The government has promised an emergency budget within 50 days. Cameron said on Wednesday the government had the worst economic inheritance of modern times in Britain.
政府承诺在未来50天内公布紧急预算案。卡梅伦于上周三表示,新一届政府接手的是英国现代最为糟糕的经济形势。
Vocabulary:
expedience:a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just; a sense of self-interest(权宜,私利)
a drop in the ocean:九牛一毛,沧海一粟