2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(17)
<p> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Arling">Arling</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="restructuring">restructuring</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coordinated">coordinated</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="credits">credits</span>, <span word="research">research</span> <span word="grants">grants</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficits">deficits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="rebuild">rebuild</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="decry">decry</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modest">modest</span>, <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="injected">injected</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>.</p><p> <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="financing">financing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="vastly">vastly</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="lever">lever</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinvest">reinvest</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>.</p>
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