He said the dorm, built 15 years ago, was structurally deficient, but he was reluctant to assign blame.

他说，这座宿舍是15年前盖的，结构有问题。可他不愿指责什么。

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So too, they say, are most of the 73,784 bridges that, like theone in Minnesota,are classified as “structurally deficient”.

还有像Minnesota这座一样，被认为“结构缺陷”73,784座桥中大部分被认为也是安全的。

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According to the 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers infrastructure report, 57% of Rhode Island's Bridges are structurally deficient.

根据2008年美国土木工程协会的基础设施报告，罗德岛中有57%的桥梁有结构性的缺陷。

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Nearly 35 million people unwittingly drive over structurally deficient bridges every day in Los Angeles.

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In addition to "structurally deficient, " another bridge classification is "functionally obsolete, " according to the Federal Highway Administration.

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Structurally deficient, Stidger said, generally means the bridge can't carry the traffic it was designed to accommodate.

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