NPR边听边练135：奥巴马医改争论依旧

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The Federal health law known as Obamacare turns three years old today. And as NPR's Julie Rovner reports debate over the measure is still raging.Backers of the law like Health and Human service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are relieved that it _1_ last year's election and supreme¹ court ruling.They are looking ahead to October when enrollment² begins for potentially millions of Americans."We really have an opportunity now to put the law in full gear."
今天是联邦医保法，即奥巴医改法实施三周年的日子。据NPR新闻的朱莉·罗夫纳报道，这项法案的争论依然很激烈。该法案的支持者，健康与人类服务部部长凯瑟琳·西贝利厄斯感到很宽慰，因为这项法案通过了去年的总统大选和最高法院的裁定。他们正期待着10月的到来，到时可能会有上千万美国民众进行医疗保险登记。“我们现在真正有机会全力开展这项法案。”
But opponents like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, haven't given up the hope of repealing⁴ the measure."The biggest mistake in modern times, in my judgement, was the _2_ of Obamacare,which seeks to turn America into a Western European country. "The budget bill just _3_ by Congress didn't defend implementation⁵ effort as House Republicans wanted. But it didn't give the administration the _4_ money it asked for, either. Julie Rovner, NPR News, Washington.
而代表反对者的参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔则并没有放弃废除该法案的希望。"在我看来，现代社会最大的错误就是通过奥巴马医改法，这会让美国变成西欧国家。”国会刚刚通过的预算法案并没有像众议院共和党希望的那样确保实施工作。而且它也没有为政府提供其要求的额外资金。NPR新闻，朱莉·罗夫纳华盛顿报道。
Politicians in Cyprus are rushing to finish a new legislative⁶ package that will save their country from bankruptcy⁷. Cypriots need to come up billions of dollars to secure a rescue loan from European countries. A prior plan _5_ this week by lawmakers, that's because it took up to 10% of money from people's savings⁸ in private banks.
塞浦路斯的政治家急于结束避免国家破产的新立法方案。塞浦路斯需要用数十亿美元从欧洲国家那里换来救援贷款。本周，议员否决了先前的方案，因为该方案要从民众在私人银行的存款帐户上征税10%。
词汇解析：
1. look ahead to 向前看；展望未来
eg. It's that time of year when each of us reflects on the previous year and look ahead to the new year.
每年新年至时，我们每个人都会回顾往年，展望新年。
eg. During the first half of life, people look ahead to the second half. But during the second half of life,people look back to the first half.
在前半生里，人们向前看后半生；而后半生里，人们向后看前半生。
eg. It is said that "young people often look ahead to the future while the elderly look back on the past".
“青年人常思将来，老年人常思既往”。
2. repeal³ vt.撤销，废除；否定，放弃
eg. The government has just repealed⁹ the law segregating¹⁰ public facilities.
政府刚刚废止了不同种族分开使用公共设施的法令。
eg. He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.
他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。
eg. The legislation body can not only pass a law but also repeal it.
立法机构不仅能通过一项法令而且可以废除它。
参考答案：
1、survived 2、passage 3、passed
4、additional 5、was rejected

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

3 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

4 repealing   

撤销，废除( repeal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外，废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
• Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。

5 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

6 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

7 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

8 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

9 repealed   

撤销，废除( repeal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The Labour Party repealed the Act. 工党废除了那项法令。
• The legislature repealed the unpopular Rent Act. 立法机关废除了不得人心的租借法案。

10 segregating   

（使）分开( segregate的现在分词 )； 分离； 隔离； 隔离并区别对待（不同种族、宗教或性别的人）

参考例句：

• The government has just repealed the law segregating the public facilities. 这个政府已经撤销了分离公共设施的法律。
• Siblings and dizygotic twins share only 50% of their segregating genes. 同卵双生双胞胎和双卵双生双胞胎分享仅50%的基因。