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Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to put forward / to submit
tíchū
提出
$1.5 trillion
yī diǎn wǔ wàn yì měiyuán
1.5万亿美元
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
defense budget
guófáng yùsuàn
国防预算
request / application
shēnqǐng
申请

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
to put forward / to submit
tíchū
提出
fiscal year 2027
èr líng èr qī cáinián
2027财年
defense budget
guófáng yùsuàn
国防预算
request / application
shēnqǐng
申请
total amount
zǒng é
总额
reaching / amounting to
$1.5 trillion
yī diǎn wǔ wàn yì měiyuán
1.5万亿美元
to set a new record
chuàng
United States
Měiguó
美国
historical record
lìshǐ jìlù
历史纪录
budget
yùsuàn
预算
priority / key item
zhòngdiǎn
重点
to include
bāokuò
包括
Golden Dome missile defense system
huángjīn qióngdǐng
黄金穹顶
missile defense system
dǎodàn fángyù xìtǒng
导弹防御系统
and
multiple ships
duō sōu
多艘
new-type / advanced
xīnxíng
新型
warships
zhànjiàn
战舰

April 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
on / at
April 3rd
sìyuè sān rì
四月三日
to / toward
xiàng
Congress
guóhuì
国会
to submit / to present
tíjiāo
提交
fiscal year 2027
èr líng èr qī cáinián
2027财年
defense budget
guófáng yùsuàn
国防预算
total amount
zǒng é
总额
reaching as high as
gāodá
高达
$1.5 trillion
yī diǎn wǔ wàn yì měiyuán
1.5万亿美元
among which / of which
qízhōng
其中
$1.15 trillion
yī diǎn yī wǔ wàn yì měiyuán
1.15万亿美元
through / via
tōngguò
通过
regular / conventional
chángguī
常规
appropriations / allocated funds
bōkuǎn
拨款
to apply for
shēnqǐng
申请
additionally / in addition
lìngwài
另外
$350 billion
sān qiān wǔ bǎi yì měiyuán
3500亿美元
through / via
tōngguò
通过
budget reconciliation bill
yùsuàn tiáojiě fǎ àn
预算调解法案
to allocate / to disburse
bōfù
拨付
if
ruò
to receive / to obtain
huò
approval / to be approved
pīzhǔn
批准
this time
cǐ cì
此次
defense spending
guófáng zhīchū
国防支出
will
jiāng
compared to
current / existing
xiànxíng
现行
level
shuǐpíng
水平
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
approximately
yuē
44 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì shí sì
44%
to set
chuàng
United States
Měiguó
美国
all-time historical record
lìshǐ zuìgāo jìlù
历史最高纪录
budget
yùsuàn
预算
priority / key item
zhòngdiǎn
重点
to include
bāokuò
包括
$18.5 billion
yī bǎi bā shí wǔ yì měiyuán
185亿美元
structural particle
de
Golden Dome
huángjīn qióngdǐng
黄金穹顶
missile defense system
dǎodàn fángyù xìtǒng
导弹防御系统
as well as / and also
yǐjí
以及
F-35 fighter jet
F-35
F-35
fighter jet
zhàndòujī
战斗机
and
18 ships
shí bā sōu
18艘
naval warships
hǎijūn zhànjiàn
海军战舰
structural particle
de
procurement / purchase
cǎigòu
采购
both chambers of Congress
cānzhòng liǎng yuàn
参众两院
Armed Services Committee
jūnshì wěiyuánhuì
军事委员会
chairpersons
zhǔxí
主席
to express / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
support
zhīchí
支持
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
this move
cǐ jǔ
此举
will
jiāng
to drive / to push
tuīdòng
推动
defense spending
guófáng zhīchū
国防支出
to account for / to reach
zhàn
GDP / gross domestic product
guónèi shēngchǎn zǒngzhí
国内生产总值
structural particle
de
5 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ
5%
critics
pīpíng rénshì
批评人士
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
such / of this scale
rúcǐ
如此
large-scale
dà guīmó
大规模
structural particle
de
military spending
jūnfèi kāizhī
军费开支
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
federal debt
liánbāng zhàiwù
联邦债务
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
approximately
yuē
$7 trillion
qī wàn yì měiyuán
7万亿美元

News in English

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Trump Submits Record 1.5 Trillion Dollar Defense Budget Request for Fiscal 2027

The Trump administration submitted a record 1.5 trillion dollar defense budget for fiscal 2027, the largest in US history. The request prioritizes a missile defense shield, F-35 jets, and 18 new warships.

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