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。
I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.
我不认为国会的职责是做好工作。它应该在做决定的路上拖拖拉拉。
The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.
艺术比股市或国会辩论更能反映我们这个世界正在发生的事情。
If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.
如果我能通过帮助企业发展在私营部门创造一个就业机会，那将比国会在过去六个月创造的就业机会还要多一个。
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。
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
如果我一生都在学习，我想不出在国会一次会议上通过的有趣的事情的一半。