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The Senate is rekindling the debate on immigration reform with a preliminary vote on legislation that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.
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关于一项可能将数百万非法移民合法化的提案重新点燃了关于移民法改革的争论。 |
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The Senate is the one that matters: in the lower house, the government has a comfortable majority.
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参议院就成为“焦点”地带了：因为在下议院，政府占有绝对多数席位的优势。 |
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The Senate pa ed the bill last month.
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参议院已经在11月通过了这项法案。 |
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The Senate passed the bill last month.
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参议院已经在11月通过了这项法案。 |
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The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of the President of the United States.
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参议院应选举该院的其他官员，在副总统缺席或执行合众国总统职务时，还应选举临时议长。 |
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The Senate started on the right fool.
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参院走出了正确的第一步。 |
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The Senate started on the right fool. In1986, it limited its franking budget to half the total appropriation for both chambers. That seemed fair because the100 senators represent the same total number of constituents as the435 House members.
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参院走出了正确的第一步。1986年把参院的免费邮件预算限制在参众两院该项预算总和的半数。100位参议员与435位众议员的选民人数一样，所以看来这是公平的做法。 |
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The Senate tried to debate Iraq this week.
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本周参议院尝试就伊拉克问题进行讨论。 |
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The Senator acceded to his defeat before the end of the election.
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那位参议员在选举结束以前就承认落选了。 |
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The Senator is on the liberal wing of the Republican Party.
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这位参议员站在共和党的自由派一边。 |
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The Senator's office calls the incident an oversight.
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该议院声称这是一次疏忽事件。 |
