1月21日,美国政府关门进入第三天,因为参议院没有在新一周开始前达成协议,以打破美国的政治僵局。参议院多数党领袖麦康奈尔(Mitch McConnell)向民主党提出了一个让步,他称,他有意允许参议院在2月8日之后就移民措施进行表决,如果政府仍然有资金。请看本报周二的报道: The moderates’ proposal — to link a three-week extension of government funding to the consideration of an immigration bill in the Senate — prompted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to announce that he would be willing to consider debating various immigration bills on the floor in mid- to late February if an agreement on immigration was not otherwise reached before then by party leaders. “Let’s step back from the brink,” he said. “Let’s stop victimizing the American people and get back to work on their behalf.” 报道中的step back from the brink就是“从危险的边缘退回来”,例如: Kim Jong-un’s decision to step back from the brink has been welcomed as a sign of easing tensions in the crisis over North Korea. 金正恩决定悬崖勒马,在外界看来,此举有望缓解朝鲜的紧张局势,因此是个好消息。 |