【英音模仿秀】欧美愁云惨雾 全球凄风苦雨

模仿文本： Unless a deal is struck by the 31st of December American tax breaks dating from the Bush presidency¹ will be dropped and a series of draconian² spending cuts imposed and many are afraid that a recession lies at the bottom of that fiscal³ cliff. The US, Ms Lagarde said, must act now to avoid it.

 

 

译文： 除非美国在12月31日前，敲定协议终止始于布什政府的减税措施，且实施严厉的支出削减措施，否则很多人担心财政悬崖的尽头将是经济萧条。拉加德女士说，美国必须赶快行动避免危机。 

 

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 draconian   

adj.严苛的；苛刻的；严酷的；龙一样的

参考例句：

• You can't expect the people to obey such draconian regulations.你不能指望人民服从如此严苛的规定。
• The city needs a draconian way of dealing with robbers.这个城市需要一个严苛的办法来对付强盗。

3 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。