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中文标题：奥巴马：共和党再敢扯我后腿，老子可就只能让联邦政府关门了
原文标题：Government shutdown looms as Obama and Republicans fail to break budget deadlock
导读：这个已经算是旧闻了……美国政府由于资金困难有可能于4月8日停止运行。
评论已补完，比内容还是要更欢乐一些的。
President Obama was holding crisis talks on Tuesday to try and break a budget deadlock that could bring America’s government services to a standstill.
本周二美国总统奥巴马启动了一项紧急谈话，尝试打破关于政府预算案会议的僵局。如果没能达成具体协议，美国政府将被迫停止其全部职能。
With time running out, a showdown meeting between Mr Obama and Republican leader John Boehner ended Tuesday morning without breaking the impasse.
直到整个周二上午的谈判结束为止，奥巴马和共和党领袖约翰.伯纳仍未能达成一致，关于政府预算案的计划被继续搁置。
If an eleventh-hour agreement on the overdue U.S. budget isn’t struck by the end of the week, funding for government services will run out on Friday and trigger at least a partial shutdown.
如果这项被延误的2011年美国联邦政府预算方案在本周末仍未能拿出让各方都满意的结果，美国政府将从周五开始停止它的职能，并将引发一系列连锁反应，至少会导致相当一部分企业倒闭。
The result will be that federal offices for everything from passport offices to bankruptcy courts will be forced to close.
这种后果将是灾难性的，所有的联邦政府机构，从护照办公署到破产法庭等将统统关闭。
Congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican leader in the House of Republicans, blasted the president for rejecting a plan to push back the deadline another week.
在众议院中的共和党领袖，国会议员埃里克.康陀，用驳回总统提案的方式让这个支撑了联邦政府又一个星期的临时法案走到了最后期限的边缘。
'The White House now has increased the likelihood of a shutdown in just dismissing out of hand a vehicle that we have put forward to say, "Look, we do not want a shutdown",' he said.
他说：“是白宫自己的行径增加了联邦政府关门的风险，现在他们却想借我们之手加速这个进程，然后他们就可以推卸责任地说‘你看，我们原本想要的可不是让政府关门啊’。”
The brinkmanship continued as both parties argued over the scale of cuts in the budget for this year and 2012.
这项围绕着政府预算提案的边缘政策之争将会在两党之间持续下去，直到2012年大选结束之前的整整两年时间都将被这场争论所贯穿。
Republican lawmakers insist the budget proposals outlined by Mr Obama in February do not go far enough. Mr Obama's proposals would slice a record $32million from current spending levels and save more than $977billion over the next decade.
共和党的立法成员坚持认为奥巴马本周二提交的财政预算方案“太过保守”，尽管该项提案只要现在实施立刻就能节约3200万美元，并在接下来的十年中削减9770亿美元的开支。
Raising the stakes, Republicans leaders introduced a spending plan for next year they claim will slash the nation’s deficit by nearly $5trillion over the next ten years.
共和党领袖们高调地拿出了一项他们自己为明年准备的财政预算方案，与奥巴马提出的方案截然不同，这项预算在未来的十年里大刀阔斧地将美国政府的开支砍掉了足足5万亿美元。
It blends unprecedented spending cuts with a restructuring of taxpayer-financed health care for the elderly and the poor.
这是真正史无前例的改革，不仅修改了纳税制度，还将医疗保障、养老保障和失业救济等项目统统拖下了水。
Mr Obama has warned that without a deal the ensuing government shutdown would ‘jeopardise our economic recovery’ just as jobs are finally being created.
而奥巴马明确警告说，这将给困难重重的经济复苏工作以致命一击，比如之前用来应对危机而创建的工作岗位将统统失去。
Democrats claim the sweeping cuts could push the economy back into recession.
'I don't know if we will need divine inspiration or divine interjection into this matter, but whatever it might take, I hope people of good will can come to an agreement,' said Democratic Senator Dick Durbin.
民主党也提出警告，这种“一刀切”的节约方案将把经济彻底推入大萧条的深渊。
不过民主党参议院迪克.杜宾也表示：“我不知道政府是不是真有必要非得采取这样一个骇人听闻的节约方案，但现在顾不得什么后果了，只要能让各方达成协议其它问题都只能放在一边。”
But Republicans, who took control of the House in a landslide last November with much of their success built around the promise of lower taxes, less spending and smaller government, claim drastic action is needed to close the deficit gap.
但是共和党可不这么想。他们能在去年十一月的民意测验中占压倒性的优势就是凭借着降低税率的承诺，减少开支和缩小政府规模。他们声称对于美国政府如此前所未有的赤字情形，只能采取重症用猛药的方式采取激进方式。
The stand-off is further complicated by the fact that the Senate is Democrat-controlled while the Republicans hold sway in the House of Representatives – and both congressional chambers must agree to the final budget.
另一方面，由于民主党统治着参议院而共和党控制着众议院使得局势更进一步复杂。尤其当国会预算需要在两个部分都通过审核的时候。
The two sides remain at loggerheads over where the cuts would fall.
几个月来，双边就一直这样把责任互相推给对方，争论哪一项具体的开始该砍而哪一项不应该。
Democrats want to protect scientific research and education and carve just under $2billion out of defense and security spending.
民主党要求保护科研资金和教育补贴，而可以在国防项目和安全部门上砍掉20亿美元的支出。
Republicans, meanwhile, want to use the budget to choke off funding for dozens of Obama administration priorities, including his health care reform and environmental protection policies.
而共和党则想借这次削减开支的机会终止掉奥巴马政府那些不惜对外借贷也要增设的政策重点项目，包括新的医疗系统改革和环保政策方针。
The White House is already said to be preparing for failure. Memos have been sent out to government departments telling them to prepare for an ‘orderly’ shutdown if the budget deadline passes without a deal.
白宫表示已经做好接受双方协调失败的准备。通知已经散发到联邦政府各部门，告知公务员们对即将来临的“突然关闭”做好提前准备，以应对一旦最后期限到来时仍未能达成一致提案。
评论翻译
cry as the might, this budget was supposed to be passed last year. The leaders Pelosi, Reed, and President, even tho having a majority in both the house and the senate could not agree even then and still have not submitted a budget. Now it is the Republicans fault for action not taken last year? Spend more to cut the debt, run it like a business if you do not have it do not spend it.
- van, usa, 6/4/2011 3:32
我为这个结果而感到悲哀，这项提案本应在去年就协调完成。国会发言人佩洛西，参议院领袖里德还有总统奥巴马，当初他们在上下院都占有过半支持率的时候也仍然没有拿出一个合理的财政预算案来。现在却把上一年无所作为的责任推到共和党头上？好好想想怎么还债吧，就像真正运营商业一样——如果它的所有权还不在你手里，千万别把它花出去。
The US has been living way beyond it's means for way too long. It has gotten worse under the current administration. Things are getting scary around these parts. Not only is a gallon of gasoline around $4, but community staples like Walmart are looking ill, some of them look like they are about to close around here. It's not just Blockbuster and Hollywood video. It's Supermarkets and many other businesses that the average person uses daily to get by. There are a lot of empty buildings. Not just a few. For those of you abroad who enjoy a holiday in the US, you are going to find a very different US then next time you come here, than the one you remember. Maybe it is time the government does shut down, if nothing else it will remind everyone that this is one of the worst economic disasters in the 200 someoddyear history of this country and drastic measures need to be taken.
