“The member of Detroit's retired workers has swelled,benefits were not adequately funded and the city's economy isn't strong enough to take care of both without self-defeating tax increases. "
The number of Detroit's retired workers has swelled, benefits were not adequately funded and the city's economy isn't strong enough to take care of both without self-defeating tax increases. 1. member 是不是 number? 2. increases 是名词复数。
3. without 介词短语可以表示条件,意为“在......情况下”。 【翻译】底特律退休工人的数量已经很膨胀,福利事业没有足够的资金支持,而且该市的经济薄弱不足以在不增加税收的情况下兼顾两者。