Agreement was reached only after several days of horse-trading that caused dramatic scenes in the Capitol as Obama and his top staff urged the Senate to move the legislation forward.

这项议案是刚刚达成共识的，期间还发生了戏剧性的一幕，几天的讨价还价导致奥巴马和他的首席幕僚在国会大厦催促参议院迅速推进相关立法。

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This large expanse of intertidal sand and mudflats is notorious for its quicksand and tides that are said to move 'as fast as a horse can run'.

在这片开阔的泥沙滩上，潮水进退时流沙移动的速度非常之快，据说‘如骏马奔驰’。

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It is hard to remember that when the 20th century began, the car was seen as a move towards cleanliness: the manure, urine and carcasses that horse-drawn transport left behind in big cities were not only unpleasant and costly to clear up, but also helped spread disease.

ECONOMIST: A Survey of the 20th Century