福克斯新闻 奥巴马呼吁废除医改措施前三思

As the Senate gets ready to take up health care, President Obama is calling on lawmakers to think twice before rolling back his signature accomplishment¹:

随着参议院准备着手处理医改事宜，奥巴马总统呼吁立法人员终止他的政绩之前一定要三思。

(Obama) “It does require some courage to champion the vulnerable, and the sick and the infirm.”

“捍卫弱势群体，病患和体弱多病者的权益需要勇气。”

The former President spoke² while accepting the JFK Profile in Courage Award in Boston. Republican Senator Susan Collins says the upper chamber³ will start from scratch:

这位前总统在波士顿接受肯尼迪勇气奖时发表了讲话。共和党参议员科林斯(Susan Collins)表示，参议院将会完全从头开始。

(Collins) “We’re going to draft our own bill.”

“我们会起草出自己的法案。”

There’s no timetable yet on a Senate-crafted health care bill.

关于参议院制定医改法案目前还没有时间表。

In Washington, Rachel Sutherland, FOX News.

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1 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 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。