时代周刊:美国经济复苏的不平等问题(3)

Because negotiations¹ in Washington have broken down,

鉴于华盛顿的谈判已经破裂，

these and millions of other workers will not have access to the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation,

迪士尼下岗的这些员工，还有其他数百万工人都将无法领取联邦大流行失业补偿，

which had given laid-off Americans an additional weekly $600 but expired in July.

这是旨在每周为下岗职工提供600美元的救助金，但已于7月到期的一项计划。

Evictions, which have been temporarily paused for most people financially affected² by the virus, will kick off again in the dead of winter.

就大多数经济上都受到了疫情影响的人而言，已经暂时暂停的裁员行动将会在隆冬时节再次苏醒。

The Paycheck Protection Program, which administered millions of loans to small businesses, also stopped taking applications on Aug.8,

为小企业提供了数百万贷款的薪酬保护计划也已于8月8日停止接受申请，

leaving many firms that have exhausted³ their savings⁴ in limbo⁵.

让许多已经耗尽积蓄的公司陷入了悬而未决的境地。

And it goes without saying that the $1,200 stimulus⁶ checks many Americans received in April are, for the most part, long gone.

不用说，就许多人而言，像4月份那样收到1200美元刺激计划支票的日子大多都已经一去不返。

Washington's inability to close a deal stems partly from the fact that the economic crisis has mostly spared the wealthiest Americans—

华盛顿之所以未能达成协议，部分原因在于经济危机基本绕过了美国最富有的阶层——

including those who serve in Congress and their associates,

在国会任职的人以及他们的合伙人便是其中之一，

says Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst⁷ at the National Employment Law Project.

美国国家就业法项目高级政策分析师米歇尔·埃弗莫尔表示。

"They actually don't know anybody who's struggling," she says.

“他们根本就不知道有人在受苦，”她说。

"People who serve in Congress don't tend to have a lot of broke friends."

“在国会任职的人往往都不会有很多破产的朋友。”

That's the sense that Riley is getting back home in Denver too.

这也是停职之后回到丹佛家中的莱利得出的看法。

"Our well-being⁸ is in the hands of other human beings who are wealthy," she says,

“我们的生活其实是掌握在有钱人手里的，”她说，

"and who have these safety measures and safety nets we just don't have."

“掌握在有着我们没有的安全措施和安全网的人手里的。”

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

4 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

5 limbo   

n.地狱的边缘；监狱

参考例句：

• His life seemed stuck in limbo and he could not go forward and he could not go back.他的生活好像陷入了不知所措的境地，进退两难。
• I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead.I felt as if I was in limbo.我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。

6 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

7 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

8 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。