2005年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-Greenspan: Budget Trend May Be 'Unsustain
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：2005年NPR美国国家公共电台
Time now for Business News.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave lawmakers on Capitol Hill a fresh warning yesterday. The budget deficit 1, he said, is on an unsustainable path.
Unless that trend is reversed, at some point, these deficits 2 will cause the economy to stagnate 3 or worse.
Greenspan told members of the Senate Budget Committee that spending on entitlement programs must be restrained and he suggusted that Social Security's finances may not be the biggest problem that federal government faces.
Forecasting the number of Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries is fairly straightforward 4, so too is projecting future social security benefits which are tied to the wage histories of the retirees. However the uncertainty 5 about future medical spending is daunting 6. We know very little about how rapidly medical technology will continue to advance and how those innovations will translate into future spending.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday on Capitol Hill.
Now when Greenspan talks about the uncertainty of future medical spending, it is the impending 7 retirement 8 of the baby boom generation that makes those health costs such a problem. On any given day right now, there are more than a million American seniors living in nursing homes, most of them at taxpayers 9' expense. Medicare is the single biggest source of payments for long-term care.
- 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。
- The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句
- Where the masses are not roused,work will stagnate.哪里不发动群众，哪里的工作就死气沉沉。
- Taiwan's economy is likely to stagnate for a long time to come.台湾经济很可能会停滞很长一段时间。
- A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
- I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。
- They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
- Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。
- 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。
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。