众所周知，美国参议院向来是美国两大政党的交锋之地，这次民主共和两党之间又会上演怎样的明争暗斗呢？ Hints: US Senate 美国参议院 landmark 里程碑 budget deficit 预算赤字 the House of Representatives 众议院 veto 否决 前面的考试说明不用听写出来
US Senate has passed a landmark bill aimed at ending the country's huge budget deficits within the next seven years. It would cut government spending by more than 900,000 million dollars. Health, education and hundreds of other programmes will be hit. The bill was passed last week by the House of Representatives. And congressional leaders now have to work out a compromise. A BBC Washington correspondent says the stage is now set for a confrontation with the White House. President Clinton has threatened to veto the Republican plans.