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占个位，明天看看。都放假了，明后天我值班，有空看看了

占个位，明天看看。都放假了，明后天我值班，有空看看了

rehabilitation  [ˌri:həˌbili'teiʃən]
n.修复, 复原, 复兴, 昭雪
stem  [stem]
n.茎，干；词干 vi.(from)起源于 vt.堵住
layoff  [ˈleiɔf]
n.(尤指临时)解雇
centerpiece  ['sentəpi:s]
n. 中心装饰品, （餐桌）中央的摆饰
skew  [skju:]   
adj.斜交的(不对称的, 误解的)
n.斜交(歪斜, 歪轮,斜砌石)
vt.歪斜,扭转
vi.歪斜, 斜视
tax credit  
税收抵免
be briefed on  
简要听取了
get under way  
开始进行
scrap  [skræp]
n.碎片；废金属[ pl.]剩饭；点滴 vt.废弃
stewardship  ['stjuədʃip]
n.管理员、服务员等的职位和职责
come up with  
提出，想出，提供
in lieu of  
代替
repatriation  [ˌri:peitri'eiʃən]
n. 遣送回国, 归国

Obama would inject $447 billion into the economy through infrastructure spending, subsidies to local governments to stem teacher layoffs, and cutting in half the payroll taxes paid by workers and small-business owners. A $105 billion infrastructure proposal includes money for school modernization, transportation projects and rehabilitation of vacant properties. The $35 billion in direct aid to state and local governments to stem layoffs of educators and emergency personnel would save the jobs of 280,000 teachers
Cuts in payroll taxes are evenly split with 3.1% to 3.1% between employers and employees. The full 6.2 percent employer contribution would be waived on the first $50 million net increase in a company’s payroll. Additional tax credits will be given for hiring veterans and workers who have been unemployed more than six months. Last year’s 2% tax cut is set to expire Dec. 31 and temporary payroll tax cuts next year to offer incentives for new hiring and assist small businesses are expected.
It is forecasted that passage of the entire jobs package would add 2 percentage points to economic growth next year and bring down the unemployment rate by 1 percentage point compared with current policy, under which a temporary payroll tax cut and an extended unemployment benefits both expire Dec. 31. Obama said he will release a “more ambitious” plan to reduce the deficit by Sept. 19 that would cover the cost of his proposals as well as stabilize the nation’s debt burden. A temporary repatriation holiday that would allow companies to return overseas profits without paying corporate income taxes on the proceeds is rejected.
The White House wants to incorporate the changes in the unemployment insurance program along with a one-year continuation of extended unemployment benefits due to expire Dec. 31. The unemployment benefits are proposed to pay to people who have been jobless more than six months while they train for jobs at businesses at no cost to the employer for up to eight weeks, and to make up for wages lost by workers whose hours were cut back in lieu of a layoff and for workers 50 and older who took a lower-paying job after a layoff.

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