Right now, every senior politician in America is telling their favorites in the press that they are confident that compromise on the “fiscal cliff” will be reached before the end of December. But they are telling their favorites this because they think that pessimism now will lead to their being blamed for gridlock later.
但别当真了。目前，所有美国高级政客都在媒体面前向支持者表示，自己对在12月底之前就“财政悬崖”问题达成一致有信心。但他们之所以向支持者如此表示，是因为当前的悲观气氛会导致人们把随后的僵局的责任推到他们头上。