去年，奥巴马的重要性比今日更具象征意义，部分因为他是首位入主白宫的非洲裔美国人。

Last year, the significance of the Obamas was more symbolic than it is today, based in part on the presence of the first African-American family in the White House.

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如果运气好的话，银行接受了官方所谓“已登记支付书”，预算协议很快达成，打白条就更具象征意义而没有预测出的那么可怕。

With luck the IOUs, officially called "registered warrants", will turn out to be more symbolic than apocalyptic, provided that Banks accept them and that a budget deal arrives soon.

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