今天的句子:
Conservative lawmakers and power business groups in Washington are already making clear that no infrastructure program will draw bipartisan support unless it is slimmer than what many progressives are proposing and includes no tax increases on corporations or the rich.
思考题:
Infrastructure program will draw bipartisan support if_____
(A) it is slimmer than proposed and involves no tax increase.
(B) Conservative lawmakers and power business groups agree.
(C) no clear infrastructure program in Washington is involved
(D) many progressives are proposing to draw bipartisan support
词汇突破:
Conservative lawmakers:保守派议员(共和党)
power business groups 电力企业集团
infrastructure 基础设施
program 项目
bipartisan 两党的
slimmer 更精简
progressives 激进派人士(左派人士)
propose 提议
题目解析:
Infrastructure program will draw bipartisan support if_____
(A) it is slimmer than proposed and involves no tax increase.
(A)该计划比建议的计划精简,并不涉及加税。
对于后半段:it is slimmer than what many progressives are proposing and includes no tax increases on corporations or the rich.
同义替换为A选项!
(B) Conservative lawmakers and power business groups agree.
( B )保守派议员和电力企业团体同意。
(C) no clear infrastructure program in Washington is involved
(C)华盛顿没有明确的基础设施项目参与
(D) many progressives are proposing to draw bipartisan support
( D )许多激进人士提议获得两党的支持
句子解析:
Conservative lawmakers and power business groups in Washington (定语)are already making clear that+宾语从句 // no infrastructure program will draw bipartisan support(宾语从句主干) unless it is slimmer than what many progressives are proposing and includes no tax increases on corporations or the rich.(宾语从句条件句)
参考译文:华盛顿的保守派议员和电力企业集团已经明确表示,除非基建计划比许多激进派人士(左派人士)的提议更精简,且不包括针对企业或富人的增税,否则任何计划都不可能得到跨党派支持。
后续:
拜登政府的官员尚未决定是将基础设施作为独立法案来推动,还是作为更广泛的一揽子计划的一部分。但是任何在一个计划上同时团结民主党人和共和党人的希望,几乎肯定会遭到先前的尝试中出现过的分歧的破坏。
文章来源背景和来源:
Why Infrastructure is Next on Biden’s To-Do List
为什么基础设施是拜登的下一个任务
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/business/infrastructure-biden-highways-bridges.html
背景:美国总统拜登在竞选时曾承诺将对基础设施投入数万亿美元,更新和改造运输、供水和排水管道、能源系统,以此来提振经济。根据美国土木工程师学会的评测,美国整体的基础建设目前为D+级,各级政府未来十年的预计支出和实际需求之间有近2万亿美元的资金缺口。之前的两届政府就曾承诺会加大基建投入,然而却直到离任都没有任何实际的举措。拜登若想实践这个承诺,让烧钱的法案通过国会,势必遭遇巨大的阻力,他的选择将有两个:一个是在诉求上做出妥协,寻求跨党派合作;另一个就是确保得到绝大多数的民主党议员的支持,仅靠一党就获得足够的票数。大规模的基建投入将触及许多人的利益,因此两种方案都挑战不小。