学个词Learn a Word 第1406期　gridlock

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　　今天我们要学的词是gridlock。 Gridlock, 意思是全面大堵塞。 "Millions of Americans could see their taxes go up while others could soon lose their unemployment insurance because of political gridlock in Washington," 由于华盛顿的政治僵局，数百万美国人可能要缴更多的税，同时其他人将失去失业保险。 "Partisan¹ gridlock is the biggest obstacle to extending payroll² tax cuts," 党派之间的僵持不下是达成延长减税政策的最大障碍。 "With people driving home for the Christmas holiday, traffic gridlock around the D.C. area is worse than ever," 很多人开车赶回家过圣诞节，使华盛顿附近的交通堵塞格外严重。好的，今天我们学习的词是gridlock...