- Jonathan, Warwick, RI, 6/4/2011 4:47
美国现在已偏离它曾经的生活方式太远了。在现行政府下这种趋势甚至还在变得更糟。身边的一切变得越来越吓人，不光是因为一加仑汽油飙升到了4美元，还有社区供给如沃尔玛的财政状况一天比一天惨淡，有时看上去如果他们明天就关门了都不会有谁奇怪。现实永远不像好莱坞的畅销电影那样美好，超市等很多企业都开始给员工实行每天结算薪水的制度了。空荡的建筑物到处比比皆是，当外国人现在来美国旅游，他们绝对会吓一跳——这个国家已经和他们上次来的时候永远不一样了，将来还会更糟，所以珍惜这最后勉强的繁华将它刻在记忆里吧。我觉得也是时候该让政府关门了，人民最终会从美梦中惊醒意识到自己面对的是这个国家200年历史上最严重的经济灾难，不采取些过激的办法是解决不了问题的。
The rhetoric battle has already started. Republicans want to kill old people! Republicans don't want your child to have a good education! Blah, blah, blah. Someone has to be the adults in the room, and get our nation's fiscal health back in order. I'm thankful for the republicans for stepping up to the plate.
- I love Freddie Mercury, St. Louis, MO, 6/4/2011 5:31
除了没完没了地在嘴上重复那些陈词滥调还会做什么？整天无非是把“共和党这等于判了所有孤苦伶仃老人的死刑！他们还不想让你们的孩子有接受良好教育的机会！叽里呱啦叽里呱啦……”这些说辞翻来覆去地挂在嘴边。那些现在站在权力位置上的人到底成没成年？应该有人为这个国家的财政走向健康做点事情了。谢天谢地，至少共和党还愿意接过这已经被搞得一团糟的烂摊子。
I find it odd that this budget wasn't passed back in October when it was due,especially since both houses were Democratic along with our Darling Democratic President. Oh, I forgot, there was an election in November and the President and the Democratic Congress people were afraid to pass one. The President has some nerve saying the Republicans are playing politics. I hope the Republicans have the political courage similar to the Republican governors, who are challenging the "PUBLIC" unions, to pass a responsible budget that will cut into our record deficits.
- sara, mpls,mn, 6/4/2011 6:11
真有意思。这份财政提案早在去年十月就该给出个结果，尤其去年那会民主党在上下两院都占尽优势，谁有那个能力和我们亲爱的民主党总统唱反调？哦，是我忘了啊，因为接下来十一月就有选举而总统和民主党议会害怕在这个时候通过提案会失去选票。这个总统居然还有胆量指责共和党玩弄权术？我希望所有的共和党人都有像那些共和党州长们一样的勇气，这些人敢于挑战所谓的“公众”联盟，所以才能通过那些大量削减支出的财政议案。
The Democrats are so good at avoiding decisions for which they cannot blame the Republicans for any potentially bad outcomes. They had a super majority for two years in which they could have done so much without opposition; but they have succeeded in alienating themselves to tea-party who represent the good ordinary Americans, with what little they have done.
- mike, woking, 6/4/2011 8:12
民主党最擅长的就是拖延时间最后什么决策也没做出来，这样他们就不会被共和党指责可能引发任何潜在的危机了。在过去的两年里他们的得票率一直占压倒性优势，这本来可以在没有反对党干扰的情况下大刀阔斧地处理问题。但现在他们的所作所为只能让那些正派的典型美国人感到不满，把对方推进了茶党的阵营。谁让民主党完全没有担负起责任呢。
Your headline Oblahma .. AND the Republicans. LMAO, the Dems have had since Oct AND their super-majority to get this done. The Republicans won big in Nov and vowed to cut spending. Dems are in a panic and looking for someone to blame.
- dave, Anywhere USA, 6/4/2011 12:00
标题把奥巴马和共和党放在对应的位置上？笑死我了，民主党从去年十月开始就一直占有多数票位来完成他们的工作。共和党在十一月大选里赢了并且说他们这就着手削减开支，民主党就都吓尿裤子了赶快找个人来推卸责任。
As long as ODUMBO enjoy in the WH , our Nation will dip into mess
- Phil, Toledo , Ohio , 6/4/2011 20:49
奥蠢蛋在白宫里享受一天，我们的国家就在粪坑里多待一天
Please shut down the government... if we are lucky the shut down will last a few weeks... then the people will realize that life goes on and we really don't need most of the government services that will be shut down. Here's a list of but a couple of insane things that our government does right now... Tracking car tire serial numbers... yep each time you buy a tire they put the serial number into a big government database... which is used for nothing. Putting radio broadcasts to places like Eastern Europe called Radio Free Europe... apparently someone forgot to tell them that Eastern Europe was now free of communists and the station was no longer needed... yet over 80 million is pumped into it every year.
- Yirmin Snipe, USA, 6/4/2011 22:11
请把这破政府关了吧……如果我们运气好，几周后人民就会意识到日子照样过，大部分关掉的政府机能其实我们都是用不上的。下面的单子就是我们这个政府干过的那些神经兮兮的事情：追踪汽车轮胎号码……每次你买了新轮胎都会有序列号输入一个庞大的官方数据库，这除了浪费钱能管什么用啊？建造能让东欧收到的广播电台还美名其曰自由欧洲……没人告诉过他们东欧已经从共产主义下脱离二十多年了吗？你放给谁听啊？这些纯属浪费的项目每年可是要糟蹋上八千万美元啊！
I am unhappy about this. I am a federal worker who works on a military base. I have some money saved so I will be ok, but let me tell you what Im not ok with. Im not ok the congress still collecting a paycheck while I sit at home unpaid because they couldnt act like adults. If they cant pass a budget that means they arent doing their jobs and they shouldnt be paid for that. The other thing that disgusts me as a military vet is that our men and women overseas fighting the wars this gov started wont be getting paid either until they come to an agreement. That is total and utter BS!! Im telling, I hope that what is happening in Lybia, Syria and other countries happens here. We need a massive change. Not the one Obama was talking about. "One Big Ass Mistake America"
- Lisa, Sacramento CA USA, 6/4/2011 23:45
我对这种情况很担忧。我是在联邦政府军事基地工作的一名雇员，有些积蓄所以暂时还不担心失业。但我不满的是当我失业在家后那些国会议员们居然仍然能领到薪水，他们凭什么？如果他们把财政预算案提交完成说明他们确实有做好自己的本职分内工作，但现在这算什么？另一件使我不满的是我们的海外驻军里那些男人和女人们正在为这个国家这个政府冒着生命危险，而他们的薪水居然要一直拖延到大后方的政府完成财政议案后才能发下来。我不怕把它说出来：我希望那些发生在利比亚、叙利亚和其它等国家的事情在美国重演一遍！我们需要改革无数项内容，不能让奥巴马那个“大屁股的美国错误”继续下去。
（译者注：其实这次事件还是蛮欢乐的，当然和我们所想象的有些不一样，比如政府关门以后白宫、国会、消防、警局等少数部门还是照常运营的，当然除此之外的另外百万名政府公务员就不得不打包回家了。
另一方面，对于机构松散的国家而言没有最高政府的后果并没有字面意义上那么严重，因为还有地方政府存在。比利时已经半年多没有政府，利比亚曾经四十年没有政府……
当然，这一次是发生在美国这个全球头号强国的身上，所以很多不可思议的事情可以预见会发生了。）
ht tp://www.ptfcn.com/ptfcn/s/749/中文标题：奥巴马：共和党再敢扯我后腿，老子可就只能让联邦政府关门了
原文标题：Government shutdown looms as Obama and Republicans fail to break budget deadlock
导读：这个已经算是旧闻了……美国政府由于资金困难有可能于4月8日停止运行。
评论已补完，比内容还是要更欢乐一些的。
President Obama was holding crisis talks on Tuesday to try and break a budget deadlock that could bring America’s government services to a standstill.
