（NEXSTAR）——如果你希望下个月不用再拨表调时间，那么你恐怕要失望了。
(NEXSTAR) – If you were hoping to skip resetting your clocks next month, it seems you’re out of luck.
美国曾险些实现全年实行夏令时。早在7月，众议院就通过了《阳光保护法案》（Sunshine Protection Act），该法案旨在将夏令时永久化，仅有少数例外。时任总统唐纳德·特朗普对该法案表示支持，当时他在谈到这一点时称这将是“共和党的一个非常漂亮的胜利。拿下它！”目前，《阳光保护法案》仍搁置在参议院，去年秋天，加速推进该立法另一版本的努力曾受挫。这一次，该法案的前景同样扑朔迷离，多位共和党议员对该法案表示反对。
The U.S. was close to observing year-round daylight saving time. Back in July, the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, with few exceptions. President Donald Trump threw his support behind the bill, saying at the time that it would be “a very nice WIN for the Republican Party. Take it!”The Sunshine Protection Act now sits in the Senate, where efforts to fast-track another version of the legislation were thwarted last fall. This time around, the bill faced an equally uncertain future, with several Republican lawmakers expressing opposition to it.
据《国会山报》（The Hill）8月报道，参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（John Thune，南达科他州共和党联邦参议员）此前也对《阳光保护法案》能否达到通过所需的60票门槛表示怀疑。
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) had also previously cast doubt on the Sunshine Protection Act’s ability to reach the required 60-vote threshold needed to pass, The Hill reported in August.
随着参议院周三为中期选举休会，该法案的前景变得更加黯淡。参议员们预计要到11月9日当周才会返回国会山。
The bill’s future became even more dim on Wednesday when the Senate adjourned for the midterm election. Senators are not scheduled to return to the Capitol until the week of Nov. 9.
这不仅使几项关键优先事项陷入悬念，也意味着几周后我们的时钟很可能将照常往回拨。
That not only leaves several key priorities in limbo but also likely means our clocks will be falling back as usual in a few weeks.
今年的夏令时将在最早可能的时间——11月1日结束。这大约比议员们计划返京的时间早了一周，这意味着《阳光保护法案》很可能无法及时生效以跳过这次季节性时间调整。
Daylight saving time ends on the earliest possible date this year, Nov. 1. That’s roughly a week before lawmakers are set to return, meaning the Sunshine Protection Act likely won’t be enacted in time to skip the seasonal time change.
该法案仍有可能在参议院复会后获得通过，但目前的国会预计仅会开会至12月中下旬，这可能会打乱将夏令时永久化的努力。
The bill could still be passed after the Senate returns, but the current Congress is only expected to remain in session through about mid- to late December, potentially upending efforts to make daylight saving time permanent.
如果该法案获得通过，美国采取的方法可能与我们的一些北部邻国不谋而合。今年3月夏令时开始时，不列颠哥伦比亚省宣布这是他们最后一次调整时钟。阿尔伯塔省随后也在夏天采取了同样的行动。
If the bill passes, the U.S. could take an approach not unlike some of our neighbors to the north. In March, when daylight saving time began, British Columbia announced it was the last time it would change its clocks. Alberta followed suit over the summer.
但目前看来，我们的时钟很可能在11月1日凌晨“回拨”到标准时间。
But for now, our clocks appear likely to “fall back” to standard time in the early morning hours of Nov. 1.