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〔gridlock〕"the political gridlock that prevented . . . the President and Congress from moving expeditiously to cut the budget"(Robert D. Hormats)“目前政局的僵持局面使总统和国会都不能迅速地采取行动以削减预算”(罗伯特D.霍马茨)〔calcification〕An inflexible, unchanging state:僵持：一种不灵活的、无变化的状态：〔calcification〕calcification of negotiations.谈判处于僵持阶段〔deadlock〕A standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.僵局，僵持：由两种僵持不下的力量或派别的对立而形成的僵局〔impasse〕A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate:僵局：很困难以致于不能取得进展的局面；僵持或对峙： |