VOA常速英语2008年-Bush to Sign Economic Stimulus Plan
时间：2019-02-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
White House
09 February 2008
President Bush will approve more than $150 billion in tax rebates 2 Monday as part of a plan to stimulate 3 the U.S. economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition 4 Democrats 5 say more action is needed to help poorer Americans.
President Bush is accepting Senate changes to a stimulus 6 package he previously 7 agreed to with the House of Representatives.
The White House blocked efforts to extend unemployment benefits but agreed to the Senate adding refunds 8 for older Americans. The plan Mr. Bush signs Monday will give tax rebates of up to $600 per person in more than 100 million American households.
New York Congressman 9 Charles Rangel is Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. In the Democratic party's radio address, he says the stimulus plan is a good first step, but he wants President Bush to address what Rangel says are underlying 10 weaknesses in the U.S. economy affecting lower and middle class taxpayers 11.
"We look forward to working with the president in a bipartisan way," he said. "We haven't enjoyed this in the past. But in the last few months of his administration, it gives us an opportunity to work together to avoid people having to say, 'I work everyday. I want my dignity. I want my pride. And I don't want to have the government give me a rebate 1.'"
In the president's weekly radio address, Mr. Bush called on Senators to move quickly to approve his nominees 12 to important posts in public safety, the economy, and national security, including at the Department of Justice and Federal Reserve Board.
"The Fed decides monetary 13 policy, and it sets key interest rates that have an impact on homeowners and businesses across our country," he said. "Yet the Senate has been delaying three of my nominations 15 to the Fed for nearly nine months. My nominees have valuable experience and skills, and I urge the Senate to confirm them as soon as possible."
Mr. Bush says Senate delays on 28 of his judicial 16 nominees are irresponsible and undermine the cause of justice.
Senate Democrats say the president is unwilling 17 to compromise on nominees they consider extreme. Among those is Steven Bradbury, whose nomination 14 as assistant attorney general is opposed by many Senators, because he signed a series of memos 18 approving harsh CIA interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists.
- You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
- Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
- The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点，如对出口商品实行回扣。 来自辞典例句
- In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。 来自辞典例句
- Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
- Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- 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》
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- Tomorrow he would return them to the store and claim refunds. 明天他要把它们退还给商店并要求退款。 来自辞典例句
- The new method means that taxpayers get refunds much faster. 这种新办法意味着纳税人可以较快地领到退还款。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
- This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。
- 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。
- She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
- A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句
- He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
- Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
- The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
- His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。