时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年1月


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CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Is the U.S. government on the verge 1 of shutting down? What exactly does that mean anyway?


That's the first story we're explaining today on CNN 10.


The U.S. government has a budget. It lays out what the government plans to spend on various programs and if Congress cannot agree on what that budget should be, a government shutdown is possible.


So, what would actually happen?


Nothing for services that are considered essential. Air traffic control would continue operating. Government medical workers would stay on the job, along with border patrol officers. Security and defense 2 would stay in place, though troops in the military might not get their paychecks until the government starts running again, though they would get back pay when it did.


Civilian 3 government employees could be sent home without pay.


What could actually shut down?


National parks, the Smithsonian museums, the Education Department, though schools would stay open. Other government departments, including the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, they could all close.


Has the government shut down before?


Yes, nearly 20 times in the past 40 years.


When it would happen this time around?


Possibly on Friday night. The government's budget runs 12 months from October 1st through the following September 30th. But when lawmakers couldn't ag?ree on the budget last fall, they started passing short term spending deals, which kept the government funded temporarily. The current one of those expires Friday at midnight.


So, what are the hang-ups on a longer term budget?


Well, Democrats 4 insist the budget should contain a solution for young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. Republicans insist the budget should contain more money for border security. And the White House insists on funding for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.


Experts say that most Republicans and most Democrats do not want the government to shut down, and each side blames the other for the holdup.


But if they can't reach an agreement on either a full budget or 



1 verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
2 defense
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。
3 civilian
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
4 democrats
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》
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