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完整版笔记包括：新闻视频、听力素材、填空练习、答案、对照参考译文、新闻词汇讲解。更新到24期。
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听力填空（有可能一个空格不只是一个单词哦！先听再看笔记里的答案，听力练起来！！听力答案见文末🎧
We begin in Washington D.C., where a major deadline is 1.______ over the U.S. Congress.
2.____________ in both houses need to pass a spending bill by September 30th in order to avoid a government shutdown.
The U.S. Constitution requires the government to only spend money 3.____________, meaning set aside for 4.______________, by Congress.
The spending bills need to be passed by next Monday since the government’s new funding year begins on October 1st.
If Congress doesn’t appropriate the money in time, a shutdown happens and 5.__________ agencies cease all non-essential functions.
The impact is huge.
Millions of federal workers and military 6.___________ might have to work without pay.
Prior shutdowns have also forced some national parks and 7.____________ to close temporarily, caused flight delays, and threatened 8.__________________ to low-income Americans.
House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a spending bill over the weekend to try to avoid this.
It’s a temporary solution that would fund the government until December 20th, not for the full year.
That 9._________ measure will start making its way through both chambers of Congress this week.
Government shutdowns have happened before under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
And with only a week to get members of Congress 10._________________ the temporary plan, some agencies are already preparing for a shutdown just in case.
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笔记节选！
Loom
We begin in Washington D.C., where a major deadline is looming over the U.S. Congress.
我们从华盛顿特区开始，那里美国国会正面临一个重大最后期限。
😨 Loom：to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way
👻 这是一个动词，表示某种不愉快或威胁性的事情逐渐逼近、即将发生。
1️⃣ 词源
“Loom” 作为名词，指织布机，来源于古英语 gelōma，意为“工具”或“器具”。这个词后来专指用于织布的工具或机器。
作为动词，意为“隐约出现”或“逼近”，则源自苏格兰方言，可能来自古诺斯语 lōma，意为“缓慢移动”。这种含义逐渐演变为“在远处隐约出现”或“威胁性地逼近”。
2️⃣ 用法：
loom over something:
某个事件在某事上逐渐逼近，给某事带来威胁。
loom large:
某事显得十分重要或急迫，通常带有强烈的存在感和威胁感。
4️⃣ 拓展表达：
be on the horizon:
即将来临，常用于描述一些可以预见的事件。
be around the corner:
近在眼前，即将发生。
填空答案：
1. looming
2. Legislators
3. appropriated
4. a specific use
5. federal
6. personnel
7. monuments
8. nutrition assistance
9. stopgap
10. on board with
