广播电视英语短句 第 274 课：保健及保险-1

A major reform of the American system of health care and insurance has moved farther in Congress than ever before. 美国保健及保险系统的一项重大改革在国会取得前所未有的进展。

President Obama wants a final bill passed by the end of the year. 总统奥巴马希望最终法案在年底之前通过。

But a difficult road still lies ahead. 但是，前方依然困难重重。

Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed a bill with an estimated trillion-dollar price over ten years. 周六晚，众议院通过了十年约耗资 1 万亿美元的法案。

The president called the vote historic. 总统称这一投票是历史性的。