华盛顿政治重心转移一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 华盛顿政治重心转移一托福阅读机经背景   In U.S. politics, Washington is in recovery mode after a bruising fight over raising the national debt limit. President Barack Obama signed a compromise measure into law Tuesday that allows the U.S. government to borrow more money to meet its financial obligations in exchange for Republican demands for significant cuts in government spending. Both sides are breathing easier after averting a debt default, but, another battle over the size of the central government is just months away.  美国政治的现况是，华盛顿在一场为了提升债信，打得鼻青脸肿的搏斗后，开始休养生息。奥巴马总统8月2日签署了一项妥协法案，让美国政府得以为 了应付财务负担，借到更多的钱。交换条件是，同意共和党大力删减支出的主张。现在，双方都可以在避免了美国政府债务违约之后，喘一口气。但是两党之间为了 中央政府规模大小的问题，将在几个月之后，再度陷入对立。  The political debate over the debt limit transfixed the capital for weeks and when the dust cleared most political analysts agreed that Republican demands to begin dramatic cuts to government spending had shifted the political center of gravity in Washington.  因为债限问题引起的政治争议，将美国首都紧张了几个星期。如今尘埃落定，大部分的分析人士都认为，共和党提出开始大量削减政府支出的主张，已经使华盛顿的政治重心，发生转移。  Republicans believe they are on the upswing after demanding steep cuts as the price for raising the debt ceiling. Many Democrats are discouraged, feeling they gave up too much in the way of cuts, and disappointed that the president did not fight harder in the negotiations.  共和党人士认为，自从他们提出大量削减预算，作为提升举债上限的条件后，声势就已经回升。很多民主党人士感觉沮丧，认为他们在删减支出方面，让步太多。他们也对奥巴马未能在两党交涉中表现得更强硬，而感到失望。  The debt debate was closely watched by the U.S. public and by many others around the world. What they saw was often a messy demonstration of American democracy in action.  美国大众以及世界上其它各国人士，曾经密切注视有关债务问题的辩论。他们所见到的，是美国民主政治在实践中展现出的一片凌乱。  “Well, I think it is embarrassing in terms of our world image, said Rhodes Cook, a Washington-based political analyst with years of experience in covering policy debates. But it is the way we our government is run these days, particularly over the last 15 or 20 years. There