时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2011年(七月)


英语课

With US Debt Crisis Looming 1, Partisan 2 Gridlock Hobbles Washington


Top U.S. lawmakers of both major political parties are pledging to defeat their opponents' last-ditch proposals to cut federal spending and raise the government's borrowing limit. One day after President Barack Obama pleaded for compromise to avert 3 a possible default on U.S. debt obligations, congressional deliberations remain hobbled by partisan gridlock and inflexibility 4.

With days to go before the United States faces what President Obama has called financial "Armageddon," the legislative 5 path to averting 6 a debt crisis appears murkier 7 than ever.

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry 8 Reid dismissed a proposal issued a day earlier by Republican House Speaker John Boehner that would trim the federal deficit 9 and raise the debt ceiling in two stages.

"It is a short-term fix that Republicans know is untenable to Democrats 10 in the White House and Congress," said Reid. "The Republican plan, they know, will not pass the Senate of the United States."

Moments later, the Senate's top Republican, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, blasted a plan put forth 11 by Senator Reid that would also cut spending, but allow for a single, large-scale increase in federal borrowing authority.

"We will fight against anything that pretends to solve the problem, but does not," said McConnell. "The majority leader proposed a plan yesterday that is nothing more than an attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of the American people."

Although in the minority, Republicans have sufficient numbers to block a final vote on the Reid plan. The Reid plan is considered dead on arrival in the House of Representatives, as is the Boehner plan in the Senate.

In fact, passage of the Boehner plan in the House is far from assured. Minority Democrats oppose the Republican proposal, and some members of the Tea Party faction 12 of the Republican caucus 13 have pledged to vote against any increase in the debt ceiling on ideological 14 grounds.

Early Tuesday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor reportedly urged fellow-Republicans to set aside intra-party disagreements and rally behind the Boehner plan.

Senator Reid argued his proposal satisfies key Republican demands: substantial spending cuts and no tax increases.

"If Republicans continue to oppose a reasonable proposal I brought to the floor last night, and which we will vote on in the Senate soon, it will be crystal-clear that Republicans do not care if we default on the debt. That is sad but true," added Reid.

Meanwhile, Senator McConnell blasted President Obama's handling of months of negotiations 15 that have yet to yield an agreement.

"The president can claim to be concerned about this impending 16 crisis. But one question continues to linger above every press conference he has called and every speech he has delivered: where is his plan to resolve it? Republicans have proposed multiple plans," McConnell said.

President Obama has put forth the parameters 17 of a deal as he would like to see it, but left it to bipartisan negotiations to try to hammer out a detailed 18 agreement.

The Obama administration says August 2 is the deadline for raising the debt ceiling. Beyond that date, U.S. Treasury 19 officials say the federal government will have to rely on tax revenue alone to fund its operations. Those revenues are insufficient 20 to cover domestic and foreign expenditures 21, while also servicing America's $14.3 trillion national debt.



n.上现蜃景(光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼)v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
  • The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看,在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒
  • In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中,他们忘掉一切党派之争。
  • The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
v.防止,避免;转移(目光、注意力等)
  • He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
  • I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。
n.不屈性,顽固,不变性;不可弯曲;非挠性;刚性
  • One basic advantage of organization planning is avoidance of organizational inflexibility. 组织规划的一个基本优点就是可避免组织缺乏弹性。 来自辞典例句
  • Allenda was brought down by his own incompetence and inflexibility. 阿连德之所以倒台,是由于他自己的无能和固执。 来自辞典例句
n.立法机构,立法权;adj.立法的,有立法权的
  • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
  • Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
防止,避免( avert的现在分词 ); 转移
  • The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
  • These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。
adj.阴暗的( murky的比较级 );昏暗的;(指水)脏的;混浊的
  • If not, the outcome may be a lot murkier. 而如不然,结果可能就会更加含糊不清。 来自互联网
  • This leads us into the murkier areas of human behaviour. 这让我们看到了人类行为较阴暗的领域。 来自互联网
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adv.向前;向外,往外
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
n.宗派,小集团;派别;派系斗争
  • Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
  • I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境,在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
n.秘密会议;干部会议;v.(参加)干部开会议
  • This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
  • It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
a.意识形态的
  • He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
  • He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作,对我有很大帮助。
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
a.imminent, about to come or happen
  • Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时,严重的战乱爆发了。
  • The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。
因素,特征; 界限; (限定性的)因素( parameter的名词复数 ); 参量; 参项; 决定因素
  • We have to work within the parameters of time. 我们的工作受时间所限。
  • See parameters.cpp for a compilable example. This is part of the Spirit distribution. 可编译例子见parameters.cpp.这是Spirit分发包的组成部分。
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
  • There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
  • In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代,科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
n.花费( expenditure的名词复数 );使用;(尤指金钱的)支出额;(精力、时间、材料等的)耗费
  • We have overspent.We'll have to let up our expenditures next month. 我们已经超支了,下个月一定得节约开支。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures. 年金中包括50镑交通费补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
学英语单词
-bria
account of
adjacent to
advance
albumin fibre
approacheth
approximate calculation
blood agar
bluejet
cadiogram
capillary force
caraomer (negru voda)
cercocebuss
Chandler L.
change for the worse
chernomyrdins
chimney core
chow test
clean bond
cliffy
connex set
determination of gravity
diaphragm level gauge
dual water supply systems
engrained scoundrel
expenses incurred for living
flash a glance at
flavenpentol
formula translator
funts
Fārūk Qal'eh
ginny-carriage
greenskeepers
gymnanthous
hide skinning knife
high density tungsten alloy
higher educations
hight duty bollard
human relation model
hyperreact
if my memory serves me correctly)
L-T4
lalka
line-end
lining fabrics
microscope viewed
monobromo isovaleryl urea
Munchausen's syndrome
myoglobin gene
nervi musculocutaneus
nostalgie de la boue
oedaleus infernalis
on a call target
osmium(iv) selenide
osmundaceaes
paeumonophthisis
paid-in value
pandouras
paternity exclusion
peeoy
petraeus
philosophorum
poetism
Pomo
Pots, plain old telephone service.
pre-implantation
preevaluate
rack gear
rain noise temperature
raptor
received interruption
reciprocating movement
retarder
rosellinia mirabilis
Sanna Point
seizing by fusion
self-occupied
septarian nodule
sequence of random numbers
sesemann
shantyboat
Sierra Chica
SiO2
smart alick
snap-ring internal
solidification crack sensitivity
spray evaporator
stripping table
strong infrared emitting star
synchro repeater
synchronizing amplifier
tied bar
Tista River
Titus Flavius Domitianus
trailing edge of blades
unmurderous
unpersecutive
venereal infection
vortecs
Watt's curve
wiccaning
witchcrafts