时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:高级-Advanced Listening


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模仿文本: Unless a deal is struck by the 31st of December American tax breaks dating from the Bush presidency 1 will be dropped and a series of draconian 2 spending cuts imposed and many are afraid that a recession lies at the bottom of that fiscal 3 cliff. The US, Ms Lagarde said, must act now to avoid it.
 
 
译文: 除非美国在12月31日前,敲定协议终止始于布什政府的减税措施,且实施严厉的支出削减措施,否则很多人担心财政悬崖的尽头将是经济萧条。拉加德女士说,美国必须赶快行动避免危机。 
 
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1 presidency
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
2 draconian
adj.严苛的;苛刻的;严酷的;龙一样的
  • You can't expect the people to obey such draconian regulations.你不能指望人民服从如此严苛的规定。
  • The city needs a draconian way of dealing with robbers.这个城市需要一个严苛的办法来对付强盗。
3 fiscal
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
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