英语新闻听写 美国国会就农业法案达成一致

 

Reuters report that U.S. lawmakers have finally come to an agreement on the embattled Farm Bill.

据路透社报道，美国国会议员终于在充满问题的农业法案上达成协议。

The new compromise drops a proposal to tighten¹ food stamps restrictions² backed by President Donald Trump³.

新的妥协方案放弃了一项加强食品券限制的提议，该提议得到了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持。

According to congressional staffers, legislators are set to vote on the bill this week.

据国会工作人员说，国会议员将在本周对该法案进行投票。

The agreement offers a bit of financial security to farmers who are suffering from the impact of the U.S.and China trade war.

该协议给正在遭受中美贸易战影响的美国农民提供了一点经济保障。

Programs covered by the bill include crop subsidies⁴ and support to farmers seeking access to export markets.

法案内容包括农业补贴和对寻求出口贸易的农民的支持。

1 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

2 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

3 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。

4 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》