纽约时报 重掌众议院后 民主党人努力推进议程(2)

After she is elected speaker on Thursday,

周四当选议长后，

she hopes to introduce a transparency-in-governing measure

为了将民主党塑造成一个负责任的执政党的形象，

to portray¹ Democrats³ as a responsible governing party

南希·佩洛西希望引入一项透明的施政措施，

and draw a contrast between them and Mr. Trump⁴’s scandal-ridden administration.

从而在民主党与丑闻缠身的特朗普政府之间拉上鲜明的对比。

The measure would require disclosure of shadowy political donors⁵,

该措施包括揭开神秘的政治推手的身份，

end gerrymandering of congressional districts and expand voting rights.

结束国会选区划分不公问题，以及扩大投票权。

But their first order of business will be reopening the government,

不过，他们的首要任务应该还是恢复政府的运转，

as Ms. Pelosi said Tuesday on Twitter in response to Mr. Trump.

正如佩洛西周二在推特上回应特朗普时所说的那样。

The president “has given Democrats a great opportunity to show how we will govern responsibly

总统“给了民主党一个很好的机会，来展示我们将如何负责任地执政

& quickly pass our plan to end the irresponsible #TrumpShutdown,” she said,

以及迅速通过我们制定的，结束不负责任的#特朗普政府关门这一局面的计划，”她说，

“just the first sign of things to come.”

“这些只是初步迹象，后面会发生的事情还有很多。”

Democrats also intend to use their first months in the majority

民主党人还打算利用他们成为多数党后的头几个月来

to push for a bipartisan infrastructure⁶ bill and legislation to lower prescription⁷ drug costs,

推动两党基础设施法案的通过，以及降低处方药成本方面的立法，

issues that they believe will have bipartisan appeal.

因为他们认为这些问题对两党有着共同的吸引力。

The Democrats plan to pass two bills on Thursday.

民主党计划在周四通过两项法案。

The first includes six bipartisan spending measures

其中一项涉及六项两党支出方面的，

that would fully⁸ fund agencies like the Interior Department and the Internal Revenue Service

为内政部和国税局等机构提供一直到9月份财年结束

through the end of the fiscal⁹ year in September.

所需的全额运转资金的举措。

The second would fund the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 8,

另一项则包括资助国土安全局到2月8日，

with $1.3 billion for fencing but no money for a wall on the Mexican border.

投入13亿美元在边境事业上，但不在墨西哥边境的边境墙上投入一分钱。

With the plan facing a shaky future in the Senate and an intransigent president,

由于该计划不仅在参议院面临着飘摇的命运，还面临着一位不愿妥协的总统，

some rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties are suggesting

两党均有普通议员建议，

that a deal to revamp the nation’s immigration laws, pairing border security and protections for some undocumented immigrants,

一项修改国家移民法的协议，一项将边境安全与对一些非法移民的保护结合起来的协议，

may be the way out of the stalemate.

或许是他们打破僵局的出路。

“How about comprehensive immigration reform?”

“制定一套全面的移民改革方案怎么样?”

Representative Debbie Dingell, Democrat² of Michigan, said on CNN on Tuesday,

周二，在被问及民主党打算如何与特朗普妥协时，

when asked how Democrats intend to compromise with Mr. Trump.

密歇根州民主党众议员黛比·丁格尔在接受CNN采访时如是说到。

One of Mr. Trump’s closest allies, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina,

特朗普最亲密的盟友之一、南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆，

has revived his long-stalled immigration proposal

已经重启了他那项搁置已久的移民提案，

to marry $5 billion for the wall with immigration law changes that might appeal to Democrats,

该提案建议，投资50亿美元修筑边境墙的同时，对移民法做出可能会吸引民主党的修改，

including three-year renewable work permits for young undocumented immigrants

包括给那些童年时入境的年轻无证移民，即所谓的“梦想者”

brought to the country as children, known as Dreamers.

提供为期三年的可续期工作许可。

1 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

7 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。