CNNnews:四種疑點(diǎn)制約美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [00:00.03]You are not just celebrity star dust, you're actually a Tennessee delegate. 你不是名人，實(shí)際上你是田納西州的一名代表。 [00:04.39]On your hand you have the word "opportunity." 在你的手中握有單詞“機(jī)會(huì)?！? [00:07.48]What's that all about? 那是什么? [00:09.08]Wel, one of the things why I love the speech is I think all of them have been very powerful and effective in their own way from Tammy multigenerations of people in service. 嗯, 我愛(ài)這段演講的其中一個(gè)原因是我認(rèn)為他們自己的方式非常強(qiáng)力且行之有效的服務(wù)于多個(gè)年代的人民。 [00:18.31]Mayor Castro's really struck out to me because he kept repeating this refrain, opportunity breeds prosperity,opportunity breeds prosperity. 卡斯特羅市長(zhǎng)真正打動(dòng)了我,因?yàn)樗恢敝貜?fù)這一限制,機(jī)會(huì)成就繁榮,機(jī)會(huì)成就繁榮。 [00:26.47]I do believe with the president's vision that we build our economy from the middle class out and we don't slam the door on poor people coming up behind us. 我與總統(tǒng)相信,我們會(huì)從中產(chǎn)階級(jí)構(gòu)建我們的經(jīng)濟(jì),我們不會(huì)摒棄落后于我們身后的窮人。 [00:34.37]We give them the opportunity to work their way into our economy. 我們要給予他們工作的機(jī)會(huì)從而進(jìn)入到我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)當(dāng)中。 [00:38.25]And so, you know, I talked a lot about how often Obama care , which I use in a positive way, not derisively. 所以,你知道,我談了很多關(guān)于奧巴馬的關(guān)懷,我經(jīng)常使用一種積極的方式,而不是嘲笑。 [00:44.27]The numbers in Tennesse are already really good for children who can't be denied coverage from pre-exsiting conditions. 這些數(shù)字在田納西州對(duì)于兒童來(lái)說(shuō)已經(jīng)很好，但我們不能否認(rèn)當(dāng)前存在的條件。 [00:50.07]But a lot of the growth boils down to opportunity so I pledge allegiance to my flag in the spirit of opportunity and my country. 但很多增長(zhǎng)歸結(jié)為機(jī)會(huì)所以我對(duì)著這面國(guó)旗宣誓忠于我的國(guó)家。 [00:56.19]And how excited were you last night when Bill Clinton turned on his staff. 當(dāng)比爾·克林頓昨晚開(kāi)始他的演講你是無(wú)比興奮。 [01:00.51]You know what? 你知道嗎? [01:01.18]President Clinton gave us a master class in civics,in history and the most important part was point by point he elucidated what president Obama's plateform is and contrasted it with the Romney-Ryan platform and he presented the incontrovertible facts with gravity and humour. 克林頓總統(tǒng)給我們上了一堂公民和歷史的完美課，而最重要的部分是他通過(guò)闡述奧巴馬平臺(tái)現(xiàn)在所面對(duì)的相比于羅姆尼平臺(tái)，而且用重力和幽默的方式提出了無(wú)可爭(zhēng)議的事實(shí)。 [01:24.41]It was vintage Clinton. 這就是克林頓式的經(jīng)典風(fēng)格。 [01:27.32]The only problem is , if you were Barak Obama,you were listening to Bill Clinton last night. 而唯一的問(wèn)題是,如果你是巴拉克·奧巴馬,你正在聽(tīng)昨晚比爾·克林頓的演講。 [01:32.12]You must be thinking how that the hell do I follow that. 你一定在想到底我是如何跟隨這個(gè)的。 [01:34.56]Now you are a performer,what do you do? 現(xiàn)在你是一名演員,你會(huì)如何做? [01:37.26]All he has to do is "be himself". 他所需要做的就是“自己”。 [01:39.18]He is a good man and he is a great president. 他是一個(gè)好人,是一位偉大的總統(tǒng)。 [01:42.12]And I loved Mrs Obama's talk as well. 而且我也愛(ài)奧巴馬夫人的講話(huà)。 [01:44.51]And someone said to me what if she is in zoon again just be herself,she shared three generations of personal narrative in the story and here's the American dream and every point was so salient and relevant to this election. 而且有人對(duì)我說(shuō),她就是她自己,她共享三代的個(gè)人敘述的故事,這就是美國(guó)夢(mèng)而且每一個(gè)點(diǎn)是如此突出，并且都跟這次選舉有關(guān)。 [01:59.20]They are all special in their own way and he is gonna I mean he is gonna kill,he is gonna knock it out.His video gets standing ovations in this film. 他們都非常特別的按照自己的方式,我會(huì)說(shuō)他將取得勝利,他會(huì)完勝。他的視頻會(huì)在這部電影中得到起立歡呼的待遇。

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The effects of that recession obviously still being felt today.

