奥巴马宣布500亿美元新支出计划

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President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan to spend $50bn building roads, railways and airport runways next year in an effort to show he is tackling the US’s chronic unemployment problem ahead of the November midterm elections.
美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)公布了一项明年支出500亿美元修建公路、铁路及机场跑道的计划。在11月中期选举前，奥巴马正努力向选民们展示，他正在对付美国失业率居高不下的问题。

But the president’s plan is almost certain to fail to win Congressional approval, with many Democrats unwilling to support new spending and Republicans loath to give the administration legislative victories before the November 2 vote.
但奥巴马的计划几乎肯定不会获得国会批准，因为许多民主党人不愿意支持新的支出计划，而共和党人也不愿意在11月2日投票前，让奥巴马政府获得立法上的胜利。

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The first year’s investment would be funded over 10 years by closing tax loopholes – specifically a manufacturing tax deduction and depreciation allowances – for oil and gas companies. Mr Obama also urged Congress to enact a six-year reauthorisation that would allow for more sustainable infrastructure investment.
第一年的投资将来自在10年期间填补油气公司的税收漏洞，包括一项制造税收减免与各种折旧抵税。奥巴马还敦促国会通过一项6年期再授权法案，以便安排更可持续的基础设施投资。

The $862bn Recovery Act package has already allocated funds for repairing roads and building high-speed rail, an effort the administration says has helped save or create 3m jobs during the downturn.
8620亿美元的《复兴法案》一揽子计划已经分配了资金用于修复公路和建设高速铁路。据奥巴马政府表示，在经济低迷期间，这类措施帮助拯救或创造了300万份工作岗位。

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The plan would “create jobs for American workers to strengthen our economy now, and increase our nation’s growth and productivity in the future,” the White House said. However, it could not say how many jobs the plan would create, only that it would be “substantial”.
白宫表示，“该计划眼下可以为美国工人创造就业岗位，增强我们的经济，未来可以提升我国的增长率与生产率。”不过，它无法说出该计划将会创造多少份就业岗位，仅仅表示，数量将“很可观”。

The package is in addition to the investments under the Recovery Act stimulus package, and would require $50bn funding in the first year, an administration official said, declining to put a figure on overall plans.
一位政府官员表示，该计划是对《复兴法案》(Recovery Act)刺激计划外的额外投资，第一年将需要500亿美元的资金，但拒绝说出总体计划所需资金的确切数字。

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The economy is chief among voters’ concerns and, while they criticise Mr Obama for failing to focus sufficiently on jobs, polls show voters also balk at extra spending that resembles a second stimulus package.
经济是选民们的首要担忧；尽管他们批评奥巴马对就业关注不够，但民调显示，选民们也对看上去像是第二轮刺激措施的额外支出计划感到犹豫。



Speaking at a Labor Day union picnic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mr Obama outlined plans for 150,000 miles of roads and 4,000 miles of rail to be built in the next six years, and 150 miles of runway rehabilitated or reconstructed. It would also put in place a new air traffic control system.
昨日，奥巴马在威斯康星州密尔沃基市劳动节工会野餐会上发表演讲时，概述了上述支出计划。内容包括：未来6年内将修建15万英里公路、4000英里铁路，修缮与重建150英里机场跑道；另外还将部署一套新空中交通管制系统。