夕张坐落在一条铁路线终点的山谷之中，小城十分幽静。 40年前当煤矿在这里开发之时，有12万人生活在这里。

When the coal mines were working 40 years ago, 120,000 people lived there.

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例如，在夕张市，对社会服务的过度需求可能必须濒临崩溃才可能采取应对行动。

For example, as in Yubari, overstretched social services might have to get close to collapse before action is taken.

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在2005年，夕张市陷入财务危机，负债相当于年税收的14倍。

In 2005 Yubari went bust with debts worth 14 times annual tax revenues.

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