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。
The best thing about the Congress is that it is the last place where you can have face-to-face interviews and interaction with the newsmakers themselves.
大会最棒的地方是,它是你最后一个可以面对面采访和与新闻人物互动的地方。
As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.
在国会继续就如何处理非法移民问题进行辩论之际,我们必须记住许多辛勤工作的合法移民,他们为我们国家的经济和文化做出了巨大贡献。
Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.
当选国会议员被认为是被派去抢劫朋友。
Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.
请记住,国会没有那么多的机会给公众留下印象。
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。
From early on, everything I did was calculated to being elected to Congress.
从一开始,我所做的一切都是为了当选国会议员。