本周二美国总统奥巴马启动了一项紧急谈话，尝试打破关于政府预算案会议的僵局。如果没能达成具体协议，美国政府将被迫停止其全部职能。
With time running out, a showdown meeting between Mr Obama and Republican leader John Boehner ended Tuesday morning without breaking the impasse.
直到整个周二上午的谈判结束为止，奥巴马和共和党领袖约翰.伯纳仍未能达成一致，关于政府预算案的计划被继续搁置。
If an eleventh-hour agreement on the overdue U.S. budget isn’t struck by the end of the week, funding for government services will run out on Friday and trigger at least a partial shutdown.
如果这项被延误的2011年美国联邦政府预算方案在本周末仍未能拿出让各方都满意的结果，美国政府将从周五开始停止它的职能，并将引发一系列连锁反应，至少会导致相当一部分企业倒闭。
The result will be that federal offices for everything from passport offices to bankruptcy courts will be forced to close.
这种后果将是灾难性的，所有的联邦政府机构，从护照办公署到破产法庭等将统统关闭。
Congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican leader in the House of Republicans, blasted the president for rejecting a plan to push back the deadline another week.
在众议院中的共和党领袖，国会议员埃里克.康陀，用驳回总统提案的方式让这个支撑了联邦政府又一个星期的临时法案走到了最后期限的边缘。
'The White House now has increased the likelihood of a shutdown in just dismissing out of hand a vehicle that we have put forward to say, "Look, we do not want a shutdown",' he said.
他说：“是白宫自己的行径增加了联邦政府关门的风险，现在他们却想借我们之手加速这个进程，然后他们就可以推卸责任地说‘你看，我们原本想要的可不是让政府关门啊’。”
The brinkmanship continued as both parties argued over the scale of cuts in the budget for this year and 2012.
这项围绕着政府预算提案的边缘政策之争将会在两党之间持续下去，直到2012年大选结束之前的整整两年时间都将被这场争论所贯穿。
Republican lawmakers insist the budget proposals outlined by Mr Obama in February do not go far enough. Mr Obama's proposals would slice a record $32million from current spending levels and save more than $977billion over the next decade.
共和党的立法成员坚持认为奥巴马本周二提交的财政预算方案“太过保守”，尽管该项提案只要现在实施立刻就能节约3200万美元，并在接下来的十年中削减9770亿美元的开支。
Raising the stakes, Republicans leaders introduced a spending plan for next year they claim will slash the nation’s deficit by nearly $5trillion over the next ten years.
共和党领袖们高调地拿出了一项他们自己为明年准备的财政预算方案，与奥巴马提出的方案截然不同，这项预算在未来的十年里大刀阔斧地将美国政府的开支砍掉了足足5万亿美元。
It blends unprecedented spending cuts with a restructuring of taxpayer-financed health care for the elderly and the poor.
这是真正史无前例的改革，不仅修改了纳税制度，还将医疗保障、养老保障和失业救济等项目统统拖下了水。
Mr Obama has warned that without a deal the ensuing government shutdown would ‘jeopardise our economic recovery’ just as jobs are finally being created.
而奥巴马明确警告说，这将给困难重重的经济复苏工作以致命一击，比如之前用来应对危机而创建的工作岗位将统统失去。
Democrats claim the sweeping cuts could push the economy back into recession.
'I don't know if we will need divine inspiration or divine interjection into this matter, but whatever it might take, I hope people of good will can come to an agreement,' said Democratic Senator Dick Durbin.
民主党也提出警告，这种“一刀切”的节约方案将把经济彻底推入大萧条的深渊。
不过民主党参议院迪克.杜宾也表示：“我不知道政府是不是真有必要非得采取这样一个骇人听闻的节约方案，但现在顾不得什么后果了，只要能让各方达成协议其它问题都只能放在一边。”
But Republicans, who took control of the House in a landslide last November with much of their success built around the promise of lower taxes, less spending and smaller government, claim drastic action is needed to close the deficit gap.
但是共和党可不这么想。他们能在去年十一月的民意测验中占压倒性的优势就是凭借着降低税率的承诺，减少开支和缩小政府规模。他们声称对于美国政府如此前所未有的赤字情形，只能采取重症用猛药的方式采取激进方式。
The stand-off is further complicated by the fact that the Senate is Democrat-controlled while the Republicans hold sway in the House of Representatives – and both congressional chambers must agree to the final budget.
另一方面，由于民主党统治着参议院而共和党控制着众议院使得局势更进一步复杂。尤其当国会预算需要在两个部分都通过审核的时候。
The two sides remain at loggerheads over where the cuts would fall.
几个月来，双边就一直这样把责任互相推给对方，争论哪一项具体的开始该砍而哪一项不应该。
Democrats want to protect scientific research and education and carve just under $2billion out of defense and security spending.
民主党要求保护科研资金和教育补贴，而可以在国防项目和安全部门上砍掉20亿美元的支出。
Republicans, meanwhile, want to use the budget to choke off funding for dozens of Obama administration priorities, including his health care reform and environmental protection policies.
而共和党则想借这次削减开支的机会终止掉奥巴马政府那些不惜对外借贷也要增设的政策重点项目，包括新的医疗系统改革和环保政策方针。
The White House is already said to be preparing for failure. Memos have been sent out to government departments telling them to prepare for an ‘orderly’ shutdown if the budget deadline passes without a deal.
白宫表示已经做好接受双方协调失败的准备。通知已经散发到联邦政府各部门，告知公务员们对即将来临的“突然关闭”做好提前准备，以应对一旦最后期限到来时仍未能达成一致提案。
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cry as the might, this budget was supposed to be passed last year. The leaders Pelosi, Reed, and President, even tho having a majority in both the house and the senate could not agree even then and still have not submitted a budget. Now it is the Republicans fault for action not taken last year? Spend more to cut the debt, run it like a business if you do not have it do not spend it.
- van, usa, 6/4/2011 3:32
我为这个结果而感到悲哀，这项提案本应在去年就协调完成。国会发言人佩洛西，参议院领袖里德还有总统奥巴马，当初他们在上下院都占有过半支持率的时候也仍然没有拿出一个合理的财政预算案来。现在却把上一年无所作为的责任推到共和党头上？好好想想怎么还债吧，就像真正运营商业一样——如果它的所有权还不在你手里，千万别把它花出去。
The US has been living way beyond it's means for way too long. It has gotten worse under the current administration. Things are getting scary around these parts. Not only is a gallon of gasoline around $4, but community staples like Walmart are looking ill, some of them look like they are about to close around here. It's not just Blockbuster and Hollywood video. It's Supermarkets and many other businesses that the average person uses daily to get by. There are a lot of empty buildings. Not just a few. For those of you abroad who enjoy a holiday in the US, you are going to find a very different US then next time you come here, than the one you remember. Maybe it is time the government does shut down, if nothing else it will remind everyone that this is one of the worst economic disasters in the 200 someoddyear history of this country and drastic measures need to be taken.
