奥巴马请求国会拨款600亿赈灾
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US President Barack Obama has requested more than $60bn from Congress for response, recovery and repairs in the wake of "Superstorm" Sandy.

美国总统奥巴马请求国会拨款600多亿美元用于超级风暴桑迪的恢复重建工作。
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Much of the New Jersey and New York shoreline was wrecked by Sandy
 
The scale of the request was welcomed by the governors of the two worst-hit states, New York and New Jersey.
 
But the request fell short of the $80bn estimate of the total damage done in those states and in Connecticut.
 
The White House said the storm was on track to be the second or third most costly3 storm in US history. 
 
Only Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 caused more damage, Jeffrey Zients of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) wrote in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner. 
 
Sandy has been blamed for more than 120 deaths, and many thousands of people are still unable to live in their flood-damaged homes.
 
No spending cuts
 
The presidential request will have to pass the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate before funds are made available.
 
It is expected to face scrutiny4 in Congress, where many fiscal5 conservatives are strongly opposed to increases in US federal spending.
 
Mr Obama's team proposed no spending cuts in conjunction with the funding request, saying the "sudden, urgent, unforeseen and temporary" nature of the disaster made the request allowable under disaster-relief laws.
 
In a statement, Governors Andrew Cuomo of New York and Chris Christie of New Jersey thanked Mr Obama for his "steadfast6 commitment of support" since the storm hit on 29 October.
 
They said the package would pay for "essential mitigation and prevention efforts that will better protect our region against the devastating7 impacts of future superstorms".
 
The huge funding request comes as the president and his advisers8 are negotiating with Republicans over a deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" - a combination of spending rises and tax cuts due to take effect on 1 January if no action is taken.


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1 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句:
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
2 wrecked ze0zKI     
adj.失事的,遇难的
参考例句:
  • the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
  • the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
3 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
4 scrutiny ZDgz6     
n.详细检查,仔细观察
参考例句:
  • His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好,但是经不起仔细检查。
  • Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
5 fiscal agbzf     
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
参考例句:
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
6 steadfast 2utw7     
adj.固定的,不变的,不动摇的;忠实的;坚贞不移的
参考例句:
  • Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
  • He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。
7 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
参考例句:
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
8 advisers d4866a794d72d2a666da4e4803fdbf2e     
顾问,劝告者( adviser的名词复数 ); (指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授
参考例句:
  • a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
  • She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
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