NPR边听边练132：美众医院通过临时开支法案

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　　主餐一道：泛听练习
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一、泛听建议：
1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。
2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。
3、复述新闻。
There will be no government shutdown next week. Today, the House approved a continuing resolution by a vote of 318:109 that keeps federal agencies funded to September 30th. The measure, which has already _1_ Senate approval, heads to President Obama to _2_ into law. Shortly before approving the stopgap spending bill, the GOP-led House greenlighted a budget plan championed by Republican Congressman¹ Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. NPR's Tamara Keith reports the Budget Committee chairman's plan passed by a comfortable margin² of 221:207 largely along party lines.
下周将不会发生政府关门的情况。今天，众议院以318票对109票的结果通过了一项临时开支决议，为联邦机构提供资金至9月30日。这项议案已经得到了参议院的批准，现在将移交奥巴马总统签署成为法案。临时开支议案通过前不久，威斯康星州共和党国会议员保罗·瑞安倡导的预算方案在共和党领导的众议院获得通过。据NPR新闻的塔玛拉·基思报道，众议院预算委员会主席提出的这项议案以221票对207票的结果通过，投票结果充分显示了党派之分。
Congressman Paul Ryan says his budget is starkly³ different from the plan _3_ by Senate Democrats⁵."This budget is constructive⁶. It reveals each side's priorities. It clarifies the divide that exists between us. We want a balanced budget. They don't."All but ten House Republicans supported it and not a single Democrat⁴. Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen _4_ his colleagues to vote no."This is an uncompromising, ideological⁷ approach to our budget issues. ""This is an uncompromising, ideological approach to our budget issues. "Debate _5_ in the Senate on its budget.A vote is expected some time this week or maybe weekend. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the Capitol.
国会议员保罗·瑞安表示，他的预算方案与参议院民主党提交的方案截然不同。“这份预算方案很有建设性。它表明了各方的首要任务。它阐明了两党之间的分歧。我们希望实现平衡预算。而他们不是。”众议院共和党成员只有10人不支持该方案，而民主党则没有人支持该方案。马里兰州民主党议员克里斯·范·霍伦建议他的同僚投否决票。这是对我们的预算问题采取不妥协、空论的态度。”参议院继续讨论其预算方案。预计本周或是周末将进行投票。NPR新闻，塔玛拉·基思国会山报道。
词汇解析：
1、 starkly
adv.完全，（对比）鲜明的，赤裸裸地；
eg. Angus's childlike paintings contrast starkly with his adult subject matter in these portraits.
在这些画像中，安格斯孩子气的画风和他那成人化的题材形成了鲜明的对比。
eg. The outlook now is starkly different.
现在的看法已经完全不同了。
eg. These figures starkly illustrate⁸ the poor performance of the british economy.
这些数字很明显地表明英国的经济状况欠佳。
2、clarifies 澄清
eg:Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position.
谢谢你来信并允许我澄清目前的状况。
eg:I hope this clarifies my position.
我希望这能阐明我的立场。
参考答案：
1、won 2、be signed 3、offered
4、encouraged 5、continues