六级According to Timothy Pikle, a professor of psychology at Carlton University in Ottawa, people often draw up a “to-do” list, and then that’s it.

渥太华卡尔顿大学心理学教授Timothy Pikle表示，人们经常会列出一份“待办事项”清单，然后就这样了。

2008年12月英语六级真题

考研Canada’s premiers (the leaders of provincial governments), if they have any breath left after complaining about Ottawa at their late July annual meeting, might spare a moment to do something, together, to reduce health-care costs.

加拿大总理（省级政府领导人）在7月底的年会上抱怨渥太华后，如果他们还有喘息的机会，可能会抽出时间共同做点什么，降低医疗成本。

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考研Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution.

不是每个省都有自己的批准药物清单、官僚机构、程序和有限的议价能力，而是所有省都将汇集资源，与渥太华合作，并创建一个国家机构。

2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研A small step has been taken in the direction of a national agency with the creation of the Canadian Co-ordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment, funded by Ottawa and the provinces.

随着加拿大卫生技术评估协调办公室的成立，朝着国家机构的方向迈出了一小步，该办公室由渥太华和各省资助。

2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研They (particularly Quebec and Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over additional billions with few, if any, strings attached.

他们（尤其是魁北克省和阿尔伯塔省）只希望渥太华在几乎没有附加条件的情况下再拿出数十亿美元。

2005年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题