The White House and Republican lawmakers faced pressure to reach a solution to the looming budget crisis after a nonpartisan agency detailed Thursday how inaction would push the U.S. economy back into recession next year, and skittish investors continued to drive stocks lower.

白宫和共和党议员目前正面临着压力，必须要达成一个方案来化解即将到来的预算危机。此前，一家非党派机构在周四详细解释了，如果不作为，明年美国经济将如何再次陷入衰退；同时惶恐不安的投资者继续推动股市走低。

Economists from the Congressional Budget Office detailed new warnings of an economy speeding toward a so-called fiscal cliff created by a combination of government spending cuts and tax increases set to take effect Jan. 1.

国会预算办公室(Congressional Budget Office，简称CBO)详细地给出了新的警告：美国经济正在迅速滑向“财政悬崖，即1月1日同时生效的减支与增税带来的财政危机。

White House officials are considering proposals with the twin aims of avoiding the fiscal cliff and sparking negotiations on a broader deficit-reduction deal. Any plan is expected to echo President Barack Obama's campaign call for higher taxes on wealthy Americans, in addition to spending cuts.

白宫官员在考虑方案的时候着眼于两个目标：避开财政悬崖，同时开启全面减赤协议的谈判。预计他们采纳的任何方案都将呼应总统奥巴马(Barack Obama)在竞选中提出的主张：除了削减支出之外，还要对富人增税。

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