1. To Paul, the administration's health plan is simple and straightforward. To Keith, it is a nonstarter. 保罗认为，政府的医疗卫生计划是简单明了的，而基思则认为这是不可取的。
2. Many people will tell Mr. Obama that taxing carbon or gasoline now is a "nonstarter. " Wrong. It is the only starter. 很多人会告诉奥巴马现在对碳排放征税不合时宜，而我认为现在正是一个契机，将逆转我们的游戏形势。
3. That would be a nonstarter with Democrats and the White House has backed away from seeking to make it part of a short-term stimulus package. 对于民主党来说是无成功的希望了，白宫已逐渐不再仅仅寻找一个短期的刺激经济的一揽子方案了。
英英解释
n.
1. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
2. a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
