'Decision day' for U.S. bailout plan

U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives are set to vote shortly on the biggest proposed government intervention in the U.S. economy since the Great Depression after government officials, Treasury chiefs and political leaders agreed details of a $700 billion rescue plan to prop up the nation's ailing financial system.

intervention:插入；調停；仲栽；干涉
prop:支柱；贊助