One topic that came up, the so-called fiscal cliff .

期中一个话题是所谓的“财政悬崖”。

They're all talking about the same thing, the fiscal cliff .

他们讨论的是同一件事：财政悬崖。

The senate is open for business but it's not debating the fiscal cliff.

参议院目前正在开会，但辩论的话题并未财政悬崖。

Other more worthy terms, such as fiscal cliff, e-reader and fracking also make appearances alongside an alarm bell for fathers of brides at the height of the wedding season.

其它更常用的词条还有fiscal cliff （财政悬崖） , e-reader（电子书）和fracking（水力压裂法）等。 这些词和“结婚旺季中的新娘父亲警铃”一起出现在词典里。