Intro

Compton was the American dream.
康普顿是美国梦
Sunny California with a palm tree in the front yard, the camper, the boat.
前院种着棕榈树的加州，阳光灿烂。有野营车，有小舟
Temptingly close to the Los Angeles ghetto in the 50's and 60's,
被诱惑着靠近50年代和60年代的贫民区
it became "The Black American Dream".
它成了“黑色美国梦”
Open housing paved the way as middle-class blacks flooded into the city.
中产阶级黑人涌入城市，开放了住房，铺平了道路
Whites don't buy houses in Compton anymore.
但是白人再也不在康普顿买房了
Now with 74% of the population,
现在以百分之七十四的人口
black power is the fact of life.
从银行到保龄球馆
From banks to bowling alleys.
黑人的力量显而易见
But the dream that many blacks thought they were buying has turned sour.
但是，许多黑人认为他们坚持的梦想已经变味
Though the mayor and four out of five city councilmen are black,
虽然市长和五分之四的市议员是黑人
they have been unable to solve the problems of crime
他们一直未能解决犯罪问题
and growing welfare which is slowing turning suburban Compton
以及增长的福利渐渐地将康普顿郊区
into an extension of the black innercity.
变成属于黑人破败的城市中心区的延伸区
Crime is now as high as the ghetto.
如今犯罪率在贫民区极高
47 homicides last year gave Compton
康普顿在去年就有47起凶杀案
one of the highest per capital rates in the country.
这让康普顿成为了全国资本率最高的地区之一
Juvenile gang activity, muggings,
少年帮派的活动，抢劫，
small robberies make some blacks want to leave.
以及小劫案，使一些黑人想离开。