- Jonathan, Warwick, RI, 6/4/2011 4:47
美国现在已偏离它曾经的生活方式太远了。在现行政府下这种趋势甚至还在变得更糟。身边的一切变得越来越吓人，不光是因为一加仑汽油飙升到了4美元，还有社区供给如沃尔玛的财政状况一天比一天惨淡，有时看上去如果他们明天就关门了都不会有谁奇怪。现实永远不像好莱坞的畅销电影那样美好，超市等很多企业都开始给员工实行每天结算薪水的制度了。空荡的建筑物到处比比皆是，当外国人现在来美国旅游，他们绝对会吓一跳——这个国家已经和他们上次来的时候永远不一样了，将来还会更糟，所以珍惜这最后勉强的繁华将它刻在记忆里吧。我觉得也是时候该让政府关门了，人民最终会从美梦中惊醒意识到自己面对的是这个国家200年历史上最严重的经济灾难，不采取些过激的办法是解决不了问题的。
The rhetoric battle has already started. Republicans want to kill old people! Republicans don't want your child to have a good education! Blah, blah, blah. Someone has to be the adults in the room, and get our nation's fiscal health back in order. I'm thankful for the republicans for stepping up to the plate.
- I love Freddie Mercury, St. Louis, MO, 6/4/2011 5:31
除了没完没了地在嘴上重复那些陈词滥调还会做什么？整天无非是把“共和党这等于判了所有孤苦伶仃老人的死刑！他们还不想让你们的孩子有接受良好教育的机会！叽里呱啦叽里呱啦……”这些说辞翻来覆去地挂在嘴边。那些现在站在权力位置上的人到底成没成年？应该有人为这个国家的财政走向健康做点事情了。谢天谢地，至少共和党还愿意接过这已经被搞得一团糟的烂摊子。
I find it odd that this budget wasn't passed back in October when it was due,especially since both houses were Democratic along with our Darling Democratic President. Oh, I forgot, there was an election in November and the President and the Democratic Congress people were afraid to pass one. The President has some nerve saying the Republicans are playing politics. I hope the Republicans have the political courage similar to the Republican governors, who are challenging the "PUBLIC" unions, to pass a responsible budget that will cut into our record deficits.
- sara, mpls,mn, 6/4/2011 6:11
真有意思。这份财政提案早在去年十月就该给出个结果，尤其去年那会民主党在上下两院都占尽优势，谁有那个能力和我们亲爱的民主党总统唱反调？哦，是我忘了啊，因为接下来十一月就有选举而总统和民主党议会害怕在这个时候通过提案会失去选票。这个总统居然还有胆量指责共和党玩弄权术？我希望所有的共和党人都有像那些共和党州长们一样的勇气，这些人敢于挑战所谓的“公众”联盟，所以才能通过那些大量削减支出的财政议案。
The Democrats are so good at avoiding decisions for which they cannot blame the Republicans for any potentially bad outcomes. They had a super majority for two years in which they could have done so much without opposition; but they have succeeded in alienating themselves to tea-party who represent the good ordinary Americans, with what little they have done.
- mike, woking, 6/4/2011 8:12
民主党最擅长的就是拖延时间最后什么决策也没做出来，这样他们就不会被共和党指责可能引发任何潜在的危机了。在过去的两年里他们的得票率一直占压倒性优势，这本来可以在没有反对党干扰的情况下大刀阔斧地处理问题。但现在他们的所作所为只能让那些正派的典型美国人感到不满，把对方推进了茶党的阵营。谁让民主党完全没有担负起责任呢。
Your headline Oblahma .. AND the Republicans. LMAO, the Dems have had since Oct AND their super-majority to get this done. The Republicans won big in Nov and vowed to cut spending. Dems are in a panic and looking for someone to blame.
- dave, Anywhere USA, 6/4/2011 12:00
标题把奥巴马和共和党放在对应的位置上？笑死我了，民主党从去年十月开始就一直占有多数票位来完成他们的工作。共和党在十一月大选里赢了并且说他们这就着手削减开支，民主党就都吓尿裤子了赶快找个人来推卸责任。
As long as ODUMBO enjoy in the WH , our Nation will dip into mess
- Phil, Toledo , Ohio , 6/4/2011 20:49
奥蠢蛋在白宫里享受一天，我们的国家就在粪坑里多待一天
Please shut down the government... if we are lucky the shut down will last a few weeks... then the people will realize that life goes on and we really don't need most of the government services that will be shut down. Here's a list of but a couple of insane things that our government does right now... Tracking car tire serial numbers... yep each time you buy a tire they put the serial number into a big government database... which is used for nothing. Putting radio broadcasts to places like Eastern Europe called Radio Free Europe... apparently someone forgot to tell them that Eastern Europe was now free of communists and the station was no longer needed... yet over 80 million is pumped into it every year.
- Yirmin Snipe, USA, 6/4/2011 22:11
请把这破政府关了吧……如果我们运气好，几周后人民就会意识到日子照样过，大部分关掉的政府机能其实我们都是用不上的。下面的单子就是我们这个政府干过的那些神经兮兮的事情：追踪汽车轮胎号码……每次你买了新轮胎都会有序列号输入一个庞大的官方数据库，这除了浪费钱能管什么用啊？建造能让东欧收到的广播电台还美名其曰自由欧洲……没人告诉过他们东欧已经从共产主义下脱离二十多年了吗？你放给谁听啊？这些纯属浪费的项目每年可是要糟蹋上八千万美元啊！
I am unhappy about this. I am a federal worker who works on a military base. I have some money saved so I will be ok, but let me tell you what Im not ok with. Im not ok the congress still collecting a paycheck while I sit at home unpaid because they couldnt act like adults. If they cant pass a budget that means they arent doing their jobs and they shouldnt be paid for that. The other thing that disgusts me as a military vet is that our men and women overseas fighting the wars this gov started wont be getting paid either until they come to an agreement. That is total and utter BS!! Im telling, I hope that what is happening in Lybia, Syria and other countries happens here. We need a massive change. Not the one Obama was talking about. "One Big Ass Mistake America"
- Lisa, Sacramento CA USA, 6/4/2011 23:45
我对这种情况很担忧。我是在联邦政府军事基地工作的一名雇员，有些积蓄所以暂时还不担心失业。但我不满的是当我失业在家后那些国会议员们居然仍然能领到薪水，他们凭什么？如果他们把财政预算案提交完成说明他们确实有做好自己的本职分内工作，但现在这算什么？另一件使我不满的是我们的海外驻军里那些男人和女人们正在为这个国家这个政府冒着生命危险，而他们的薪水居然要一直拖延到大后方的政府完成财政议案后才能发下来。我不怕把它说出来：我希望那些发生在利比亚、叙利亚和其它等国家的事情在美国重演一遍！我们需要改革无数项内容，不能让奥巴马那个“大屁股的美国错误”继续下去。
（译者注：其实这次事件还是蛮欢乐的，当然和我们所想象的有些不一样，比如政府关门以后白宫、国会、消防、警局等少数部门还是照常运营的，当然除此之外的另外百万名政府公务员就不得不打包回家了。
另一方面，对于机构松散的国家而言没有最高政府的后果并没有字面意义上那么严重，因为还有地方政府存在。比利时已经半年多没有政府，利比亚曾经四十年没有政府……
当然，这一次是发生在美国这个全球头号强国的身上，所以很多不可思议的事情可以预见会发生了。）
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原文标题：Government shutdown looms as Obama and Republicans fail to break budget deadlock
导读：这个已经算是旧闻了……美国政府由于资金困难有可能于4月8日停止运行。
评论已补完，比内容还是要更欢乐一些的。
President Obama was holding crisis talks on Tuesday to try and break a budget deadlock that could bring America’s government services to a standstill.
