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Turkey Day: Trump's Full Plate
① On Tuesday President Donald Trump pardoned Wishbone and Drumstick, two Minnesota-bred turkeys, before jetting off to his resort in Florida, where he is spending Thanksgiving.
② His plate will remain full for the rest of the year.
③ Congress must pass a spending bill before December 8th, or the federal government will run out of money.
④ Getting the necessary 60 Senate votes requires eight Democrats—no easy task.
⑤ Mr Trump wants a tax-reform bill on his desk by Christmas, a desire driven less by economic necessity (America's economy is growing healthily, unemployment is low and the stockmarket, as he never tires of reminding people, keeps rising) than political calculations: he does not want to end his first year in office without a signature legislative victory.
⑥ The House passed its tax-reform bill last week; the Senate, where passage remains far from assured, may hold a vote next week.
⑦ Enjoy your turkey, Mr President; prepare for weeks of indigestion ahead.
单词及固定搭配：
- Pardon: 赦免
- Wishbone：西餐串肉叉。
- Drumstick：鸡腿（麦当劳等处可以用）
- Resort：（n）度假村 （v）诉诸于~手段 resort to sb/sth.
- Lobby ：利益交换
- Jet off：flight.
- Political calculations ：政治考量
- Run out of : 花光，用光
- Stockmarket keeps rising ：搭配。
- Don’t bite of more than you can chew. 贪多嚼不烂，吃不了兜着走。
- Pass a spending bill：通过~~法案。
- Economy is growing healthy：搭配。
- Sb never tires of doing sth. 毫无疲倦做sth。
- In office 执政
简练的表述：
- Full plate: 有大量的事情需要做
I have a full plate ahead me.
There is a lot on my plate. - Spend / celebrate the holiday 平淡 / 欢快的度过假期
- Minnesota-bred city-born city-bred 出生于城市，成长于城市
- Must XXX or ZZZ : If not XXX, will ZZZ. 另一种说法。
You must work hard or you will not find a good job. - Getting the necessary 60 Senate votes requires eight Democrats—no easy task.
a) 进行点评时，可以使用破折号表示，而非使用It is not an easy task to get the… - Desire driven less by economic necessity : driven，motivated：被XXX驱动的
Economic而非economy，词性使用灵活。Necessity而非necessary不同表达的词性的变化，体现了作者思维的变化。 - Address the problem：处理问题
- He does not want to end his first year in office without a signature legislative victory.
Not + without 双重否定表示肯定的含义。
I will not leave here without you pay for it. 你不给钱我就不走。
I won’t leave without being paid.
If you don’t give me the money i will not leave. - Far from 有否定的含义在其中。
I haven’t finished my homework. = it is far from being finished
