奥巴马提议削减更多开支一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 奥巴马提议削减更多开支一托福阅读机经背景   Concluding a three-day bus tour of key midwestern states, President Barack Obama said he will propose that a bipartisan congressional committee find more than $1.5 trillion in additional spending cuts, a level set in the recent debt and deficit compromise.  美国总统奥巴马结束了对美国中西部关键的几个州为期三天的“大轿车”之旅。奥巴马表示，准备请跨党派的国会超级委员会在目前规定的要削减的1.5万亿美元的基础之上，想办法再削减一些开支。  Obama used town hall events in Atkinson and Alpha in his home state of Illinois to reinforce messages he delivered to voters during this midwest tour.  奥巴马这次中西部之旅，所到之处包括他原来居住过的伊利诺伊州。他在当地主持了两次市政厅会议，强调了他在旅途期间一再表明的观点。  The president has spoken of a broken political system in Washington, blamed Republicans for resisting a larger debt and deficit compromise, and urged Americans to increase pressure on all members of Congress.  奥巴马提到了华盛顿政治运作的严重问题，指责共和党人拒绝更大幅度提供债务上限，在财政赤字上达成更多妥协。他呼吁美国民众向国会议员施加更大的压力。  There is nothing wrong with our country right now, said President Obama. There is something wrong with our politics.  奥巴马说：“我们国家现在没有问题，有问题的只是我们的政治。”  Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidates have stepped up their criticisms of the president, including Republican front-runner, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, and Texas Governor Rick Perry.  与此同时，共和党的总统候选人参选者，包括麻萨诸塞州前州长罗姆尼以及德克萨斯州现任州长佩里，都对奥巴马提出了更多的批评。  He and his academic and political friends dont understand what it takes to get this economy going again, said Romney.  罗姆尼说：“奥巴马和他的那些学术的、政治的朋友，根本就不知道怎么样才能振兴经济。”  Mr. president, Americas crisis is not bad luck, its bad policies from Washington, D.C., said Perry.  佩里说：“总统先生，美国现在面临的危机不是我们运气不好，而是华盛顿的政策不好。”  Republican candidates and Republicans in Congress have criticized Obama for failing to provide a specific plan for bringing down 9 percent unemployment. But that will change in early September.  共和党的总统候选人参选者以及国会的共和党议员都批评奥巴马没有拿出一个切实的方案，把高达9%的失业率降低下来。不过，9月初，这种局面