本周二美国总统奥巴马启动了一项紧急谈话，尝试打破关于政府预算案会议的僵局。如果没能达成具体协议，美国政府将被迫停止其全部职能。
With time running out, a showdown meeting between Mr Obama and Republican leader John Boehner ended Tuesday morning without breaking the impasse.
直到整个周二上午的谈判结束为止，奥巴马和共和党领袖约翰.伯纳仍未能达成一致，关于政府预算案的计划被继续搁置。
If an eleventh-hour agreement on the overdue U.S. budget isn’t struck by the end of the week, funding for government services will run out on Friday and trigger at least a partial shutdown.
如果这项被延误的2011年美国联邦政府预算方案在本周末仍未能拿出让各方都满意的结果，美国政府将从周五开始停止它的职能，并将引发一系列连锁反应，至少会导致相当一部分企业倒闭。
The result will be that federal offices for everything from passport offices to bankruptcy courts will be forced to close.
这种后果将是灾难性的，所有的联邦政府机构，从护照办公署到破产法庭等将统统关闭。
Congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican leader in the House of Republicans, blasted the president for rejecting a plan to push back the deadline another week.
在众议院中的共和党领袖，国会议员埃里克.康陀，用驳回总统提案的方式让这个支撑了联邦政府又一个星期的临时法案走到了最后期限的边缘。
'The White House now has increased the likelihood of a shutdown in just dismissing out of hand a vehicle that we have put forward to say, "Look, we do not want a shutdown",' he said.
他说：“是白宫自己的行径增加了联邦政府关门的风险，现在他们却想借我们之手加速这个进程，然后他们就可以推卸责任地说‘你看，我们原本想要的可不是让政府关门啊’。”
The brinkmanship continued as both parties argued over the scale of cuts in the budget for this year and 2012.
这项围绕着政府预算提案的边缘政策之争将会在两党之间持续下去，直到2012年大选结束之前的整整两年时间都将被这场争论所贯穿。
Republican lawmakers insist the budget proposals outlined by Mr Obama in February do not go far enough. Mr Obama's proposals would slice a record $32million from current spending levels and save more than $977billion over the next decade.
共和党的立法成员坚持认为奥巴马本周二提交的财政预算方案“太过保守”，尽管该项提案只要现在实施立刻就能节约3200万美元，并在接下来的十年中削减9770亿美元的开支。
Raising the stakes, Republicans leaders introduced a spending plan for next year they claim will slash the nation’s deficit by nearly $5trillion over the next ten years.
共和党领袖们高调地拿出了一项他们自己为明年准备的财政预算方案，与奥巴马提出的方案截然不同，这项预算在未来的十年里大刀阔斧地将美国政府的开支砍掉了足足5万亿美元。
It blends unprecedented spending cuts with a restructuring of taxpayer-financed health care for the elderly and the poor.
这是真正史无前例的改革，不仅修改了纳税制度，还将医疗保障、养老保障和失业救济等项目统统拖下了水。
Mr Obama has warned that without a deal the ensuing government shutdown would ‘jeopardise our economic recovery’ just as jobs are finally being created.
而奥巴马明确警告说，这将给困难重重的经济复苏工作以致命一击，比如之前用来应对危机而创建的工作岗位将统统失去。
Democrats claim the sweeping cuts could push the economy back into recession.
'I don't know if we will need divine inspiration or divine interjection into this matter, but whatever it might take, I hope people of good will can come to an agreement,' said Democratic Senator Dick Durbin.
民主党也提出警告，这种“一刀切”的节约方案将把经济彻底推入大萧条的深渊。
不过民主党参议院迪克.杜宾也表示：“我不知道政府是不是真有必要非得采取这样一个骇人听闻的节约方案，但现在顾不得什么后果了，只要能让各方达成协议其它问题都只能放在一边。”
But Republicans, who took control of the House in a landslide last November with much of their success built around the promise of lower taxes, less spending and smaller government, claim drastic action is needed to close the deficit gap.
但是共和党可不这么想。他们能在去年十一月的民意测验中占压倒性的优势就是凭借着降低税率的承诺，减少开支和缩小政府规模。他们声称对于美国政府如此前所未有的赤字情形，只能采取重症用猛药的方式采取激进方式。
The stand-off is further complicated by the fact that the Senate is Democrat-controlled while the Republicans hold sway in the House of Representatives – and both congressional chambers must agree to the final budget.
另一方面，由于民主党统治着参议院而共和党控制着众议院使得局势更进一步复杂。尤其当国会预算需要在两个部分都通过审核的时候。
The two sides remain at loggerheads over where the cuts would fall.
几个月来，双边就一直这样把责任互相推给对方，争论哪一项具体的开始该砍而哪一项不应该。
Democrats want to protect scientific research and education and carve just under $2billion out of defense and security spending.
民主党要求保护科研资金和教育补贴，而可以在国防项目和安全部门上砍掉20亿美元的支出。
Republicans, meanwhile, want to use the budget to choke off funding for dozens of Obama administration priorities, including his health care reform and environmental protection policies.
而共和党则想借这次削减开支的机会终止掉奥巴马政府那些不惜对外借贷也要增设的政策重点项目，包括新的医疗系统改革和环保政策方针。
The White House is already said to be preparing for failure. Memos have been sent out to government departments telling them to prepare for an ‘orderly’ shutdown if the budget deadline passes without a deal.
白宫表示已经做好接受双方协调失败的准备。通知已经散发到联邦政府各部门，告知公务员们对即将来临的“突然关闭”做好提前准备，以应对一旦最后期限到来时仍未能达成一致提案。
评论翻译
cry as the might, this budget was supposed to be passed last year. The leaders Pelosi, Reed, and President, even tho having a majority in both the house and the senate could not agree even then and still have not submitted a budget. Now it is the Republicans fault for action not taken last year? Spend more to cut the debt, run it like a business if you do not have it do not spend it.
- van, usa, 6/4/2011 3:32
我为这个结果而感到悲哀，这项提案本应在去年就协调完成。国会发言人佩洛西，参议院领袖里德还有总统奥巴马，当初他们在上下院都占有过半支持率的时候也仍然没有拿出一个合理的财政预算案来。现在却把上一年无所作为的责任推到共和党头上？好好想想怎么还债吧，就像真正运营商业一样——如果它的所有权还不在你手里，千万别把它花出去。
The US has been living way beyond it's means for way too long. It has gotten worse under the current administration. Things are getting scary around these parts. Not only is a gallon of gasoline around $4, but community staples like Walmart are looking ill, some of them look like they are about to close around here. It's not just Blockbuster and Hollywood video. It's Supermarkets and many other businesses that the average person uses daily to get by. There are a lot of empty buildings. Not just a few. For those of you abroad who enjoy a holiday in the US, you are going to find a very different US then next time you come here, than the one you remember. Maybe it is time the government does shut down, if nothing else it will remind everyone that this is one of the worst economic disasters in the 200 someoddyear history of this country and drastic measures need to be taken.
