Philadelphia Passed a Soda Tax
费城通过对苏打水征税的提案
The fifth largest city in the US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy（征税） 1.5 cents per liquid ounce on distributors（经销商）.
美国第五大城市费城通过了一项重要的“苏打水征税”提案，该提案决定对经销商征收每液体盎司1.5美分的税。
Philadelphia's new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council（市议会） vote. It sets a new bar for similar initiatives across the country.
费城的这项新措施以13票比4票获得了市议会的通过。它为美国全国范围内的类似举措设置了新的标准。
It is proof that taxes on sugary（含糖的） drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal areas.
这证明，即使在超自由主义领域之外，对含糖饮料征税也可以赢得大量支持。
Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in 2014.
目前为止，加州的伯克利是唯一一个成功通过并实施了苏打水征税的城市，该税法于2014年通过。
The tax will apply to regular and diet（低糖的） sodas, as well as other drinks with added sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas.
该税不仅适用于佳得乐和冰茶等其他含糖饮料，也适用于普通汽水和无糖汽水。
It's expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go tow（拖）ard funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the city.
预计在未来五年中，它将征集到4.1亿美元，其中大部分将用于资助该市的一项普及学前教育项目。
While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists（游说者）, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.
虽然市议会投票结果在议会厅内赢得了欢呼，但是该项提案的反对者，包括苏打水游说者，却对此进行了尖锐的批判，并且发誓会在法庭上反对这一税收。
"The tax passed today unfairly singles out beverages — including low- and no-calorie choices," said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage Association.
美国饮料协会发言人劳伦·凯恩(Lauren Kane)称，”今天通过的这项税收专门针对饮料——包括低卡和零卡饮料，这很不公平。”
"But most importantly, it is against the law. So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it."
“但最重要的是，这是违法的。因此，我们将与大多数费城人站在一起，反对这项税收，并采取法律行动阻止它。”
An industry-backed anti-tax campaign has spent at least $4 million on advertisements. The ads criticized the measure, characterizing it as a "grocery tax."
一场由行业支持的反税运动已花费了至少400万美元用于广告宣传。这些广告批判了这项税收，并将其描绘为“杂货税。”
Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague（困扰） Americans.
公共健康组织则支持这项已通过的税收，并称赞这是解决某些长久困扰美国人的健康问题所迈出的一步。
Similar measures in California's Albany, Oakland, San Francisco and Colorado's Boulder are becoming hot-button issues. Health advocacy groups have hinted that even more might be coming.
类似措施在加州的奥尔巴尼、奥克兰、旧金山和科罗拉多州的博尔德正成为热点问题。健康组织暗示未来可能会有更多城市。
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