學測倒數：挑戰「4500 單」- 跟著瑞昇讀懂 Fox News (美國修法)
1 "Three federal agencies work together to throttle tens of thousands of new housing units every year."
三個聯邦機構每年共同抑制數萬個新住宅單位的建設。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- federal (adj) 聯邦的 (L3)
relating to the central government of a country
- agency (CN) 機構 (L3)
an organization or business that provides a service
- throttle (vt) 抑制 (L6)
to suppress or control severely
- housing (UN) 住宅 (L4)
buildings for people to live in
- unit (CN) 單位 (L3)
a single thing, person, or group
2 "The result of that enormous ball of red tape is a vast housing shortage and enormous obstacles to the extraction of energy from the ground."
那龐大的繁文縟節導致了巨大的住宅短缺和從地面開採能源的巨大障礙。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- result (CN) 結果 (L3)
an outcome or consequence
- enormous (adj) 巨大的 (L4)
very large in size or amount
- shortage (CN) 短缺 (L3)
a state of not having enough of something
- obstacle (CN) 障礙 (L4)
something that blocks progress
- energy (UN) 能源 (L3)
the power to do work or cause change
- extraction (UN) 開採 (L6)
the act of removing something, especially using effort or force
3 "Laymen should be asking 'But what about the poor endangered species?' and 'Who will keep the water clean?'"
普通人可能會問：「那麼瀕危物種怎麼辦？」以及「誰會保持水乾淨？」
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- layman (CN) 普通人 (L6)
a person without professional or specialized knowledge
- endangered (adj) 瀕危的 (L4)
at risk of extinction
- species (CN) 物種 (L4)
a group of living organisms sharing common traits
- clean (adj) 乾淨的 (L3)
free from dirt, marks, or pollutants
4 "Both paths—the regulatory and the statutory—should be pursued, but the key truth is that there is no reason that the dysfunctional laws Congress passed 50-plus years ago cannot be repealed or amended by this new Congress."
這兩條路徑——監管和法規——都應該被追求，但關鍵的事實是，國會在50多年前通過的功能失調的法律沒有理由不能被這屆新國會廢除或修改。
瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- regulatory (adj) 監管的 (L6)
relating to rules and regulations
- statutory (adj) 法規的 (L6)
required or permitted by law
- pursue (vt) 追求 (L3)
to follow or seek after
- repeal (vt) 廢除 (L6)
to revoke or annul a law
- amend (vt) 修改 (L6)
to make changes to a law
Source:
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-how-power-second-trump-economic-boom
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- 1 "Three federal agencies work together to throttle tens of thousands of new housing units every year." 三個聯邦機構每年共同抑制數萬個新住宅單位的建設。
- 瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- 2 "The result of that enormous ball of red tape is a vast housing shortage and enormous obstacles to the extraction of energy from the ground." 那龐大的繁文縟節導致了巨大的住宅短缺和從地面開採能源的巨大障礙。
- 瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- 3 "Laymen should be asking 'But what about the poor endangered species?' and 'Who will keep the water clean?'" 普通人可能會問：「那麼瀕危物種怎麼辦？」以及「誰會保持水乾淨？」
- 瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- 4 "Both paths—the regulatory and the statutory—should be pursued, but the key truth is that there is no reason that the dysfunctional laws Congress passed 50-plus years ago cannot be repealed or amended by this new Congress." 這兩條路徑——監管和法規——都應該被追求，但關鍵的事實是，國會在50多年前通過的功能失調的法律沒有理由不能被這屆新國會廢除或修改。
- 瑞昇指路：用到的學測 4500 單 (L: level)
- 淬煉你的英語腦，瑞昇英語！
