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But this is not, as some would have it, wholly the fault of balky American senators who have refused to pass a cap-and-trade bill fast enough.

但是这不像很多人想的那样，完全是美国参议员们的错，这些参议员拒绝尽快通过一项碳排放交易的议案。

Senators who want to talk out a bill ought to be obliged to do just that, not rely on a simple procedural vote: voters could then see exactly who was obstructing what.

而要想让议案获得通过，参议员有责任找到究竟在谁那儿卡壳了，因为什么原因而没有使议案通过，而不是依靠一个简单的程序性的投票。

The two senators will also inherit plenty of materials for bridge-building.

现任政府也会给两位参议员留下许多"搭桥"所需的材质。

The senators were very interested in what Burr had to say. Even his political opponents sat up and listened.

参议员们对伯尔所要说的都很感兴趣，即使是他的政治对手也静静地坐在那听他的演讲。

The cabinet is made up of senators elected by the people all over the country.

内阁是由这个国家的人民选出的议员组成的。

Two senators noted that they had been arrested years ago for civil disobedience.

两位参议员表示，他们已被逮捕前的公民抗命。

In 1917, prompted by a filibuster against Woodrow Wilson's wish to take America into the first world war, the Senate adopted Rule XXII, which said that it could move to cloture if two-thirds of senators present voted for it.

在一九一七年，由于这种filibuster的手段挡下了Woodrow Wilson这位参议员当时希望美国参战一次世界大战的提议，因而刺激了参议院来采用了第二十二号规则，这规则规定如果三分之二出席的参议员同意，可以对辩论做终结。

It is a good idea that began in Congress, of all places. In 2006 Barack Obama and Tom Coburn, then freshman senators from Illinois and Oklahoma, sponsored a bill calling for an online database of federal contracts and awards.

从各地的国会开始这样做，是一个好主意。2006年，巴拉克·奥巴马和Tom Coburn，还有伊利诺斯州、俄克拉何马州的新议员们发起了一项法案，要求建立联邦政府的合同和奖金的网上数据库。

Today is our election day, when we vote for our senators and congressmen and state governors.

今天是我们的选举日，这天我们选举出我们的参议员、国会议员和政府要员。

I also thank the senators, congressmen, and distinguished officials from the State Department for being here.

同时 我还要感谢出席会议的参议员，众议员以及国务院尊贵的官员们。

If you are unfortunate enough to the lovelorn, please tell me, I will help you out, really, please contact me!

如果你不幸失恋了，请告诉我，我会帮助你摆脱困境，真的，请联系我啦！

China's plan to cut energy intensity by 20 percent and pollutant discharges by 10 percent between 2006 and 2010 is a case in point.

中国计划在2006年到2010间降低20%的能源强度和减少10%的主要污染物排放，就是一个这样的例子。