2015考研英语阅读权贵们与飞机制造业
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<span word="car">car</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="favours">favours</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gleaming">gleaming</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="toWashington">toWashington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bail">bail</span>-<span word="outs">outs</span> . <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="presentface">presentface</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>, <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bashing">bashing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jetsagain">jetsagain</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="proxy">proxy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>. <span word="Ivesaid">Ivesaid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="constituents">constituents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="tocompromise">tocompromise</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span>-<span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="break">break</span>?.</p><p> 私人飞机面临着大量的压力。在詹姆士?邦德经典电影《金手指》中，臭名昭著的恶棍就是从这样的飞机窗户中被吸出去的。2008年，底特律濒临倒闭的汽车企业的老板们飞往华盛顿请求国会给予应急措施时，他们乘坐的豪华飞机并没有给他们带来一丁点帮助。在他出席的与共和党关于政府债务限额问题的面对面会议中，巴拉克?奥巴马再一次猛烈抨击私人飞机，因为对于大街上的普通民众来说，私人飞机就是有钱肥猫的最佳代言人。我已经对共和党领导人说过，你去问问你的选民们这样一个问题：你们愿意用孩子的安全作为代价来换取某些私人飞机的主人减税吗?</p><p> <span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scapegoating">scapegoating</span> <span word="asuccessful">asuccessful</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="employs">employs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="oflaunching">oflaunching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="populist">populist</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="populist">populist</span> <span word="movementexists">movementexists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="warriors">warriors</span> <span word="braying">braying</span> <span word="tosqueeze">tosqueeze</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pips">pips</span> <span word="squeak">squeak</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="crusade">crusade</span> <span word="toslash">toslash</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pare">pare</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="outweighs">outweighs</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="distaste">distaste</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="feeltowards">feeltowards</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>.</p>
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