The U.S. senate gathered for a rare Sunday session just days before a deadline to raise the country's debt ceiling in almost two weeks into a partial government shutdown. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid says he and Republican leader Mitch McConnell held positive talks on Saturday, but the two sides still have a long way to go. ___________________________美国参议院罕见的在周日召集开会,就在几天前,提高本国债务上限的最后期限到期,部分政府部门关门停摆也持续了将尽两周.参议院共和党领袖哈里`瑞德称他与民主党领袖明奇`麦康奈尔在周六进行了积极的对话,但是双方仍有很长的路要走.___________________
