Welcome to the Voice of America’s “News Words”, where we teach you about words in the news.
欢迎收看美国之声“新闻词汇”，在这里我们会教您新闻中的词汇。
Listen to this story about how U.S. lawmakers voted to avoid a government default:
美国立法者投票，避免政府无法还债。请听相关报道。
They say it is only a temporary delay and does not fix the underlying problem of a growing fiscal deficit with a combination of taxes and spending cuts.
他们表示，这只是暂时性的延缓措施，不能解决根本问题：不断增加的财政赤字，税收以及开支的削减。
The word “fiscal” has to do with money.
“财务的”这个词与钱有关。
It refers to the budget policies of businesses and governments.
指的是公司和政府的预算计划。
Our news story is about U.S. fiscal policy.
我们的新闻报道与美国财政政策有关。

It is about how money is raised through taxes, and how the money is spent.
这个词与如何通过税收获取金钱和如何支配这些钱有关。
Now, when you hear the word “fiscal”, your American English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.
现在，当你听到“财务的”这个词时，你的美语就足够听懂这个新闻词汇的意思了。