The total number of blacks in the greater Seattle area has grown in the past decade, but they are widely dispersed to suburbs such as Renton, a dozen miles away.

过去十年西雅图黑人数量不断增多，而如今他们却各奔东西，迁到郊外，如离市中心几十英里远的伦顿。

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Icy roads created from storms this week paralyzed much of the greater Seattle, Washington area, where schools were closed and bus routes were suspended Friday as roads were too icy to navigate.

本周暴风雪造成的冰冻道路使华盛顿州西雅图地区的大部分地区陷入瘫痪，由于路面结冰过多而无法通行，周五学校关闭，公交线路暂停。

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But the actual effect, according to Glenn Pascall, an economist, has been to enfeeble King County, the only body in the greater Seattle area with the geographic scope to deal effectively with transport and other regional issues.

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