2014年大学专四英语听力文本素材（17）
Western and Arab foreign ministers have agreed to recognise the Libyan rebels’ National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate governing authority. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the rebel council had given important guarantees on transparency and democratic reform. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.
西方和阿拉伯国家外交部长已经同意承认利比亚叛军国民过渡委员会为合法的执政机构。美国国务卿希拉里?克林顿称，叛军委员会保证透明执政，并进行民主改革。Kim Ghattas从华盛顿报道发回。
Most of the country’s political leaders agree that the debt ceiling must be raised and that this protracted debate is not good for economic confidence. But after long hours of meetings and with various competing solutions on the table, a deal is still not in sight. Barack Obama said he wanted to see the logjam broken in the next couple of days and urged members of Congress to think in ambitious terms.
全国大多数政治领导人赞同必须提高债务上限，这场旷日持久的辩论不利于市场对经济的信心。但是经过长时间的会议和不同解决方案之间的较量，协议仍然遥遥无期。奥巴马称，他希望未来几天能够打破僵局，敦促国会成员从更长远的眼光考虑问题。
