【英音模仿秀】美国新医保网站故障频发

模仿文本：

In America, a Republican party badly burned by this month's partial shutdown of the federal government is hoping for a speedy comeback over the botched rollout of President Obama'ssignature reform - the Affordable¹ Care Act. Americans started signing up forthe healthcare coverage² under Obamacare at the start of this month, but the only important website set up as an online clearinghouse has been beset³ by technical issues. 

 

 译文： 在美国，因本月联邦政府的部分关闭，共和党党派正期望能从奥巴马亲笔签名的平价医疗法案中的失败阴影中迅速复原。美国民众在本月初已经开始注册奥巴马医改，但是唯一设立的充当网上票据交换所的重要网站一直出现技术问题。

 

1 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。