Minnesota girded for what could be a lengthy government shutdown, as the holiday weekend passed without Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton or Republican lawmakers returning to the bargaining table.

　　美國(guó)明尼蘇達(dá)州已為可能曠日持久的政府“關(guān)門”事件做好了準(zhǔn)備，原因是國(guó)慶假日周末結(jié)束之后，該州州長(zhǎng)、民主黨人戴頓(Mark Dayton)和共和黨議員均沒有重新回到談判桌上。

　　The state closed its government Friday, the beginning of its fiscal year, after Mr. Dayton and Republicans controlling the legislature were unable to agree on how to close a $5 billion gap in the two-year budget.

　　明尼蘇達(dá)州政府在新財(cái)年之初即上周五(7月1日)關(guān)閉。此前，控制州立法機(jī)構(gòu)的戴頓和共和黨議員無(wú)法就如何在兩年預(yù)算安排中彌合50億美元的缺口達(dá)成一致。

　　Conflicting campaign promises staked out by each side will make reaching a compromise difficult. Mr. Dayton, the first Democrat elected governor in 20 years, told voters he would raise taxes on the state's wealthiest residents to help balance the budget. Republican lawmakers, who took over both houses of the legislature for the first time in nearly 40 years, campaigned on pledges not to increase taxes.

　　由于雙方在競(jìng)選過程中做出的承諾相互矛盾，因此將很難達(dá)成妥協(xié)。戴頓是20年來(lái)首位當(dāng)選明尼蘇達(dá)州州長(zhǎng)的民主黨人，他曾對(duì)選民說將提高該州最富有居民的稅收，以幫助平衡預(yù)算。而近40年來(lái)首次同時(shí)控制參眾兩院的共和黨議員則在競(jìng)選時(shí)承諾不加稅。

　　Mr. Dayton wants the state to spend $35.7 billion over the next two years, while Republicans favor a $34 billion spending plan.

　　戴頓希望未來(lái)兩年明尼蘇達(dá)州的開支為357億美元，而共和黨議員支持的開支計(jì)劃是340億美元。

　　The governor wanted a break in negotiations until at least Tuesday, said Michael Brodkorb, a spokesman for the state's Republican senators. GOP lawmakers met at the Capitol over the weekend to work on offers that Mr. Dayton might accept, he said. 'The governor is the only one who can call a special session, so he's in the driver's seat as to how long this shutdown lasts,' Mr. Brodkorb said.

　　明尼蘇達(dá)州共和黨參議員發(fā)言人Michael Brodkorb說，戴頓本希望談判的休會(huì)期至少到周二。他說，共和黨議員上周末在議會(huì)大廈召開會(huì)議，準(zhǔn)備擬定戴頓可能接受的提議。他說，州長(zhǎng)戴頓是唯一一個(gè)可以召開特別會(huì)議的人，所以他控制著政府關(guān)閉的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短。

　　More than 20,000 state workers were furloughed Friday and told to apply for unemployment benefits, and state-park campgrounds were closed. Critical institutions such as state prisons, courts and the highway patrol continued operating.

　　明尼蘇達(dá)州政府的2萬(wàn)多名政府雇員上周五被解雇，還被告知去申請(qǐng)失業(yè)救濟(jì)。另外，多家州立公園關(guān)閉，不過州立監(jiān)獄、法院和高速公路巡警隊(duì)等重要機(jī)構(gòu)仍繼續(xù)運(yùn)營(yíng)。