福克斯新闻 Future of the Budget Battle

We’re told not to have high expectations ahead of the upcoming budget talks.

FOX News Radio’s Rich Johnson reports from Washington:

It’s time to play small ball… For now.

That’s the consensus¹ from House Republican Budget Chief Paul Ryan and Senate Democratic Leader Harry² Reid. Both admit long-standing, deeply-entrenched differences make a so-called ‘grand bargain’ pretty much impossible. Instead, they’ll look at specific ideas they can agree on, instead of just repeating familiar principles on which neither side will compromise. Ryan also says they hope to find common ground on specific reductions — enough to eliminate the need for another round of the across-the-board cuts known as sequestration.

In Washington, Rich Johnson, FOX News Radio

1 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。