英语新闻听写 共和党税改助力 道指和标普齐创新高

For the first time on Thursday, the S&P closed at a record high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke above the 24,000 mark.

标准普尔500指数周三收盘首创历史新高、道琼斯工业平均指数也首次突破了24,000点大关。

This as investors¹ gained confidence that the Republican party's push for a U.S. tax overhaul² would succeed.

这是由于共和党推动的美国税改将要取得成功使得投资者信心增加。

Republican Senator John McCain's decision to back the tax bill provided a new jolt³ of momentum⁴ for the legislation.

共和党参议员约翰·麦凯恩支持税收法案的决定给该法案注入了一股新动力。

McCain had helped defeat Republicans' efforts to repeal⁵ Obamacare.

麦凯恩过去挫败过共和党废除奥巴马医改的努力。

A "yes" vote by him on the tax measure was considered crucial.

他对该税收措施投赞成票被认为是至关重要的。

Although it is "far from perfect," he said the tax bill would boost the economy.

尽管这个税收法案“很不完美”，但他说该法案会推动经济的增长。

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

3 jolt   

v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸

参考例句：

• We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。

4 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

5 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。