美国参议院

At stake in Tuesday's midterm election are all 435 House seats, 33 seats in the Senate and 36 races for governor. With many Americans frustrated over the Iraq war and disappointed with misbehavior in Washington, Republican control of Congress may be on the line.

在周四的中期选举中，共和党受到威胁的席位包括所有435个众议院席位，33个参议院席位和36名地方官员席位，由于很多美国人已经厌倦了伊拉克战争，并且对于华盛顿的不作为感到失望，共和党对于国会的控制岌岌可危

" Honest Abe," as he was endearingly called,lost the Senate race,but two years later was elected the first Republican president of the United States.

被亲昵地称之为&诚实的埃布&的林肯在参议院选举中失败，但两年之后，却当选为美国第一位共和党总统。

The Senate on June 8 approved by voice vote the nomination of Susan Schwab as the new U.S.

参议院6月8日以口头表决形式批准提名苏珊施瓦布为新一届美国贸易代表。

Some Chrysler dealers have banned together to protest their eliminations but the U.S. government will take it one step further by requiring the CEOs of GM and Chrysler to answer to a Senate committee.

一些汽车经销商已经禁止在一起，以抗议他们的冲销，但美国政府将采取这一步，要求CEO的通用汽车和克莱斯勒回答参议院的一个委员会。

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke on ABC's This Week program.

参议院少数党领袖麦康奈尔在接受美国广播公司&本周&节目的采访时说

Martin of the Pentagon Advanced Research Project Agency said,"In 1939, at the start of World War II, the most important country in the word to the American military effort was the Belgian Congo."

马丁将军在参议院武装部队小组委员会听证会上说：&1939年，第二次世界大战刚刚爆发的时候，比属刚果是世界上对美国军事方面的努力起到最重要作用的国家。&

Senate seems determined to make the Sejm look good by comparison.

今天，美国联邦参议院似乎决意青出于蓝胜于蓝。

Senate seems determined to make the Sejm look good by comparison.

今天，美国联邦参议院似乎决意青出於蓝胜於蓝。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。