雙語金句：奧巴馬：削赤用解剖刀不用斧頭

【明報專訊】"There will be no easy off-ramps on this one. We need to keep the pressure up to compromise, not turn off the pressure. The question right now is whether we can reduce the deficit in a way that helps the economy grow ─ that operates with a scalpel, not with a hatchet."

「在這件事上不容隨便脫身走開。我們需要維持壓力去促成妥協，而非停止施壓。現在的問題是，到底我們能否以有助經濟增長的方法，用解剖刀而非斧頭，去削減赤字。」

美國總統奧巴馬昨強調，不能放棄就削赤向國會施壓，敦促兩黨取得共識，能像運用解剖刀般精準落刀，而非粗枝大葉地揮斧亂砍開支。