美国国会达成财政预算案协议
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U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a two-year federal budget this week, ending a contentious 1 and politically-polarized year on a bipartisan note. While Congress is acting 2 on fiscal 3 matters, it has shelved possible new economic sanctions against Iran.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the budget blueprint 4 last week, and the Senate is expected to follow suit in coming days, showing that a politically-divided Congress can function, according to Democratic Senator Richard Durbin.
“I am encouraged that members on both sides, House and Senate, Democrats 5 and Republicans, vote for this. Let us move. Let us govern. Let us not shut down this government again. This is an opportunity, and with this opportunity we can have a stronger national defense 6, a stronger country, and we can save the taxpayers 7 money,” said Durbin.
Once enacted 8, the bill would give the nation a two-year reprieve 9 from the budget wars that have consumed Congress in recent years. It reduces across-the-board cuts to federal spending and, at the same time pares the deficit 10, earning the backing of Republicans like Congressman 11 Paul Ryan.
“This is the first time since 1986 that a divided Congress has done what we are about to do. Here is what the bill does: it reduces the deficit by $23 billion. It does not raise taxes and it cuts spending in a smarter way,” said Ryan.
Meanwhile, a furious lobbying effort by the Obama administration has succeeded in preventing Congress from enacting 12 new sanctions against Iran, at least until next year. Secretary of State John Kerry was one of many U.S. officials who pleaded with lawmakers to give international diplomacy 13 a chance to curb 14 Iran’s nuclear activities.
“We have a chance to address peacefully one of the most pressing national security concerns that the world faces today. I do not want to give Iranians a public excuse to flout 15 the agreement,” said Kerry.
Some Democratic and Republican lawmakers want to boost sanctions to pressure Tehran in upcoming negotiations 16, arguing that sanctions forced Iran to bargain in the first place. The administration says Congress can always act if talks were to break down.
adj.好辩的，善争吵的
- She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
- Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
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。
n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划
- All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
- The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。
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》
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )
- Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
- She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
- legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
- Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解
- He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
- The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。
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.（美）国会议员
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的现在分词 )
- Generally these statutes apply only to wastes from reactors outside the enacting state. 总之，这些法令只适宜用在对付那些来自外州的核废料。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- In addition, the complexion of enacting standards for live working is described. 另外，介绍了带电作业标准的制订情况。
n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕
- The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
- This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
- I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
- You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
v./n.嘲弄，愚弄，轻视
- Parents who flout Family Court orders may be named in the media in Australia.在澳洲父母亲若是藐视家庭法庭的裁定可能在媒体上被公布姓名。
- The foolish boy flouted his mother's advice.这个愚蠢的孩子轻视他母亲的劝告。
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。
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