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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.

词汇解析

moderate

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

adj.适度的；温和的；稳健的；中等的

v.节制；使 ... 稳定，使 ... 缓和

n.稳健的人

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

The team enjoyed only moderate success last season.

上个赛季，这个球队只取得了中等成绩。

用作动词 (v.)

He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears.

当这个学生掉下眼泪时，他缓和了他的声音。

用作名词 (n.)

He is a moderate.

他是个稳健的人

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found

难度：5星基本词汇，属常用1000词

英汉解释

v.建立；创立；创办；熔铸；找到，发现（动词find的过去式和过去分词）

参考例句

用作动词 (v.)

This business company was founded in 1724.

这家商业公司建立于1724年。

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steer

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

v.操纵；驾驶；掌舵；引导

参考例句

用作动词 (v.)

Sometimes an oar is used to steer a boat.

有时桨用以操纵小舟。

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career

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.生涯；职业；事业

vi.猛冲；飞跑

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Young as I am,I already know what career I want to follow.

我虽然还小,可是对要从事的职业已胸有成竹了。

His career took off in 1997.

1997年他的事业开始有了起色。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

He careered down the road on a bicycle.

他骑着自行车沿路飞奔而去。

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grave

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.坟墓；死亡

adj.严肃的；严重的；庄重的

v.雕刻；铭记；

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

She laid the bouquet on the newly turfed grave.

她把那束花放置在新铺上草皮的坟墓上。

用作形容词 (adj.)

His face was grave when I told him my decision.

当我告诉他我的决定时，他的脸色很严肃。

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abuse

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.滥用；恶习

vt.滥用；辱骂；虐待

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse.

政府已成立工作组调查滥用毒品问题。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

I don't consider it good for a person to be afraid of being abused.

一个人怕挨骂,我看不好。

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agency

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

n.代理；代理处；政府机构

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

I hope we can see eye to eye about the other terms of the agency then.

我希望到那时候我们能在代理协议的其他条款上能取得一致意见。

The agent is the person who works for a government agency in secret.

特工人员是为政府部门秘密工作的人。

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