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Obama to Unveil Proposed Federal Budget
On Monday, President Obama unveils his blueprint for future U.S. government spending, a proposed 2016 federal budget. The weighty document constitutes an opening bid in a lengthy debate about America’s finances that will expose sharp divides between a Democratic president and a Republican-controlled Congress.
First, some good news: the federal deficit has fallen by more than 50 percent in recent years. America’s improved finances allow for a renewed focus on domestic needs that have gone unmet in recent years, according to President Obama.
“First, middle-class economics means helping working families feel more secure in a world of constant change. That means helping folks afford childcare, college, health care, a home, retirement, and my budget will address each of these issues, lowering the taxes of working families and putting thousands of dollars back into their pockets each year,” said Obama.
The president’s budget is expected to cancel automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that have impacted everything from U.S. military preparedness to the response to health crises like Ebola.
But the fiscal outlook is not all rosy. Any deficit, no matter how small, causes the accumulated $18 trillion national debt to rise further, a fact pointed out by Republican lawmakers, who say Obama’s budget is “dead on arrival.” Senator John Cornyn is among those troubled with the country’s rising debt.
“I am concerned that the budget will be loaded with more taxes, more spending, and more debt. And that certainly is not a sustainable path forward for the country. We are still spending money we do not have,” said Cornyn.
Congressional committees will craft spending proposals that reflect Republican priorities: constraining domestic spending while providing tax incentives to further spur economic activity.
But their professed concern about fiscal imbalances ignores recent history, when deficits and debt exploded under Republican rule, according to Independent Senator Bernie Sanders.
“I am delighted that some of my Republican friends have expressed great concern about our deficit and our national debt. I would ask them where they were several years ago when we went to war in Iraq and forgot to pay for that war,” said Sanders.
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse: to pass laws on taxes and spending. But the president can sign or veto budget bills, meaning that an agreement between the two branches of government will have to be hammered out if the U.S. government is to remain open beyond September, when the current budget expires.
詞匯解析
moderate
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
adj.適度的；溫和的；穩(wěn)健的；中等的
v.節(jié)制；使 ... 穩(wěn)定，使 ... 緩和
n.穩(wěn)健的人
參考例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
The team enjoyed only moderate success last season.
上個賽季，這個球隊只取得了中等成績。
用作動詞 (v.)
He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears.
當這個學生掉下眼淚時，他緩和了他的聲音。
用作名詞 (n.)
He is a moderate.
他是個穩(wěn)健的人
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found
難度：5星基本詞匯，屬常用1000詞
英漢解釋
v.建立；創(chuàng)立；創(chuàng)辦；熔鑄；找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)（動詞find的過去式和過去分詞）
參考例句
用作動詞 (v.)
This business company was founded in 1724.
這家商業(yè)公司建立于1724年。
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steer
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
v.操縱；駕駛；掌舵；引導
參考例句
用作動詞 (v.)
Sometimes an oar is used to steer a boat.
有時槳用以操縱小舟。
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career
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.生涯；職業(yè)；事業(yè)
vi.猛沖；飛跑
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Young as I am,I already know what career I want to follow.
我雖然還小,可是對要從事的職業(yè)已胸有成竹了。
His career took off in 1997.
1997年他的事業(yè)開始有了起色。
用作不及物動詞 (vi.)
He careered down the road on a bicycle.
他騎著自行車沿路飛奔而去。
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grave
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.墳墓；死亡
adj.嚴肅的；嚴重的；莊重的
v.雕刻；銘記；
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
She laid the bouquet on the newly turfed grave.
她把那束花放置在新鋪上草皮的墳墓上。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
His face was grave when I told him my decision.
當我告訴他我的決定時，他的臉色很嚴肅。
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abuse
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.濫用；惡習
vt.濫用；辱罵；虐待
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse.
政府已成立工作組調查濫用毒品問題。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)
I don't consider it good for a person to be afraid of being abused.
一個人怕挨罵,我看不好。
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agency
難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.代理；代理處；政府機構
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
I hope we can see eye to eye about the other terms of the agency then.
我希望到那時候我們能在代理協(xié)議的其他條款上能取得一致意見。
The agent is the person who works for a government agency in secret.
特工人員是為政府部門秘密工作的人。
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