A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国会
Congress
Congress is not an ATM.
国会不是自动取款机。
Congress: Bingo with billions.
国会:数十亿美元。
Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue.
有时国会喜欢榨取利益。
I came to Congress to help reduce spending.
我来到国会是为了帮助削减开支。
I didn't leave the Congress; I was expelled.
我没有离开国会;我被开除了。
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
谈话是廉价的——除非国会这么做。
Congress is unpopular. Incumbents are unpopular.
国会是不受欢迎的。现任者是不受欢迎的。
I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.
我当选国会议员时是一名出庭辩护律师。
Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.
在国会服务是我一生的荣耀。
I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.
我觉得自己有点像国会里的害群之马,但我还是来了。
It was a terrible day for baseball, it was a worse day for Congress.
这对棒球来说是糟糕的一天,对国会来说也是糟糕的一天。
It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity.
本届国会是一个团结一致的国会,这是极其必要的。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
当国会开会的时候,这个国家就会有同样的感觉,就像婴儿拿起锤子一样。
Whether we like it or not, men have more of the offices, more of the higher jobs, more of the seats in Congress. Men need to re-examine what their power is. We need to understand how to use it.
不管我们喜不喜欢,男性拥有更多的办公室,更多的高级职位,更多的国会席位。男人需要重新审视他们的力量是什么。我们需要了解如何使用它。
I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.
我是一个非常幸运的人。我可以在国会作证。我可以筹集资金。我可以提高意识。
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
死亡和税收的唯一区别在于,死亡不会在国会每次开会时都变得更糟。
I'm amused when Congress tries to place the blame on somebody but never themselves. I've never heard any of them ever say, 'I've made a mistake.' I do. I say I called it wrong. But they just try to find somebody to blame.
当国会试图把责任推给某个人而不是他们自己时,我感到很有趣。我从未听他们说过,‘我犯了一个错误。“我做的。我说我打错了。但他们只是想找个人来责备。