
But the dream that many blacks thought they were buying has turned sour.
但是，許多黑人認為他們堅持的夢想已經變味
Though the mayor and four out of five city councilmen are black,
雖然市長和五分之四的市議員是黑人
they have been unable to solve the problems of crime
他們一直未能解決犯罪問題
and growing welfare which is slowing turning suburban Compton
以及增長的福利漸漸地將康普頓郊區
into an extension of the black innercity.
變成屬於黑人破敗的城市中心區的延伸區
Crime is now as high as the ghetto.
如今犯罪率在貧民區極高
47 homicides last year gave Compton
康普頓在去年就有47起兇殺案
one of the highest per capital rates in the country.
這讓康普頓成為了全國資本率最高的地區之一
Juvenile gang activity, muggings,
少年幫派的活動，搶劫，
small robberies make some blacks want to leave.
以及小劫案，使一些黑人想離開。