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The fiscal cliff
Barack Obama's dual agenda
Dec 20th 2012, 16:48 by M.S. --Courtesy of The Economist

1)AMBIGUITY 2)reigns in the twisting, turning dramatic series that is the 3)fiscal-cliff negotiations. On Monday, it appeared Barack Obama and John Boehner 4)were close to a deal.5) Liberals were angered by some of the apparent 6)concessions: raising the income 7)threshold at which 8)tax increases 9)kick in from $250,000 to $400,000 per year.

1)ambiguity n 模擬兩可意義不確定
2)reign v 統治
3)fiscal-cliff n. 財政懸崖
4)were close to a deal 將達成協議
5) Liberals n.N 民主黨
6)concessions n. 讓步
7)threshold n. 門檻
8)tax increases n. 增稅
9)kick in V 生效