SSS 2011-02-04
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(二)月
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has introduced a bill that would chop a half trillion dollars out of the federal budget. And although Paul was trained as an ophthalmologist, his axe 1 doesn't show any mercy to science.
For example, Paul would slash 2 funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by 28 percent and for the National Institutes of Health by 37 percent. An ounce of prevention might be worth a pound of cure but I guess we're not paying for either one.
The National Science Foundation would lose 62 percent of its budget because Paul argues that private industry and the states, not the federal government, should be paying for research. But there's no evidence that industry wants to foot that bill, and the states are already financially strapped 3.
Spending on science is usually seen as an investment in our future prosperity and health. The 2006 National Academies report "Rising above the Gathering 4 Storm" noted 5 that estimates of the return on that public investment have commonly ranged between 20 and 40 percent annually 6. With the U.S. facing tougher economic competition, cutting back on science is a bad bet, and it's a pity that an ophthalmologist like Paul doesn't see it.
- Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
- The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。
- The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
- Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。
- Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。