2015考研英语阅读加利福尼亚的预算
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span>这一半与那一半之间的苦恼</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="Californias">Californias</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="intoproblems">intoproblems</span> 解决加州预算的方案陷入困境</p><p> <span word="JERRY">JERRY</span> <span word="BROWN">BROWN</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contemplateplans">contemplateplans</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="governorship">governorship</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="TheEconomist">TheEconomist</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="press">press</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="budgetdeficit">budgetdeficit</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="Andbecause">Andbecause</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="inrecent">inrecent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="andhalf">andhalf</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ideawas">ideawas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politicaldiscomfort">politicaldiscomfort</span>.</p><p> 在本期《经济学人》出版时，为了保住自己的职位，杰里.布朗正被迫考虑备用方案二和方案三。他在今年初宣誓就职，当时加州再次面临预算赤字，且和其他大多数州的整体预算相比，都多很多。因为在近几年间，加州已经进行了痛苦的削减，布朗希望通过削减支出方案大致解决一半的问题，再通过延长一系列在个人所得税，销售税和汽车税方面的临时加税措施解决另一半问题。布朗希望，通过让民主党和共和党共度政治困境来达成协议。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span>, <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="newlyempowered">newlyempowered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span>, <span word="hasalready">hasalready</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>, <span word="sparing">sparing</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="spendingitems">spendingitems</span>. <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternativean">alternativean</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="budgetwould">budgetwould</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p>
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