1. Even before the Senate voted overwhelmingly to advance a bipartisan $1.2trn infrastructure agreement, President Joe Biden hailed it as proof "that our democracy can function, deliver and do big things".
hail as 称赞为
We hail as masterpieces the cave paintings in southern France and elsewhere, dating back some 20,000 years.
我们把法国南部和其他地方的洞穴壁画赞誉为杰作,它们的历史可以追溯到大概2万年前
2. In all, the bill would add some $550bn in spending across eight years on top of other projected infrastructure investments.
on top of 另外
On top of the oil bust, Canada's other commodity exports, such as lumber, are also suffering collapsing demand.
除了这场石油衰退,加拿大的其它商品出口,例如木材,也正在经受需求下降的考验