Some quick notes~

· Fall short: 缺乏;不足;达不到(目标);不符合
· Weigh in: 参加; 介入(打架, 争论等)
· Private sector jobs: In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, which is run by private individuals or groups
· Containment of oil
· Revive the lagging economy: lagging 慢的, 落后的; 迟缓的
· Swing voters: 中间选民
· Referendum: (就某政治问题的)公民投票: Is it more truly democratic to hold a referendum?
· Unfurl : 展开, 张开, 铺开(某物) : I'm not here to unfurl the " mission accomplished" banner
· Drive a car into a ditch
· Make the case: 为……提供有力理由
· Not at whims of wallstreet: 忽起的念头, 一时的兴致; 怪念头; 任性
· Institute the policy that we know: Institute: 建立, 制定;
· Bear the brunt of this economic calamity: brunt冲击 经济灾难冲击
· Choke off any recovery : choke off 使窒息抑制
· Vociferous critics: 吵吵嚷嚷的批评家
· Economic boom ends in a bust: bust失败
· Zero in on sth: 集中炮火; 注意力集中于某事、某物(in)
· An enemy battery zeroed in on the crossroad. 敌人炮兵集中炮火于那个十字路口。
· Put …in place : 把……放在合适的位置
· On the verge of: 接近于,濒临于
· espionage agent : espionage 谍报活动; 间谍行为
· Scale down
· Uphold exception: 坚持异常
· Unanimous: 全体一致的
· Do a reversal from the bash
· the strongest sanctions regime on Iran: 最强的制裁制度
· Means to ends: 目的的工具
· Contested seats: 竞逐议席
· Showdown: 摊牌, 一决胜负
· Sappy: 感情用事 without sounding sappy听起来不会感情用事
· Ward off: 避开,挡住
· Gun for the next election : gun for 追求, 竭力谋求
· Ominous music: 不吉的, 不祥的
· Slush fund: 贿赂基金
· Gaffe: 过失,出丑,失态
· Juxtaposition: 毗邻,并置,并列
· Austerity program: austerity 简朴, 朴素. 紧缩计划
· Sundry: 各式各样的, 种种的, 杂的 ; on sundry occasions 在各种不同的场合; sundry tax: 杂项税收; cut the payroll tax at a sundry
· Gridlock: 堵塞
· Stagnant: 不流动的, 停滞的
· Bonafide spy: Bonafide诚意真诚