时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2009年(十二)月


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Joining us now from the Russell Rotunda 1 in the Senate office building is Democratic Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut.


Good morning, senator.


Good morning and Merry Chrismas Maggie.


Same to you. I want to make sure that everybody understands that while this vote is definitely momentous 2, this is not a done deal. You still have to bridge your bill with the House's bill. And I'm curious, Senator, who do you think is more likely to budge 3 because there are significant differences?


Absolutely right, Maggie. There are differences. And I don't think it's a question of one side or the other budging 4 obviously. It's trying to come to a common ground on these issues and I think there's a lot of common interest and common goals in the bill, so I don't anticipate this to be an acrimonious 5 discussion between the House and the Senate. We've changed this bill to accommodate some interests in the House already. So I anticipate this to work pretty well. In fact, the people I'll be talking with in this, Max Baucus and I have arrived in Congress the same day along with Henry Waxman and George Miller 6 and Tom Harkin. So the five of us will be sitting down who've spent thirty-five years with each other. We know each other very, very well. Nancy Pelosi and I have known each other. She was my sister's roommate in college. And, so I've known her since she was eighteen years of age and we have a good relationship as well as she does with Harry 7 Reid. These are people who I think commonly want to get to the point where we can achieve this historic goal for all Americans.

 



1 rotunda
n.圆形建筑物;圆厅
  • The Capitol at Washington has a large rotunda.华盛顿的国会大厦有一圆形大厅。
  • The rotunda was almost deserted today,dotted with just a few tourists.圆形大厅今天几乎没有多少人,只零星散布着几个游客。
2 momentous
adj.重要的,重大的
  • I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合,我深感荣幸。
  • The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。
3 budge
v.移动一点儿;改变立场
  • We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来,但它连动都没动一下。
  • She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。
4 budging
v.(使)稍微移动( budge的现在分词 );(使)改变主意,(使)让步
  • Give it up, plumber. She's not budging. 别费劲了,水管工。她不会改变主意的。 来自互联网
  • I wondered how Albert who showed no intention of budging, felt about Leopold's desertion. 对于从未有迁徙打算的艾伯特来说,我不知道它会怎样看待利奥波德这样弃它而去呢。 来自互联网
5 acrimonious
adj.严厉的,辛辣的,刻毒的
  • He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
  • His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。
6 miller
n.磨坊主
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
7 harry
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。
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