Instead candidates jousted over plans for public housing and job creation .

相反，竞选者们却在公共住房计划与扩大就业计划上唇枪舌剑争执不下。

Storm was a rival of the devil and jousted with him for the lives of men and beasts .

斯托恩是恶魔的竞争对手，他同它们争夺人类和动物的生命。

Investor fears about the gridlock in washington over raising the us debt ceiling mounted further on monday as political leaders jousted over competing solutions to avert a possible debt default in august .

周一，围绕提高美国债务上限的僵局仍未破冰，美国政治领导人争执不休，均坚持自己提出的旨在防止8月发生债务违约的解决方案，这种局面进一步加剧了投资者的担忧。