senators

He was the last of nine children, three of whom went on to become senators and one of whom became president.

他在九个兄弟姐妹中排行最末，其中三个后来当了参议员，一个当了总统。

He was one of only twenty-three senators who voted in two thousand two against supporting the invasion of Iraq.

2002年，仅有23名参议员投票反对美国入侵伊拉克，而肯尼迪就是其中一位。

His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now one of the two United States senators who represent the state of New York.

他的妻子，希拉里。克林顿，现在是其中的两个美国参议员代表纽约州的。

Furthermore, some senators and representatives would become "born again" constitutionalists out of a sense of self-preservation.

此外，一些参议员和众议员为了自保将会“重生”为宪政主义者。

"I would urge you to broaden your focus just a bit, " Mr Bernanke told the senators.

伯南克对参议员们表示：“我劝你们把视角稍微放宽一点。”

You're right, the Dynasty is untouchable as long as you're just a man; a scabby little assassin hired to kill overweight Senators.

不错，对于你这样一个被雇来解决不安分议员的小杀手来说，王朝的确坚不可摧。

But many senators do not much like the Waxman-Markey bill either, and it is unlikely to be passed before the summit, if at all.

但许多参议员们也不很赞同瓦克斯曼—马尔凯法案，就算准备好了立法，要在峰会前通过可能性也不大。

It had looked as if the measure might not pass, but eight Republican senators eventually backed it.

虽然这项法案曾显出似难通过，但八位共和党参议员最终选择了支持。

The Vice President was one of the first U. S. senators to visit China back in 1979, and we look forward to welcoming him back.

副总统是1979年访问中国的首批美国参议员之一，我们期待着欢迎他回来。

The chief justice began to call on the senators. One by one, they answered guilty or not guilty.

首席大法官请参议员一个一个回答：总统是有罪还是无罪。

Despite warnings from his wife and Cleopatra, he is confident of victory. However, he is stabbed to death by various senators.

恺撒坚信自己会获胜，没有理会妻子和克娄巴特拉的警告，结果被一群元老院的成员刺死。

And its coalition would be just a few senators short of the 60% needed to amend the constitution.

另外，工党的跨党联盟将在参议院取得半数以上席次，距离修正宪法所需的六成席次只差一点。

Just as the President, Senators, and Representatives have overlapping constituencies, their terms also overlap.

如同总统、参议员、众议员的选区相互重合一样，他们的任期也相互交错。

Senators will reintroduce legislation giving the White House new tools to press China on the currency front, he said.

他说，参议院将再次展开立法工作，让白宫有向中国汇率政策施压的新工具。

The Republicans, not to be outdone, decided to try to recall eight Democratic senators who had absconded.

共和党，不会甘拜下风，决定试图罢免已经潜逃的八名民主党参议员。

Clay said he did not want to debate, but wished that the senators would think carefully about his proposals.

克莱说，他不想争吵，但他希望参议员应该认真考虑他的建议。

One of the senators' prerogatives is to put individual "holds" on a nominee, stopping the candidate's progress to a full vote on the floor.

要知道，参议员的特权之一便是可就某位被提名人给予个人“挂起”（holds），从而阻止候选人在参议院的全体投票进程。

The next day, after several Republican senators had expressed support for the raid, Lott backed off his comments.

第二天，几位共和党参议员表示了对轰炸的支持，洛特又对自己的评论进行辩解。

Both the president and Ms. Miers cited a demand from several senators to view internal White House documents as a reason for the withdrawal.

布什总统和迈尔斯都提到，撤回提名的原因包括几位参议员提出要查阅白宫内部文件。

So the Democrats focused instead on recalling the eight Republican senators over a year into their terms who had voted for the reforms.

于是，民主党人把矛头对准了8位任期超过1年、支持集体采购改革的共和党参议员。