Welcome to Voice of America's “News Words”, where we talk about words in the news.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”，我们将会在这里为您讲解新闻中的词汇。
You might hear this in stories about the American Congress: gridlock.
你可能会在有关美国国会的消息中听到这个单词：僵局。
The short-term political impact could lead to more congressional gridlock on a host of issues, says Dallek.
达莱克说，短期的政治影响可能会在大量问题上导致更多的国会僵局。
I think it does deepen the animosity between not just the executive and legislative branches, but between Democrats and Republicans.
我认为这不仅会加深行政部门和立法部门之间的敌意，也会加深民主党和共和党之间的憎恨。
Gridlock is when traffic is blocked and cars cannot move.
“僵局”就是交通堵塞，车辆不能移动。

In our story, it means nothing is getting done.
在上述故事中，它的意思是一事无成。
The two political parties cannot agree, legislation is blocked, so not much lawmaking is happening on Capitol Hill.
两个政党意见不合，立法被阻碍，因此国会没有进行立法。
Now, when you hear the word gridlock, you will know what this News Word means!
现在，当你听到单词“僵局”时，你就知道这个新闻词汇的意思了。