※ 引述《UCBerkeley (三小碗公)》之銘言：
: N.J. governor orders lawmakers to work July 4th
紐澤西的州長下令立法者在7/4(美國獨立紀念日)要工作
(我猜立法者是像市議員之類的地方民意代表)
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: Casinos could shut if no budget passed
賭場會關門如果預算沒有通過的話
: Tuesday, July 4, 2006; Posted: 7:21 a.m. EDT (11:21 GMT)
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: TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine summoned lawmakers
: to the Capitol for the Fourth of July in an attempt to break a budget
: deadlock and end New Jersey's government shutdown.
Jon S. Corzine州長召集了立法者7/4到紐澤西的首府Trenton,
為了打破預算僵局以及了結紐澤西政府的停擺
: Corzine ordered all 120 state lawmakers to work Tuesday, demanding that
: they meet until they can reach a compromise. If no deal is reached,
: Atlantic City casinos, state parks and historic sites would close Wednesday.
: "That session will continue until a budget is signed into law," Corzine said.
: The state lottery, road construction, motor vehicle offices, vehicle
: inspection stations and courts have closed. More than half the state work
: force -- 45,000 people -- was ordered to stay home on Monday.
Corzine下令120位州立法者工作到星期二並要求他們一直開會直到達成共識
如果沒有達成協議,亞特蘭大城的賭場,州公園以及歷史遺跡星期三將會關閉,
"這個會期會直到預算被簽署成為法條" Corzine說.
州彩券,道路整建,自動化交通工具辦公室,交通工具檢驗站以及法院已經關閉.
四萬五千人,超過這個州的一半勞動力人口星期一被下令留在家中
: State regulators have ordered the casinos to close at 8 a.m. Wednesday,
: and on Monday the state Supreme Court declined the casinos' request for
: a reprieve. The state casinos would have to close because they cannot
: operate without state gambling monitors, and those workers are not deemed
: "essential" employees who keep getting paid during a shutdown.
州管理者已經下令賭場在星期三早上八點關閉,州最高法院在星期一拒絕了賭場的
暫緩要求.這些賭場必須關閉因為沒有州賭博監看他們不能運作,而且這些員工不被
視為正常的雇員在關閉期間還繼續領薪水
: "When they shut down, then there's no tourists, no conventions, no money
: for the workers. That's not good," said Ann Ji, who runs a beauty supplies
: store one block from the casino strip. (Watch what happens to small
: business when the government shuts down -- 1:37)
"當賭場被關閉,那麼就沒有觀光客,沒有會議(?),沒有錢給這些員工,這樣不好"Ann Ji說
他經營了一間漂亮的商品商店在距離賭場大道一個block的地方.
(看看當政府關閉賭場對這些小商家會造成什麼影響)
: The dispute centers on Corzine's plan to increase the state sales tax from
: 6 percent to 7 percent to help overcome a $4.5 billion budget deficit and
: avert future state budget woes. The plan is opposed by Corzine's fellow
: Democrats in the Assembly.
這爭論重點在於Corzine計畫將稅從6%提昇到7%以彌補45億的預算赤字而且避免未來
預算的困難. 這個計畫遭到州議會中同事的反對
: Amid that conflict, the state missed its midnight Friday constitutional
: deadline to adopt a balanced budget, leaving the state with no means to
: spend money.
遭遇這個困難,州議會沒能在星期五午夜的憲法截止時效前生出平衡的預算,
使得這個州沒有辦法使用預算.
: The Senate convened Monday and planned to stay until a budget was adopted,
: but Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts Jr., the leading sales tax opponent,
: hasn't scheduled Assembly meetings since the deadline passed.
參議院星期一開會,計畫開會直到預算案生出,但是州議會發言人Joseph Roberts Jr.
稅率方案反對的領導者,在截止時效過後並未安排會議
: In a morning speech, Corzine planned to discuss a compromise offered by
: Senate President Richard J. Codey, who proposed using half the $1.1 billion
: raised by the sales tax increase to ease the state's property taxes, among
: the highest in the nation.
Corzine計畫討論一個由參議院院長(?)Richard J. Codey提出的妥協方案在一個早晨
的演說,提議使用提高消費稅所得的11億美金的一半來減輕這個州在全國中最高的財產稅
: Codey predicted that plan would pass the Legislature if considered.
: "I think it could and it would if in fact the three leaders agreed on it
: and strongly urged their members to accept it," Codey said.
: But Roberts wants any sales tax increase set aside for property tax reform
: talks slated for later this year.
Coday預測如果州議會考慮週延的話這個計畫會通過,Codey說"我想三位領袖贊成
這法案而且強烈要求他們的成員接受的話,這個法案可能也應該會通過"
但是Robert想要駁回消費稅增加而下半年來討論改革財產稅(這句話我不是很了解)
: "The governor has rejected countless reasonable spending cuts and revenue
: raisers that could replace the sales tax increase," Roberts said. "It all
: points toward a single-minded mission to force through a sales tax hike
: under the duress of a shutdown order."
Roberts說"州長已經拒絕無數個合理的節省花費而可以取代增加消費稅的高收入戶在增加
,所有的一切都指向單一結果->在關閉的命令期間,消費稅會強制性上升"
(這句我也不是很懂)
翻完有錯請不吝指教 > <
※ 編輯: UCBerkeley 來自: 61.64.77.47 (07/06 21:35)