為了在5月7日的英國(guó)大選中獲勝，英勞動(dòng)黨領(lǐng)袖前在曼徹斯特市發(fā)表了該黨競(jìng)選宣言，發(fā)起競(jìng)選攻勢(shì)。
Speaking in Manchester, Miliband said:
A clear vow[1] to protect our nation's finances. A triple lock of responsibility[2].
First, we are the only party at this election who can show how every policy in our manifesto[3] will be paid for[4] - no commitments[5] requiring additional borrowing[6], not a single one.
Second, our manifesto writes the first line of Labour's first budget[7]: ' This Budget cuts the deficit[8] every year. ' That Budget will only be presented[9] when it has been verified[10] by the Office for Budget Responsibility[11].
Third, the next Labour[12] government will meet our fiscal[13] rules, with the national debt[14] falling and a surplus[15] on the current budget.
That approach is bad for the nation's books[16], and you know nothing is more dangerous to our NHS than[17] pretending you will be able to pretect it without being able to say where the money is coming from.
You can't fund[18] the NHS with an IOU[19] and the Conservative Party[20] need to learn that lesson.
The Tories[21] are the party of sums[22] that do not add up[23] and commitments that will not be kept.
We are a party that will keep our commitments[24] and every promise we make is paid for. That is the difference between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.
Over the last four-and-a half years, I have been tested.
I am ready. Ready to put an end to[25] the tired old idea that as long as we look after the rich and powerful we will all be OK.
Ready to put into practice[26] the truth that it is only when working people succeed[27], that Britain succeeds.
Absolutely there's a challenge for us to show we're going to be fiscally[28] credible[29] and get the deficit down.
I've been quite open[30] about that and I'll tell you why - because I think there are a lot of people at home who are thinking to themselves ' I like Labour values, I like what Labour is putting forward[31] in this election, I want to know it adds up. '
And today the manifesto is proof[32] of that. It's proof it does add up - that every penny, all the commitments we make, are paid for and costed.
Amongst the commitments in the manifesto, Labour promises to:
- Raise the minimum wage[33] to ￡8 an hour.
- Abolish[34] non-dom[35] rules and zero-hour contracts.
- Create a ￡2.5bn Time to Care[36] fund for NHS[37] funded by mansion tax[38] and tobacco firm levy[39].
Time to Care - Increase income tax for those earning more than ￡150,000.
- Not increase income tax, VAT[40], National Insurance[41] for those on basic and higher rate income tax.
- Scrap[42] winter fuel allowance[43] for pensioners with an income of more than ￡42,000 a year.
- Freeze energy prices.
- Tighten tax avoidance[44] rules to yield[45] ￡7.5bn a year.
- Bring in[46] more powers for the Welsh and Scottish Parliament.
- Extend the vote to 16-year-olds.
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【vow】n.（尤指宗教的）誓，誓言锰茉，誓約 ?
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【a triple lock of responsibility】三重責(zé)任 ?
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【manifesto】n. （尤指政黨或政府的）宣言，聲明 ?
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【pay for】付開銷切心；賠償（損失）洞辣；（為某種過失）付出代價(jià)；吃虧昙衅，受到懲罰；為...買單 ?
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【commitment】n. 承諾定鸟，投入而涉，許諾，保證联予。no ~：不做承諾啼县，無承諾，缺乏承諾 ?
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【borrowing】借貸沸久，借款季眷，貸款；借用的語言（或思想等） ?
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【budget】n. 預(yù)算卷胯；政府的年度預(yù)算 ?
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【deficit】n. 赤字子刮，逆差，虧損窑睁；不足額挺峡，缺款額，缺少 ?
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【present】v. 提供（機(jī)會(huì)等）担钮；引起（困難等）橱赠。交出，提出箫津；出示狭姨；呈遞宰啦；交給（收據(jù)等）；兌（支票等）饼拍。顯示赡模；呈現(xiàn)出；陳述惕耕；描述纺裁。引見，介紹司澎；披露欺缘，宣布。呈獻(xiàn)挤安；贈(zèng)送谚殊，給予 ?