- Jonathan, Warwick, RI, 6/4/2011 4:47
美国现在已偏离它曾经的生活方式太远了。在现行政府下这种趋势甚至还在变得更糟。身边的一切变得越来越吓人，不光是因为一加仑汽油飙升到了4美元，还有社区供给如沃尔玛的财政状况一天比一天惨淡，有时看上去如果他们明天就关门了都不会有谁奇怪。现实永远不像好莱坞的畅销电影那样美好，超市等很多企业都开始给员工实行每天结算薪水的制度了。空荡的建筑物到处比比皆是，当外国人现在来美国旅游，他们绝对会吓一跳——这个国家已经和他们上次来的时候永远不一样了，将来还会更糟，所以珍惜这最后勉强的繁华将它刻在记忆里吧。我觉得也是时候该让政府关门了，人民最终会从美梦中惊醒意识到自己面对的是这个国家200年历史上最严重的经济灾难，不采取些过激的办法是解决不了问题的。
The rhetoric battle has already started. Republicans want to kill old people! Republicans don't want your child to have a good education! Blah, blah, blah. Someone has to be the adults in the room, and get our nation's fiscal health back in order. I'm thankful for the republicans for stepping up to the plate.
- I love Freddie Mercury, St. Louis, MO, 6/4/2011 5:31
除了没完没了地在嘴上重复那些陈词滥调还会做什么？整天无非是把“共和党这等于判了所有孤苦伶仃老人的死刑！他们还不想让你们的孩子有接受良好教育的机会！叽里呱啦叽里呱啦……”这些说辞翻来覆去地挂在嘴边。那些现在站在权力位置上的人到底成没成年？应该有人为这个国家的财政走向健康做点事情了。谢天谢地，至少共和党还愿意接过这已经被搞得一团糟的烂摊子。
I find it odd that this budget wasn't passed back in October when it was due,especially since both houses were Democratic along with our Darling Democratic President. Oh, I forgot, there was an election in November and the President and the Democratic Congress people were afraid to pass one. The President has some nerve saying the Republicans are playing politics. I hope the Republicans have the political courage similar to the Republican governors, who are challenging the "PUBLIC" unions, to pass a responsible budget that will cut into our record deficits.
- sara, mpls,mn, 6/4/2011 6:11
真有意思。这份财政提案早在去年十月就该给出个结果，尤其去年那会民主党在上下两院都占尽优势，谁有那个能力和我们亲爱的民主党总统唱反调？哦，是我忘了啊，因为接下来十一月就有选举而总统和民主党议会害怕在这个时候通过提案会失去选票。这个总统居然还有胆量指责共和党玩弄权术？我希望所有的共和党人都有像那些共和党州长们一样的勇气，这些人敢于挑战所谓的“公众”联盟，所以才能通过那些大量削减支出的财政议案。
The Democrats are so good at avoiding decisions for which they cannot blame the Republicans for any potentially bad outcomes. They had a super majority for two years in which they could have done so much without opposition; but they have succeeded in alienating themselves to tea-party who represent the good ordinary Americans, with what little they have done.
- mike, woking, 6/4/2011 8:12
民主党最擅长的就是拖延时间最后什么决策也没做出来，这样他们就不会被共和党指责可能引发任何潜在的危机了。在过去的两年里他们的得票率一直占压倒性优势，这本来可以在没有反对党干扰的情况下大刀阔斧地处理问题。但现在他们的所作所为只能让那些正派的典型美国人感到不满，把对方推进了茶党的阵营。谁让民主党完全没有担负起责任呢。
Your headline Oblahma .. AND the Republicans. LMAO, the Dems have had since Oct AND their super-majority to get this done. The Republicans won big in Nov and vowed to cut spending. Dems are in a panic and looking for someone to blame.
- dave, Anywhere USA, 6/4/2011 12:00
标题把奥巴马和共和党放在对应的位置上？笑死我了，民主党从去年十月开始就一直占有多数票位来完成他们的工作。共和党在十一月大选里赢了并且说他们这就着手削减开支，民主党就都吓尿裤子了赶快找个人来推卸责任。
As long as ODUMBO enjoy in the WH , our Nation will dip into mess
- Phil, Toledo , Ohio , 6/4/2011 20:49
奥蠢蛋在白宫里享受一天，我们的国家就在粪坑里多待一天
Please shut down the government... if we are lucky the shut down will last a few weeks... then the people will realize that life goes on and we really don't need most of the government services that will be shut down. Here's a list of but a couple of insane things that our government does right now... Tracking car tire serial numbers... yep each time you buy a tire they put the serial number into a big government database... which is used for nothing. Putting radio broadcasts to places like Eastern Europe called Radio Free Europe... apparently someone forgot to tell them that Eastern Europe was now free of communists and the station was no longer needed... yet over 80 million is pumped into it every year.
- Yirmin Snipe, USA, 6/4/2011 22:11
请把这破政府关了吧……如果我们运气好，几周后人民就会意识到日子照样过，大部分关掉的政府机能其实我们都是用不上的。下面的单子就是我们这个政府干过的那些神经兮兮的事情：追踪汽车轮胎号码……每次你买了新轮胎都会有序列号输入一个庞大的官方数据库，这除了浪费钱能管什么用啊？建造能让东欧收到的广播电台还美名其曰自由欧洲……没人告诉过他们东欧已经从共产主义下脱离二十多年了吗？你放给谁听啊？这些纯属浪费的项目每年可是要糟蹋上八千万美元啊！
I am unhappy about this. I am a federal worker who works on a military base. I have some money saved so I will be ok, but let me tell you what Im not ok with. Im not ok the congress still collecting a paycheck while I sit at home unpaid because they couldnt act like adults. If they cant pass a budget that means they arent doing their jobs and they shouldnt be paid for that. The other thing that disgusts me as a military vet is that our men and women overseas fighting the wars this gov started wont be getting paid either until they come to an agreement. That is total and utter BS!! Im telling, I hope that what is happening in Lybia, Syria and other countries happens here. We need a massive change. Not the one Obama was talking about. "One Big Ass Mistake America"
- Lisa, Sacramento CA USA, 6/4/2011 23:45
我对这种情况很担忧。我是在联邦政府军事基地工作的一名雇员，有些积蓄所以暂时还不担心失业。但我不满的是当我失业在家后那些国会议员们居然仍然能领到薪水，他们凭什么？如果他们把财政预算案提交完成说明他们确实有做好自己的本职分内工作，但现在这算什么？另一件使我不满的是我们的海外驻军里那些男人和女人们正在为这个国家这个政府冒着生命危险，而他们的薪水居然要一直拖延到大后方的政府完成财政议案后才能发下来。我不怕把它说出来：我希望那些发生在利比亚、叙利亚和其它等国家的事情在美国重演一遍！我们需要改革无数项内容，不能让奥巴马那个“大屁股的美国错误”继续下去。
（译者注：其实这次事件还是蛮欢乐的，当然和我们所想象的有些不一样，比如政府关门以后白宫、国会、消防、警局等少数部门还是照常运营的，当然除此之外的另外百万名政府公务员就不得不打包回家了。
另一方面，对于机构松散的国家而言没有最高政府的后果并没有字面意义上那么严重，因为还有地方政府存在。比利时已经半年多没有政府，利比亚曾经四十年没有政府……
当然，这一次是发生在美国这个全球头号强国的身上，所以很多不可思议的事情可以预见会发生了。）
ht tp://www.ptfcn.com/ptfcn/s/749/中文标题：奥巴马：共和党再敢扯我后腿，老子可就只能让联邦政府关门了
原文标题：Government shutdown looms as Obama and Republicans fail to break budget deadlock
导读：这个已经算是旧闻了……美国政府由于资金困难有可能于4月8日停止运行。
评论已补完，比内容还是要更欢乐一些的。
President Obama was holding crisis talks on Tuesday to try and break a budget deadlock that could bring America’s government services to a standstill.
