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- White House Negotiating Economic Stimulus with Congress
- 白宫和国会谈判刺激经济方案
- The Bush administration and congressional lawmakers appear to be nearing an agreement on legislation to boost the slumping U.S. economy.
- 布希行政当局和国会议员就刺激正在下滑的美国经济法案看来已接近达成协议。
- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson held three lengthy negotiating sessions Wednesday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican leader John Boehner.
- 美国财政部长保尔森星期叁与美国眾议院议长佩洛西以及眾议院共和党领袖博纳举行了叁次冗长的会谈。
- Boehner says all sides were "hopeful" about a possible deal.
- 博纳表示各方都对达成协定抱有希望。
- The two sides are expected to hold another round of meetings today (Thursday).
- 预计双方星期四举行新一轮的会谈。
- The stimulus package is expected to cost as much as 150-billion dollars. It will include income tax breaks for businesses to spur new investment, and tax rebates for individuals between 800 and 16-hundred dollars.
- 刺激经济方案预计将耗资多达 1 千 5 百亿美元，包括為了促进新的投资而给企业减免税收，以及向纳税的个人退税 800 到 1600 美元。
- Democratic lawmakers, led by Pelosi, are pushing to extend the tax rebates for low-income Americans who do not make enough to pay income tax.N
- 民主党议员在佩洛西领导下努力把退税范围扩大到那些收入不足以交税的低收入美国人。
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- Burmese Poet Detained for Secret Criticism of Junta Leader
- 缅甸诗人因為暗批军政府领导人而被捕
- Authorities in Burma have arrested a prominent poet over a recently published work that contains a hidden message criticizing junta leader Than Shwe.
- 缅甸当局逮捕了一位着名诗人，罪名是他最近出版的诗暗藏批评军政府领导人丹瑞的内容。
- The romantic-themed poem by Saw Wai was published in a popular weekly magazine in advance of next month's Valentine's Day observance.
- 诗人索瓦在一个受欢迎的週刊杂誌上為下个月的情人节提前发表了这首情诗。
- But on closer reading, the first word of each line forms a phrase that calls General Shwe power crazy.
- 仔细阅读后发现，每行诗的第一个词所组成的句子称丹瑞是权力狂。
- Burma's ruling military junta keeps a close watch on all media outlets to snuff out any criticism of its rule.
- 缅甸军政府密切注意所有媒体，以封杀对军政府统治的任何批评。
- But dissidents have used similar techniques in the past to avoid government censors.
- 但是异议人士过去曾使用类似手段来躲避政府的新闻检查。
- An advertisement in a Burmese newspaper last year contained a hidden message calling Than Shwe a "killer."
- 缅甸一家报纸去年刊登的一个广告就影射丹瑞是杀人兇手。
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