A couple of weeks back and a dozen miles west of Elkhart, hundreds gathered in another school gym — except this time it was for a job fair.

就在数周前，就在埃尔克哈特以西十几英里处，数百人聚集在另一个学校的体育馆，只不过这次是为了参加招聘会。

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Folks here in Elkhart and all across America need help right now, and they cannot afford to keep on waiting for folks in Washington to get this done.

在埃尔克哈特和全美各地的乡亲们现在需要帮助，他们无法承受继续等待华盛顿的人们通过这项议案。

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WHEN Barack Obama visited Elkhart, Indiana, in early February, a few weeks after his inauguration, it was a sombre affair.

今年二月初，就职数周的巴拉克·奥巴马访问印第安纳州的埃尔克哈特县，那是一次灰头土脸的出行。

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Earlier Monday, the president made a targeted pitch at a town hall meeting in Elkhart, Ind.

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So what I'm trying to underscore is what the people in Elkhart already understand: that this is not your ordinary run-of-the-mill recession.

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