本周二美国总统奥巴马启动了一项紧急谈话，尝试打破关于政府预算案会议的僵局。如果没能达成具体协议，美国政府将被迫停止其全部职能。
With time running out, a showdown meeting between Mr Obama and Republican leader John Boehner ended Tuesday morning without breaking the impasse.
直到整个周二上午的谈判结束为止，奥巴马和共和党领袖约翰.伯纳仍未能达成一致，关于政府预算案的计划被继续搁置。
If an eleventh-hour agreement on the overdue U.S. budget isn’t struck by the end of the week, funding for government services will run out on Friday and trigger at least a partial shutdown.
如果这项被延误的2011年美国联邦政府预算方案在本周末仍未能拿出让各方都满意的结果，美国政府将从周五开始停止它的职能，并将引发一系列连锁反应，至少会导致相当一部分企业倒闭。
The result will be that federal offices for everything from passport offices to bankruptcy courts will be forced to close.
这种后果将是灾难性的，所有的联邦政府机构，从护照办公署到破产法庭等将统统关闭。
Congressman Eric Cantor, the Republican leader in the House of Republicans, blasted the president for rejecting a plan to push back the deadline another week.
在众议院中的共和党领袖，国会议员埃里克.康陀，用驳回总统提案的方式让这个支撑了联邦政府又一个星期的临时法案走到了最后期限的边缘。
'The White House now has increased the likelihood of a shutdown in just dismissing out of hand a vehicle that we have put forward to say, "Look, we do not want a shutdown",' he said.
他说：“是白宫自己的行径增加了联邦政府关门的风险，现在他们却想借我们之手加速这个进程，然后他们就可以推卸责任地说‘你看，我们原本想要的可不是让政府关门啊’。”
The brinkmanship continued as both parties argued over the scale of cuts in the budget for this year and 2012.
这项围绕着政府预算提案的边缘政策之争将会在两党之间持续下去，直到2012年大选结束之前的整整两年时间都将被这场争论所贯穿。
Republican lawmakers insist the budget proposals outlined by Mr Obama in February do not go far enough. Mr Obama's proposals would slice a record $32million from current spending levels and save more than $977billion over the next decade.
共和党的立法成员坚持认为奥巴马本周二提交的财政预算方案“太过保守”，尽管该项提案只要现在实施立刻就能节约3200万美元，并在接下来的十年中削减9770亿美元的开支。
Raising the stakes, Republicans leaders introduced a spending plan for next year they claim will slash the nation’s deficit by nearly $5trillion over the next ten years.
共和党领袖们高调地拿出了一项他们自己为明年准备的财政预算方案，与奥巴马提出的方案截然不同，这项预算在未来的十年里大刀阔斧地将美国政府的开支砍掉了足足5万亿美元。
It blends unprecedented spending cuts with a restructuring of taxpayer-financed health care for the elderly and the poor.
这是真正史无前例的改革，不仅修改了纳税制度，还将医疗保障、养老保障和失业救济等项目统统拖下了水。
Mr Obama has warned that without a deal the ensuing government shutdown would ‘jeopardise our economic recovery’ just as jobs are finally being created.
而奥巴马明确警告说，这将给困难重重的经济复苏工作以致命一击，比如之前用来应对危机而创建的工作岗位将统统失去。
Democrats claim the sweeping cuts could push the economy back into recession.
'I don't know if we will need divine inspiration or divine interjection into this matter, but whatever it might take, I hope people of good will can come to an agreement,' said Democratic Senator Dick Durbin.
民主党也提出警告，这种“一刀切”的节约方案将把经济彻底推入大萧条的深渊。
不过民主党参议院迪克.杜宾也表示：“我不知道政府是不是真有必要非得采取这样一个骇人听闻的节约方案，但现在顾不得什么后果了，只要能让各方达成协议其它问题都只能放在一边。”
But Republicans, who took control of the House in a landslide last November with much of their success built around the promise of lower taxes, less spending and smaller government, claim drastic action is needed to close the deficit gap.
但是共和党可不这么想。他们能在去年十一月的民意测验中占压倒性的优势就是凭借着降低税率的承诺，减少开支和缩小政府规模。他们声称对于美国政府如此前所未有的赤字情形，只能采取重症用猛药的方式采取激进方式。
The stand-off is further complicated by the fact that the Senate is Democrat-controlled while the Republicans hold sway in the House of Representatives – and both congressional chambers must agree to the final budget.
另一方面，由于民主党统治着参议院而共和党控制着众议院使得局势更进一步复杂。尤其当国会预算需要在两个部分都通过审核的时候。
The two sides remain at loggerheads over where the cuts would fall.
几个月来，双边就一直这样把责任互相推给对方，争论哪一项具体的开始该砍而哪一项不应该。
Democrats want to protect scientific research and education and carve just under $2billion out of defense and security spending.
民主党要求保护科研资金和教育补贴，而可以在国防项目和安全部门上砍掉20亿美元的支出。
Republicans, meanwhile, want to use the budget to choke off funding for dozens of Obama administration priorities, including his health care reform and environmental protection policies.
而共和党则想借这次削减开支的机会终止掉奥巴马政府那些不惜对外借贷也要增设的政策重点项目，包括新的医疗系统改革和环保政策方针。
The White House is already said to be preparing for failure. Memos have been sent out to government departments telling them to prepare for an ‘orderly’ shutdown if the budget deadline passes without a deal.
白宫表示已经做好接受双方协调失败的准备。通知已经散发到联邦政府各部门，告知公务员们对即将来临的“突然关闭”做好提前准备，以应对一旦最后期限到来时仍未能达成一致提案。
评论翻译
cry as the might, this budget was supposed to be passed last year. The leaders Pelosi, Reed, and President, even tho having a majority in both the house and the senate could not agree even then and still have not submitted a budget. Now it is the Republicans fault for action not taken last year? Spend more to cut the debt, run it like a business if you do not have it do not spend it.
- van, usa, 6/4/2011 3:32
我为这个结果而感到悲哀，这项提案本应在去年就协调完成。国会发言人佩洛西，参议院领袖里德还有总统奥巴马，当初他们在上下院都占有过半支持率的时候也仍然没有拿出一个合理的财政预算案来。现在却把上一年无所作为的责任推到共和党头上？好好想想怎么还债吧，就像真正运营商业一样——如果它的所有权还不在你手里，千万别把它花出去。
The US has been living way beyond it's means for way too long. It has gotten worse under the current administration. Things are getting scary around these parts. Not only is a gallon of gasoline around $4, but community staples like Walmart are looking ill, some of them look like they are about to close around here. It's not just Blockbuster and Hollywood video. It's Supermarkets and many other businesses that the average person uses daily to get by. There are a lot of empty buildings. Not just a few. For those of you abroad who enjoy a holiday in the US, you are going to find a very different US then next time you come here, than the one you remember. Maybe it is time the government does shut down, if nothing else it will remind everyone that this is one of the worst economic disasters in the 200 someoddyear history of this country and drastic measures need to be taken.
