万花筒 2010-12-13&12-14 纽约：消防员也收费

The FDNY says they expect to plan a raise about million dollars they respond to accidents across the city they responded 14,000 last year. But this is going to be a tough sale?. We spoke¹ with a lot of New Yorkers tonight who seem dead sad against this idea.
The last thing some motors wanted to hear about was another bill.
"They are hitting us very high in our pocket. We are as struggling as it is, as you know."But you involved in an accident, if the FDNY gets its way, you could get charged when the city's braves come to the rescue. It's all about saving² money, the city agency³ is try to close huge budget gaps⁴. The FNDY is proposing⁵ what amount to a menu of different potential charges. $490 for a crash or car fire with someone is hurt. $415 for a car fire without injuries. $365 for a crash without injuries. A spokesman⁶ says quote "right now if you're at fault at an accident or a vehicle fire, you get a free ride. And that should not be borne by the taxpayers⁷". "What do you think when you hear that?""Just not fair, no.""You don't think it's fair?""No, it's not fair."Some motors wanna to put breaks on the idea before cage is on. "I don't see the perpese."Tonight officials in the city tell us "We gonna search for other ways to shift⁸ costs away from overburdened taxpayers and towards accountable parties.".
And just be clear, those how are at fault will have to pay up but the FDNY is expecting a lot of people will pass the bills along their inssurance companies. But the inssurance companies at least some of them are already saying we won't cover it expected this debate to a tensive affair? leading to a public hearing sometime early next year.
We are living in Chinatown, JG, Channel 7 with this news.

1 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。

2 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

3 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

4 gaps   

n.缺口( gap的名词复数 )；不同；间隔；[植物学]裂

参考例句：

• Contraction of the timbers left gaps in the fence. 木料收缩，结果围墙露出缝来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The record is not complete; there are several gaps in it. 这份纪录不完整，中间有几处间断。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 proposing   

v.提议，建议( propose的现在分词 )；打算；提供（解释）；提出（行动，计划或供表决的方案等）

参考例句：

• The bridegroom ended his speech by proposing a toast to the hosts. 新郎向主人敬酒结束了他的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He acted as pioneer in proposing the method. 他是率先创导这一方法的人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

7 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

8 shift   

n.交换，变化，移动，接班者；vt.更替，移转，变声；vi.改变，定责，更衣

参考例句：

• Lend me a hand to shift this box,will you?来帮一下忙，把这箱子搬开，好吗？
• A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。