經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退造成的影響,時(shí)至今日依然明顯。

And there are fears about the possibility of another recession, if America goes off thing called a cliff .

而且, 如果美國(guó)稱(chēng)之為財(cái)政懸崖的話(huà)，人們也擔(dān)心另一場(chǎng)衰退的可能性。

And that refers to some tax increase and government spending cuts.

它同時(shí)也指一些增加稅收及削減政府開(kāi)支。

That scheduled to happen at the end of this year, unless congress agrees on how to stop it.

除非國(guó)會(huì)同意出面阻止，否則這將在今年年底發(fā)生。

Recessions are usually followed by periods of recovery, this time that recovery has been weak.

經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退通常是緊隨復(fù)蘇時(shí)期其后,因?yàn)樵谶@個(gè)時(shí)候,復(fù)蘇非常疲弱。

Maggie Lake explores this mystery.

瑪吉·萊克將探尋其中的奧秘。

In this off-Broadway production, the race is on to find the cold-blooded killer of W.Harrison Brant who lives in Connecticut with his wife.

在這百老匯外，找到和妻子住在康涅狄格的冷血?dú)⑹止锷?middot;布蘭特成了一種比賽。

In real life, another mystery has been unfolding for months.

而在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中,另一個(gè)謎已經(jīng)有幾月有余。

The case of who or what killed the US economic recovery.

誰(shuí)或者什么情況將美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇置于死地。

Just like in this show, there is no shortage of suspects for what's slowing economic growth.

就像是這個(gè)節(jié)目一樣,但其中多數(shù)不乏懷疑經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)放緩的疑點(diǎn)存在。

Suspect NO.1, Europe.

疑點(diǎn)1;歐洲。

"The biggest headwind the American economy is facing right now is uncertainty about Europe."

“美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)在正面臨著的最大的不利因素是歐洲的不確定性。”

American firms have seen European sales plummet amid fears at Greek default could spark another global banking crisis.

美國(guó)公司已經(jīng)看到歐洲銷(xiāo)售的暴跌，而且擔(dān)憂(yōu)希臘違約可能引發(fā)另一場(chǎng)全球銀行業(yè)危機(jī)。

Suspect NO.2, congressional gridlock .

疑點(diǎn)2,國(guó)會(huì)的僵局。

"If congress has passed the proposal the president submitted, there'd be a million more jobs today."

“如果美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)通過(guò)總統(tǒng)提交的建議, 今天會(huì)有一百萬(wàn)個(gè)工作崗位。”

New stimulus for Democrats say, could have created jobs has been shut down amid Beltway bickering.

而民主黨人對(duì)新的刺激會(huì)生,可以創(chuàng)造在環(huán)城公路沒(méi)有的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。

"They believe that government creats and spending creats jobs, we believe business and growth creates jobs."

“他們相信政府能夠創(chuàng)造并買(mǎi)創(chuàng)造就業(yè)買(mǎi)單,我們相信商業(yè)和增長(zhǎng)創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。”

Suspect NO.3, runaway national debt.

疑點(diǎn)3,失控的國(guó)家債務(wù)。

" This sixteen trillion dollar with a debt, serves like a wet blanket over our economy, scaring employees of all size."

“這十六萬(wàn)億的美元債務(wù),就像在我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)之上的掃興者,嚇唬著各種各樣的員工。”

Fiscal uncertainty is the key reason why companies aren't hiring.

財(cái)政不確定性的主要原因是公司不雇傭員工。

And the fiscal cliff of automatic spending cuts and tax increase that could hit next year, it's terrifying firms.

而且財(cái)政懸崖的自動(dòng)削減開(kāi)支和稅收增加可能對(duì)明年也造成影響,這是多么可怕的公司。

Suspect NO.4, energy crisis.

疑點(diǎn)4，能源危機(jī)。

"The ever accelerating gasoline prices, this will break the back of the recovery."

“不斷攀升的汽油價(jià)格,這將破壞后面的復(fù)蘇。”

High gas and hitting bills act like a direct tax on consumers.

高價(jià)氣體和攀升的賬單就像一種稅收直接打壓消費(fèi)者。

Taking away money that would otherwise be spent at restaurants and stores.

拿走錢(qián)的話(huà)則會(huì)消費(fèi)在餐館和商店。

But one thing is certain, US growth has fallen from over 4% last year to under 2% today, amid one of the weakest post-war recoveries on record.

但有一件事是肯定的,美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)從去年的4%銳減到如今的2%之下,這是戰(zhàn)后復(fù)蘇的最低記錄。