奥巴马计划3.9万亿美元的预算

奥巴马计划3.9万亿美元的预算

 　　WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a 3.9 trillion-dollar budget plan for the 2015 fiscal¹ year, which will be used to fund infrastructure² upgrading, education and other social programs.

　　Earlier, Obama has budgeted a deficit³ of 564 billion U.S. dollars for 2015, or 3.1 percent of the estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Deficit in the next decade was estimated to stay between 400 billion dollars and 500 billion dollars, and the deficit to the GDP ratio will lower to 1.6 percent by 2024.

　　In the new budget outlined for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, Obama aims to invest in infrastructure, job training and pre-school, and to cut taxes for working Americans while closing tax loopholes enjoyed by the wealthy.

　　"The budget I sent to Congress this morning lays out how we will implement⁴ this agenda in a balanced and responsible way. It is a roadmap for creating jobs with good wages and expanding opportunity for all Americans," Obama said during his visit to the Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C..

　　"At a time when our deficits⁵ have been cut in half, it allows us to meet our obligations to future generations without leaving them a mountain of debt," he noted⁶.

　　Of the total, the discretionary outlays⁷ are 1.19 trillion dollars, 623 billion for defense⁸, 563 billion for non-defense, and 2.5 trillion for social security programs. 302 billion will be put into upgrading transportation infrastructure.

　　Obama also proposed to significantly strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which would cut taxes for 13.5 million working Americans. Permanent improvements on EITC will help 16 million families with 30 million children and have helped lift 1.4 million Americans out of poverty.

　　In spite of Obama's ambition, analysts⁹ said the election-year blueprint¹⁰ is in all likelihood to be rejected by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and are unlikely to be endorsed¹¹ finally.

　　Last December, the Congress passed a bipartisan accord which set the discretionary spending levels for the federal governmental departments slightly above 1 trillion dollars for each of the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years.

1 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。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 outlays   

v.支出，费用( outlay的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They report substantial slashes in this year's defense outlays. 他们报道今年度国防经费的大量削减。 来自辞典例句
• For MU, there were no upfront risks or cash outlays. 对摩托罗拉大学而言，没有风险或现金费用。 来自互联网

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

9 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

10 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

11 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》