WASHINGTON, DC – After 16 days of closed museums, half-empty federal buildings, unnaturally quiet streets, and tens of thousands of workers left in existential limbo, the lights are back on in Washington. But, while the shutdown of the United States government, initiated by radical congressional Republicans seeking to block implementation of President Barack Obama’s health-care legislation, is over – at least for now – three enduring lessons have emerged.
华盛顿—博物馆关门。联邦政府大楼半空。街上安静得不自然。几万员工陷入了存在危机。如此过了16天后，光明又回到了华盛顿。但是，由国会共和党激进分子阻挠总统奥巴马的医保立法导致的美国政府关门虽然结束了，仍有三个教训等待我们吸取。