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CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Partisan¹ politics, divisions between law makers² and the nation's leader, high stakes legislation and questions about the future. Those are some of the challenges being faced in two governments today on two different sides of the Atlantic. I'm Carl Azuz for CNN 10 and we're starting in the U.S. capital. The partial shutdown of the American government turns 25 days old on Tuesday and though there've been 20 shutdowns since 1976, the current one that started in December is now the longest by at least four days. So what does that mean?

For about 800,000 government workers who represent 25 percent of the Federal workforce³, it means they're still working but not getting their paychecks on time or that they've been sent home from their jobs without pay until the partial shutdown ends. Some businesses, churches and restaurants are offering assistance to the people affected⁴. Most Americans aren't directly impacted by a partial shutdown but some Federal operations have slowed down. Some Federal departments have been closed and museums like the Smithsonian have also been closed.

Who can end it? Congress and the president when they reach an agreement on how the government will be funded. What's stopping them? As part as of the funding package, President Donald Trump⁵ and Republicans insist that $5.7 billion be included to build a wall or barrier along the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Democrats⁶ do not want the wall built. So they insist that the money for it won't be included. Each side blames the other for refusing to compromise. Until they come up with a funding agreement, the partial shutdown continues and as of last night there was no end in sight.

1 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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》