美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普政府公布基础设施建设方案

 

And the first three stories we're explaining this Tuesday are all related to money. The first involves a plan by U.S. President Donald Trump¹ to improve America's infrastructure², its roads, tunnels, railways, water, power, and even broadband internet projects. It calls for $1.5 trillion to be spent on infrastructure, but most of that wouldn't come from the federal government. It would supply $200 billion in states, local governments and private investors³ would provide the rest of the investment.

In recent years, states themselves have started paying more for infrastructure projects. The White House says it wants to accelerate that.

It also wants to dramatically speed up the process of getting projects approved and the building permits issued for them. That could take anywhere from five to 10 years, the Trump administration wants it done in two years or less. It says it will take both executive actions and work by Congress to make that possible.

The president says inefficient⁴ investments by lawmakers have allowed American infrastructure to deteriorate⁵, causing the U.S. to fall further behind other countries and that it's time to give Americans the working modern infrastructure they deserve.

But critics say the Trump administration isn't footing enough of the bill. Democrats⁶ in the House of Representatives announced their own infrastructure plan last week. It calls for the federal government to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure, five times the amount proposed by the president. And environmental groups say that spending up infrastructure projects could also mean bypassing rules and reviews meant to protect land and people.

The Trump administration's 53-page proposal is part of its overall plan for the U.S. budget.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

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 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 inefficient   

adj.效率低的，无效的

参考例句：

• The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。
• Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.他们的通讯系统效率非常差。

5 deteriorate   

v.变坏；恶化；退化

参考例句：

• Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
• He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。

6 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》