美國文化脫口秀 第116期:美國政府停擺

2013年美國政府停擺正在進(jìn)行中，即國會無法通過足夠的預(yù)算案的情況下，美國政府關(guān)閉一些政府機(jī)構(gòu)，暫時停止提供“非必要服務(wù)”，相關(guān)的政府雇員停發(fā)工資以減少開支。本次停擺從10月1日開始，停擺的主要原因是共和黨控制的眾議院與民主黨控制的奧巴馬醫(yī)改(Obama Care)上的分歧。對于此次停擺，你怎么看?

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1. government shutdown 政府停擺

2. with different consequences 不同的后果

3. Federal Government 聯(lián)邦政府

4. Obama Care 奧巴馬醫(yī)改(美國全民醫(yī)保)

5. So Obama Care is the new health system reform. 奧巴馬醫(yī)改就是一種新的醫(yī)療改革方案。

6. health care 健康保健

7. Because they can't afford it. 因?yàn)樗麄兏恫黄疱X。

8. the Affordable Care Act 平價醫(yī)療法案

9. While Obama was creating this new health care system, the Republican Party and the conservatives opposed it.

當(dāng)奧巴馬在創(chuàng)建這個新的醫(yī)療改革系統(tǒng)的時候，共和黨及保守黨黨員百般阻撓。

10. fiscally conservative 財政保守派的

11. cut government spending/debts 削減政府開支/負(fù)債

12. the Tea Party 茶黨

13. the Congress 國會

14. the Senate 參議院

15. A lot of people weren't happy about it, but it did become the law. 很多人不樂意，但最終法案還是通過了。

16. defund 撤回資金

17. in a very extreme situation 在極端情況下

18. The crazy thing is, the situation is not that extreme, but it has become extreme. 問題是這個情況本來不是很極端的，但是現(xiàn)在變得越來越極端。

19. wealth distribution 財富分配

20. polarized 兩極化

21. National Parks were closed. 國家公園都關(guān)門了。

22. national monuments in Washington.DC 華盛頓的國家歷史文物

23. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 美國國家航空航天局

24. They are still supporting the people that are in space, but everything else is shut down. 在太空里的人他們還是支援的，但是其他都關(guān)門了。

25. non-essential government services 非必要政府服務(wù)

26. The more time passes, the more important it becomes. Like recently in the news I read about, they stopped giving benefits to war veterans.

時間過去越久，這些(機(jī)構(gòu))顯得越重要。就像最近我看到新聞?wù)f，他們停止給退伍軍人發(fā)放福利了。

27. A lot of them really need that money. 很多人真的很需要這筆錢。

28. debt ceiling 債務(wù)上限

29. to raise the debt ceiling 提高債務(wù)上限

30. It's a financial disaster. 這是個財政災(zāi)難。

31. We can't believe it! 我們不敢相信!

32. It seems so crazy. Like the Democrats and Republicans are just playing this game. Like who is going to give in. 真是太瘋狂了。好像民主黨和共和黨在玩過家家一樣的，看誰先認(rèn)輸。

33. politicians 政客

34. disgusted 反感、嫌惡

35. Hopefully this will get resolved soon, and the Federal Government will go back to work. 希望這件事盡快得到解決，聯(lián)邦政府趕緊回去干活兒。

36. Never do this again! 再也別這樣了!

37. It has happened before. 以前也發(fā)生過。

38. Hang in there! 堅持住!