英语新闻听写 美国政府机构正快速准备恢复运作

 

According to Reuters, U.S. government agencies that have been close for five weeks during a budget standoff

据路透社报道，美国政府机构在这次预算僵局中关闭了五个星期后，

said that they were moving swiftly to resume operations and compensate¹ employees for missed paychecks.

他们正迅速采取行动恢复政府运作，并补偿员工的工资损失。

The White House held a conference call with Cabinet department financial officers late Friday to discuss the resumption of government operations.

星期五晚间，白宫方面与美国内阁财政官员举行了电话会议，讨论了恢复政府运作的问题。

The partial government shutdown, at 35 days the longest in U.S. history - led to some 800,000 federal workers going unpaid².

这次美国政府部分关门35天，是美国历史上最长的一次，它导致大约80万联邦工作人员拿不到工资。

1 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

2 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。