- Jonathan, Warwick, RI, 6/4/2011 4:47
美国现在已偏离它曾经的生活方式太远了。在现行政府下这种趋势甚至还在变得更糟。身边的一切变得越来越吓人，不光是因为一加仑汽油飙升到了4美元，还有社区供给如沃尔玛的财政状况一天比一天惨淡，有时看上去如果他们明天就关门了都不会有谁奇怪。现实永远不像好莱坞的畅销电影那样美好，超市等很多企业都开始给员工实行每天结算薪水的制度了。空荡的建筑物到处比比皆是，当外国人现在来美国旅游，他们绝对会吓一跳——这个国家已经和他们上次来的时候永远不一样了，将来还会更糟，所以珍惜这最后勉强的繁华将它刻在记忆里吧。我觉得也是时候该让政府关门了，人民最终会从美梦中惊醒意识到自己面对的是这个国家200年历史上最严重的经济灾难，不采取些过激的办法是解决不了问题的。
The rhetoric battle has already started. Republicans want to kill old people! Republicans don't want your child to have a good education! Blah, blah, blah. Someone has to be the adults in the room, and get our nation's fiscal health back in order. I'm thankful for the republicans for stepping up to the plate.
- I love Freddie Mercury, St. Louis, MO, 6/4/2011 5:31
除了没完没了地在嘴上重复那些陈词滥调还会做什么？整天无非是把“共和党这等于判了所有孤苦伶仃老人的死刑！他们还不想让你们的孩子有接受良好教育的机会！叽里呱啦叽里呱啦……”这些说辞翻来覆去地挂在嘴边。那些现在站在权力位置上的人到底成没成年？应该有人为这个国家的财政走向健康做点事情了。谢天谢地，至少共和党还愿意接过这已经被搞得一团糟的烂摊子。
I find it odd that this budget wasn't passed back in October when it was due,especially since both houses were Democratic along with our Darling Democratic President. Oh, I forgot, there was an election in November and the President and the Democratic Congress people were afraid to pass one. The President has some nerve saying the Republicans are playing politics. I hope the Republicans have the political courage similar to the Republican governors, who are challenging the "PUBLIC" unions, to pass a responsible budget that will cut into our record deficits.
- sara, mpls,mn, 6/4/2011 6:11
真有意思。这份财政提案早在去年十月就该给出个结果，尤其去年那会民主党在上下两院都占尽优势，谁有那个能力和我们亲爱的民主党总统唱反调？哦，是我忘了啊，因为接下来十一月就有选举而总统和民主党议会害怕在这个时候通过提案会失去选票。这个总统居然还有胆量指责共和党玩弄权术？我希望所有的共和党人都有像那些共和党州长们一样的勇气，这些人敢于挑战所谓的“公众”联盟，所以才能通过那些大量削减支出的财政议案。
The Democrats are so good at avoiding decisions for which they cannot blame the Republicans for any potentially bad outcomes. They had a super majority for two years in which they could have done so much without opposition; but they have succeeded in alienating themselves to tea-party who represent the good ordinary Americans, with what little they have done.
- mike, woking, 6/4/2011 8:12
民主党最擅长的就是拖延时间最后什么决策也没做出来，这样他们就不会被共和党指责可能引发任何潜在的危机了。在过去的两年里他们的得票率一直占压倒性优势，这本来可以在没有反对党干扰的情况下大刀阔斧地处理问题。但现在他们的所作所为只能让那些正派的典型美国人感到不满，把对方推进了茶党的阵营。谁让民主党完全没有担负起责任呢。
Your headline Oblahma .. AND the Republicans. LMAO, the Dems have had since Oct AND their super-majority to get this done. The Republicans won big in Nov and vowed to cut spending. Dems are in a panic and looking for someone to blame.
- dave, Anywhere USA, 6/4/2011 12:00
标题把奥巴马和共和党放在对应的位置上？笑死我了，民主党从去年十月开始就一直占有多数票位来完成他们的工作。共和党在十一月大选里赢了并且说他们这就着手削减开支，民主党就都吓尿裤子了赶快找个人来推卸责任。
As long as ODUMBO enjoy in the WH , our Nation will dip into mess
- Phil, Toledo , Ohio , 6/4/2011 20:49
奥蠢蛋在白宫里享受一天，我们的国家就在粪坑里多待一天
Please shut down the government... if we are lucky the shut down will last a few weeks... then the people will realize that life goes on and we really don't need most of the government services that will be shut down. Here's a list of but a couple of insane things that our government does right now... Tracking car tire serial numbers... yep each time you buy a tire they put the serial number into a big government database... which is used for nothing. Putting radio broadcasts to places like Eastern Europe called Radio Free Europe... apparently someone forgot to tell them that Eastern Europe was now free of communists and the station was no longer needed... yet over 80 million is pumped into it every year.
- Yirmin Snipe, USA, 6/4/2011 22:11
请把这破政府关了吧……如果我们运气好，几周后人民就会意识到日子照样过，大部分关掉的政府机能其实我们都是用不上的。下面的单子就是我们这个政府干过的那些神经兮兮的事情：追踪汽车轮胎号码……每次你买了新轮胎都会有序列号输入一个庞大的官方数据库，这除了浪费钱能管什么用啊？建造能让东欧收到的广播电台还美名其曰自由欧洲……没人告诉过他们东欧已经从共产主义下脱离二十多年了吗？你放给谁听啊？这些纯属浪费的项目每年可是要糟蹋上八千万美元啊！
I am unhappy about this. I am a federal worker who works on a military base. I have some money saved so I will be ok, but let me tell you what Im not ok with. Im not ok the congress still collecting a paycheck while I sit at home unpaid because they couldnt act like adults. If they cant pass a budget that means they arent doing their jobs and they shouldnt be paid for that. The other thing that disgusts me as a military vet is that our men and women overseas fighting the wars this gov started wont be getting paid either until they come to an agreement. That is total and utter BS!! Im telling, I hope that what is happening in Lybia, Syria and other countries happens here. We need a massive change. Not the one Obama was talking about. "One Big Ass Mistake America"
- Lisa, Sacramento CA USA, 6/4/2011 23:45
我对这种情况很担忧。我是在联邦政府军事基地工作的一名雇员，有些积蓄所以暂时还不担心失业。但我不满的是当我失业在家后那些国会议员们居然仍然能领到薪水，他们凭什么？如果他们把财政预算案提交完成说明他们确实有做好自己的本职分内工作，但现在这算什么？另一件使我不满的是我们的海外驻军里那些男人和女人们正在为这个国家这个政府冒着生命危险，而他们的薪水居然要一直拖延到大后方的政府完成财政议案后才能发下来。我不怕把它说出来：我希望那些发生在利比亚、叙利亚和其它等国家的事情在美国重演一遍！我们需要改革无数项内容，不能让奥巴马那个“大屁股的美国错误”继续下去。
（译者注：其实这次事件还是蛮欢乐的，当然和我们所想象的有些不一样，比如政府关门以后白宫、国会、消防、警局等少数部门还是照常运营的，当然除此之外的另外百万名政府公务员就不得不打包回家了。
另一方面，对于机构松散的国家而言没有最高政府的后果并没有字面意义上那么严重，因为还有地方政府存在。比利时已经半年多没有政府，利比亚曾经四十年没有政府……
当然，这一次是发生在美国这个全球头号强国的身上，所以很多不可思议的事情可以预见会发生了。）
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然后工会再组织表威!
不可能……
克林顿发来贺电，表示：把政府关门几天不是什么大不了的事。我当年可是关了2星期，希望学弟再接再厉打破记录。