新闻周刊:民主党与共和党的刺激法案争端(1)

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House Democrats² to Pass Their Own Stimulus³ Bill Despite Ongoing⁴ Talks with Mnuchin

尽管还在与姆努钦进行谈判，但众议院民主党将通过他们自己的经济刺激法案

BY RAMSEY TOUCHBERRY

作者：拉姆齐·图奇伯里

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi indicated on Thursday that the Democratic-led chamber⁵ will move to pass their own $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, despite ongoing negotiations⁶ with the Trump⁷ administration and Republicans' disapproval⁸ of the legislation they plan to approve.

众议院议长佩洛西周四表示，民主党掌握的众议院将通过民主党推行的2.2万亿美元的冠状病毒刺激方案，尽管众议院还在特朗普政府进行谈判，共和党人也不赞成他们计划批准的立法。

The California Democrat¹, though more optimistic on the prospects⁹ for a potential deal than she was previously¹⁰, made clear that she and Treasury¹¹ Secretary Steven Mnuchin still do not have an agreement and remain far apart on several issues.

这位加州民主党人虽然相较于之前，对可能达成一致的展望更加乐观，但她明确表示，她和财政部长史蒂芬?姆努钦仍没有达成协议，而且在几个问题上分歧仍然很大。

"I'm hopeful, but we do come at it from two different places," Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference. "We not only have a dollars debate, we have a values debate. Still, I'm optimistic."

佩洛西在每周的记者招待会上对记者说：“我抱有很大希望，但我们确实来自于两个不同的党派。”“我们有一场关于美元的辩论。不过，我还是很乐观。”

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirmed to reporters at the White House Thursday that the administration gave a $1.6 trillion counter-offer during a meeting between Pelosi and Mnuchin on Wednesday. But the $600 billion gap will be a difficult one to close, considering the Republicans' lack of appetite for any package above $1 trillion. One of the few issues that the two sides can agree on is a second round of $1,200 checks.

白宫新闻秘书凯利·麦克纳尼星期四在白宫向记者证实，政府在周三佩洛西和姆努钦的会晤中给出了1.6万亿美元的还价。但考虑到共和党人对任何超过1万亿美元的刺激法案缺乏兴趣，还有6000亿美元的缺口将难以弥合。双方都同意第二轮发放1200美元的纾困支票。

McEnany cast doubt on the ongoing talks, as Pelosi persists in her refusal to drop below $2.2 trillion.

麦克南尼对正在进行的谈判表示怀疑，因为佩洛西坚持拒绝经济刺激法案低于2.2万亿美元。

"Nancy Pelosi is not being serious," McEnany said. "If she becomes serious, than we can have a discussion here. We raised our offer to $1.6 trillion ... It's a good offer, but it's one Nancy Pelosi is not interested in."

“南希·佩洛西不是认真的，”麦克南尼说。“如果她是认真的，我们可以在这里讨论。我们把出价提高到1.6万亿美元……这是一个不错的报价，但南希·佩洛西对此不感兴趣。”

The discussions between Pelosi and Mnuchin will continue Thursday, amid pleas from airlines for immediate¹³ relief as they prepare to lay off tens of thousands of workers. For Congress, it is likely a "now or never" moment, as lawmakers prepare to embark¹⁴ Washington and hop¹² to the campaign trail for the remaining weeks of the election. If a deal can't be reached this week, before Congress adjourns¹⁵, there are few insiders in the nation's capital who feel an agreement will materialize before November 3.

佩洛西和姆努钦之间的讨论将在星期四继续，在此过程中，航空公司要求立即救济，他们准备解雇数万名工人。对于国会来说，这可能是一个“要么现在就做，要么永远不会”的时刻，因为立法者们正准备踏上华盛顿的征程，在接下来的几周里继续竞选。如果在本周国会休会前无法达成协议，那么在首都华盛顿，几乎没有内部人士认为协议将在11月3日之前达成。

1 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• 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。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》

3 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• 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。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

6 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

7 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• 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。

8 disapproval   

n.反对，不赞成

参考例句：

• The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
• They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。

9 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

10 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• 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。

11 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

12 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

13 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

14 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

15 adjourns   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Congress adjourns in 3 weeks, we can't do this alone. 距国会开会只有3个星期，我们不能单干。
• And so, at six in the morning, a victorious Convention adjourns. 这样，早上六点，胜利的国民议会休会了。