美国有线新闻 CNN 美国政府关门时长破纪录 边境墙预算僵持不下
时间：2019-03-04 作者：英语课 分类：CNN美国有线新闻2019年1月
CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Partisan 1 politics, divisions between law makers 2 and the nation's leader, high stakes legislation and questions about the future. Those are some of the challenges being faced in two governments today on two different sides of the Atlantic. I'm Carl Azuz for CNN 10 and we're starting in the U.S. capital. The partial shutdown of the American government turns 25 days old on Tuesday and though there've been 20 shutdowns since 1976, the current one that started in December is now the longest by at least four days. So what does that mean?
For about 800,000 government workers who represent 25 percent of the Federal workforce 3, it means they're still working but not getting their paychecks on time or that they've been sent home from their jobs without pay until the partial shutdown ends. Some businesses, churches and restaurants are offering assistance to the people affected 4. Most Americans aren't directly impacted by a partial shutdown but some Federal operations have slowed down. Some Federal departments have been closed and museums like the Smithsonian have also been closed.
Who can end it? Congress and the president when they reach an agreement on how the government will be funded. What's stopping them? As part as of the funding package, President Donald Trump 5 and Republicans insist that $5.7 billion be included to build a wall or barrier along the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Democrats 6 do not want the wall built. So they insist that the money for it won't be included. Each side blames the other for refusing to compromise. Until they come up with a funding agreement, the partial shutdown continues and as of last night there was no end in sight.
- In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
- The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
- The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
- The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。