pork barrel

常見例句

雙語例句

• Once a selling point for lawmakers, congressionally directed spending – otherwise known as earmarks or “pork barrel” projects – is becoming a liability for many incumbents in Campaign 2010.
  曾經(jīng)是立法者的賣點，國會直撥開支，另一種說法是計劃開支或者分肥計劃，現(xiàn)在成爲(wèi)許多在任議員2010競選的責(zé)任。
• For the first time in decades, congresspeople aren’t trading pork barrel projects and tax breaks –they’re negotiating steep budget cuts.
  幾十年來第一次國會議員不願把分肥撥款發(fā)展項目與減稅做交易——他們就大幅預(yù)算消減協(xié)商談判。
• He says he will veto pork-barrel spending, a threat his Senate record makes credible.
  他說他將否決“豬肉桶”開銷，他在蓡議院的經(jīng)歷証明這個威脇是真實可靠的。

原聲例句

• This was called "pork barrel" spending.

權(quán)威例句

• Stimulus spending in particular tends to fund pork barrel projects that Congress has been previously resisting.
  FORBES: Can We Spend Ourselves From Recession To Prosperity?
• Republicans are skeptical, especially about government loan guarantees, pork barrel projects and mandating higher priced union labor.
  FORBES: Getting Innovative with Infrastructure
• It started in 2002, he says, when he got a tip about a huge pork barrel project.
  NPR: Origins Of Bridge To Nowhere Explained
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