选举之后的国会免不了像只跛脚鸭，尽管它会解决财政悬崖，但共和党和民主党之间在税收和支出问题上的重大差异依然难以弥合。
While a post-election, lame-duck session of Congress will address the fiscal cliff, the deep differences between Republicans and Democrats on taxes and spending remain wide and difficult to bridge.