VOA常速英语2023 拜登宣布债务新法案通过

拜登宣布债务新法案通过

　　This is VOA News, I'm Marissa Melton.

　　这里是美国之音新闻，我是玛丽莎·梅尔顿。

　　US President Joe Biden said he will sign into law on Saturday the bill passed by Congress this week to raise the US debt ceiling and curb¹ spending after nail-biting negotiations².

　　美国总统拜登表示，经过紧张的谈判，他将于周六签署国会本周通过的提高美国债务上限和控制开支的法案。

　　Both the US Senate and the House of Representatives passed a bill that lifts the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting³ what would have been a first ever default as early as June 5.

　　美国参议院和众议院都通过了一项法案，提高了政府31.4万亿美元的债务上限，避免最早在6月5日出现的首次违约。

　　In his first address from the White House's Oval Office to tout⁴ the passage of the bill, Biden highlighted compromise and consensus⁵ as the only way American democracy can function.

　　拜登首次在白宫总统办公室发表讲话，宣传该法案的通过。他强调，妥协和共识是美国民主发挥作用的唯一途径。

　　"Passing this budget agreement was critical.

　　“通过这项预算协议至关重要。

　　The stakes could not have been higher.

　　风险已经达到顶峰了。

　　If we had failed to reach an agreement on the budget, there were extreme voices threatening to take America for the first time in our 247-year history into default on our national debt."

　　如果我们不能就预算达成协议，就会有极端的声音威胁要让美国在247年的历史中，第一次陷入国债违约。”

　　The United States says it doesn't plan on building more nuclear weapons to counter threats from Russia, China and a growing number of adversaries⁶ who have or could soon have nuclear capabilities⁷.

　　美国表示，它不打算制造更多的核武器来应对来自俄罗斯、中国以及越来越多拥有或即将拥有核能力的对手的威胁。

　　Instead, according to White House national security adviser⁸ Jake Sullivan, Washington plans to modernize⁹ its existing nuclear arsenal¹⁰ and continue to invest in cutting-edge technologies to keep adversaries in check.

　　相反，根据白宫国家安全顾问杰克·沙利文的说法，华盛顿计划对其现有核武库进行现代化改造，并继续投资于尖端技术，以遏制对手。

　　A Sullivan said it will also keep open the possibility of talks to prevent a new nuclear arms race.

　　沙利文说，它还将保持谈判的可能性，以防止新的核军备竞赛。

　　"...the fielding of weapons based on emerging technologies will create new, interconnected, and unpredictable escalation¹¹ pathways.

　　“…基于新兴技术的武器部署将创造新的、相互关联的、无法预测的升级路径。

　　So, we're working to establish new guardrails, especially in space and cyberspace¹².

　　因此，我们正在努力建立新的护栏，特别是在太空和网络空间方面。

　　And of course, with the advent¹³ of Artificial Intelligence, this entire picture only becomes more complex and challenging ..."

　　当然，随着人工智能的出现，整个情况只会变得更加复杂、更具挑战性……”

　　And the nation's employers stepped up their hiring in May adding a robust¹⁴ 339,000 jobs.

　　5月份，美国雇佣者加大了招聘力度，增加了33.9万个就业岗位。

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1 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 averting   

防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
• These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。

4 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

5 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？

6 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

7 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

8 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

9 modernize   

vt.使现代化，使适应现代的需要

参考例句：

• It was their manifest failure to modernize the country's industries.他们使国家进行工业现代化，明显失败了。
• There is a pressing need to modernise our electoral system.我们的选举制度迫切需要现代化。

10 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

11 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

12 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

13 advent   

n.(重要事件等的)到来，来临

参考例句：

• Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring. 春天来临时燕子成群飞来。
• The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。

14 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。