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【verify】v. 核實(shí)；查對(duì)蛤铜；核準(zhǔn)嫩絮。證明；證實(shí) ?
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【the Offfice for Budget Responsibility】英國(guó)預(yù)算責(zé)任辦公室 ?
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【Labour】英國(guó)工黨围肥，即：the Labour Party ?
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【fiscal】adj. 財(cái)政的剿干，國(guó)庫，國(guó)家歲入的 ?
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【national debt】國(guó)債 ?
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【surplus】過剩穆刻；剩余置尔；過剩量；剩余額氢伟。盈余榜轿；順差 ?
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【book】n. 賬簿 ?
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【nothing is more dangerous （to sb or sth）than】沒能比得上...（讓某人感到/對(duì)某事來說）更危險(xiǎn)的了 ?
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【fund】v. 為...提供資金，撥款給... ?
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【IOU】（縮略詞=I owe you）借據(jù)朵锣，欠條 ?
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【the Conservative Party】英國(guó)保守黨 ?
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【Tory】n. 英國(guó)保守黨黨員谬盐；保守黨支持者。the Tories（=the Tory party）英國(guó)保守黨 ?
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【sum】n. 算術(shù)诚些，（數(shù)字的）簡(jiǎn)單計(jì)算飞傀；金額，款項(xiàng)诬烹；和助析，總和，總數(shù)椅您； ?
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【add up】前后一致外冀，言之有理，有意義掀泳，合理雪隧，合乎情理西轩，說得通。add（sth）up: （兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的數(shù)或量）加起來 ?
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【keep sb's commitment】堅(jiān)守某人的承諾脑沿，遵守某人的承諾 ?
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【put an end to sth】終止或平息（某事） ?
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【put into practice】付諸實(shí)踐 ?
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【succeed】v. 達(dá)到目的藕畔，成功做成，辦到庄拇；功成名就注服，有作為；預(yù)期效果措近，表現(xiàn)良好溶弟；接替，繼任 ?
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【fiscally】adv. 財(cái)政上瞭郑，財(cái)政方面 ?
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【credible】adj. 可信的辜御，可靠的；（因看似可能成功而）可接受的 ?
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【open】adj. 誠(chéng)懇的屈张，坦誠(chéng)的擒权，直率的；人人皆知的阁谆，公開的碳抄，不保密的 ?
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【put forward】提出（計(jì)劃、意見等）场绿；建議剖效，提倡，促進(jìn)裳凸，振興，推舉（候補(bǔ)人等）劝贸；使突出姨谷，使顯眼 ?
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【proof】n. 證據(jù)，證明映九；檢驗(yàn)梦湘，證實(shí)；證明件甥，求證捌议，驗(yàn)算；校樣引有；（酒的）標(biāo)準(zhǔn)酒精度 ?
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【minimum wage】最低工資瓣颅，保底工資 ?
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【abolish】v. 廢除，消滅譬正，撤銷宫补，取消檬姥。 ?
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【non-dom】即 non-domiciled person: 非本地居民 ?
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【Time to Care】關(guān)懷時(shí)刻，時(shí)逢關(guān)愛 ?
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【NHS】即 National Health Service: 英國(guó)國(guó)民保健服務(wù) ?
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【mansion tax】豪宅稅 ?
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【tobacco firm levy】煙草公司稅 ?
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【VAT】即 value added tax: 增值稅 ?
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【National Insurance】（英國(guó)）國(guó)民保險(xiǎn)制度 ?
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【scrap】v. 廢棄粉怕，取消健民，拋棄，報(bào)廢 ?
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【winter fuel allowance】冬季燃料補(bǔ)貼 ?
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【tax avoidance】（合法）避稅 ?
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【yield】v. （稅收或投資）產(chǎn)生贫贝，帶來（收益或效益） ?
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【bring in】（政府或組織）推行秉犹，采用（新的法律或制度）；賺得稚晚，掙（錢）崇堵；作出，宣布（裁決） ?
