If Congress cannot agree on a spending authorisation by midnight on Friday then an ominous-sounding US government shutdown will follow. Pensioners worried about receiving their cheques or baddies hoping to rob an unguarded Fort Knox à la Goldfinger should take note that only non-vital functions, such as national park rangers and passport applications, will be affected. The fact that this still encompasses around 1m employees speaks to the size of the federal government.
如果到周五午夜，美国国会还未能就支出授权达成一致，那么，将会发生一件听上去不太吉利的事：美国政府将关门大吉。不过，担心能否收到支票的养老金领取者、以及希望模仿金手指(Goldfinger)抢劫无人守护的诺克斯堡(Fort Knox)的坏蛋们应注意，只有那些不太重要的职能部门——比如国家公园护林员与护照办理部门——将会受到影响。尽管如此，这仍然会牵涉到大约100万名雇员，足见联邦政府的规模之大。
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