国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Anxiety lingers among U.S. federal employees as govt temporarily reopens
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 28-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soothing">soothing</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 800,000 <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Homeland">Homeland</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. "<span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="payment">payment</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Alexandria">Alexandria</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="grapes">grapes</span>, <span word="carrots">carrots</span>, <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="onions">onions</span>, <span word="canned">canned</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="pop">pop</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. "<span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>."</p>
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