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196 国会通过布什关于慈善捐赠提议


Bush Faith-Based Charity Proposal Advances In US Congress
Deborah Tate
Washington
19 Jul 2001 23:30 UTC


The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure to give more money to religious 1)charities. The initiative is a top domestic 2)priority for President Bush.
The measure, which passed by a 233 to 198 vote, would expand the role of religious charities in federal social programs. It would 3)boost support for such charities by making them 4)eligible for more federal grants and by expanding tax deductions 1 for charitable 5)donations.
Opponents say the bill would 6)erode federal 7)protections against discrimination in hiring. They also argue the measure would violate the constitutional separation of church and state.
Zoe Lofgren is a Democrat 2 from California. "This bill would take tax money and give it directly to churches," he said. "How can that not run afoul of the Constitutional 8)prohibition against the establishment of religion? Our country was started by people seeking religious freedom to worship, and this fundamental American value is put in the very first Amendment 3 to our Constitution. When government becomes involved in establishing or preferring religion, trouble follows."
But supporters like Republican James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin argue otherwise. "These organizations are striving to make a difference in communities all across America," he said. "It is a 9)tragedy that those moved to help others by the strength of faith face added 10)barriers to federal social service funds based upon 11)misguided understandings of the Constitution's religion 12)clauses."
The proposal now goes to the Democrat-led Senate, where its fate is in doubt, mostly because of concerns that it would violate the separation of church and state.



(1) charity[`tFArEtI]n.慈善, 施舍, 慈善团体
(2) priority[praI5RrItI; (?@) -C:r-]n.先, 前, 优先, 优先权
(3) boost[bu:st]v.推进
(4) eligible[5elIdVEb(E)l]adj.符合条件的, 合格的
(5) donation[dEJ5neIF(E)n]n.捐赠品, 捐款, 贡献
(6) erode[I5rEJd]vt.侵蚀, 腐蚀, 使变化vi.受腐蚀, 逐渐消蚀掉
(7) protection[prE5tekF(E)n]n.保护
(8) prohibition[prEJI5bIF(E)n; (?@) prEJE5bIFn]n.禁止, 阻止, 禁酒令
(9) tragedy[5trAdVIdI]n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
(10) barrier[5bArIE(r)]n.(阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障
(11) misguided[mIs5^aIdId]adj.被误导的
(12) clause[klC:z]n.子句, 条款


 



扣除( deduction的名词复数 ); 结论; 扣除的量; 推演
  • Many of the older officers trusted agents sightings more than cryptanalysts'deductions. 许多年纪比较大的军官往往相信特务的发现,而不怎么相信密码分析员的推断。
  • You know how you rush at things,jump to conclusions without proper deductions. 你知道你处理问题是多么仓促,毫无合适的演绎就仓促下结论。
n.民主主义者,民主人士;民主党党员
  • The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
  • About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后,他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
n.改正,修正,改善,修正案
  • The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
  • The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
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