Even as President George W. Bush tries to jump-start the economy with tax cuts and the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates low, smaller companies across the country are complaining about a powerful drag on the nation's economic engine: Many banks are tightening lending standards, making it harder for small businesses to get capital for the kind of expansion and hiring that would hasten a recovery.
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机译：即使美国总统布什（George W. Bush）试图通过减税来启动经济，而美联储（Fed）仍将利率维持在较低水平，但全国各地的小型公司仍在抱怨该国经济引擎的强大阻力：许多银行正在收紧贷款标准，使得小企业更难获得资本来进行扩张和雇用，而这会加速复苏。
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