Though they tried not to believe, whole neighborhoods, swayed by panic, rushed to town, to the newspapers, to headquarters, pleading for news, any news, even bad news.

人们尽量不去信它，可是远远居都已惊惶万状，纷纷跑到市中心区，跑到报馆和司令部去讨消息，讨任何消息，哪怕坏消息都行。

The downtown area in Los Angeles is in fact the oldest part of the city.

洛杉矶市中心区实际上是这座城市最古老部分。

And both of those downtowns still really haven't fully recovered from the pandemic.

而且这两个市中心区至今未完全从疫情中恢复过来。

I think when we were looking at the trends, what was concerning was the decline in jobs and the decline in population, and then that coupled with the state of the central city in Portland.

我认为， 当我们审视这些趋势时，令人担忧是就业岗位减少和人口下降，再加上波特兰市中心区现状。

The city is located on the  eastern shore of Lake Champlain, and is known for its vibrant downtown area and the Church  Street, which is a pedestrian-only street filled with restaurants and street performers.

该市坐落于香普兰湖东，充满活力市中心区和教堂街闻名，后者是一条专供行人使用街道， 两旁林立着餐馆和街头艺人。

A number of sociologists blame the automobile for the decline of the downtown areas of major cities.

许多社会学家将大城市市中心区衰落归咎于汽车。

The conclusion that follows from these findings is that inner city schools need more investment, not less.

【follow】根据这些调研得出结论是，市中心区学校需要增加资金投入，而不是要减少。