In return, Congress raised the government's debt limit. But that deal failed to prevent a reduction in the nation's credit rating.
作为回报，国会提高了政府债务上限。但这一协议还是没能阻止美国信用评级的下降。
In his message, Mr. Obama called on Republicans and democrats to stop arguing and put people back to work.
奥巴马在讲话中呼吁共和党和民主党停止争论，让人们重返工作岗位。
"The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. The question tonight is whether we’ll meet ours. The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy.”
“国家的人民都在努力工作以尽到他们的责任。今晚（讨论）的问题在于我们能否尽到我们的职责？问题在于，面对当现在的国家危机，我们能否停止政治游戏，做些实在的事情来缓和经济？”
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The plan aims to put people to work repairing and modernizing roads, railways, airports, waterways and at least thirty-five thousand schools. It also includes financial aid to state and local governments and job training to help the long-term unemployed.
这一方案旨在让人们投身到公路、铁路、机场、航道以及不少于3.5万所学校的修复与现代化建设工作中去。它还包括对州、地方政府以及职业培训的财政援助，以帮助长期处于失业人群。
