美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-12-16
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2014(十二)月
英语课
1. Tonight, both Democrats 1 and Republicans will have the opportunity to show America whether they stand with the President who was defying the will of the voters or with the millions of the Americans who want a safe and legal immigration system. This point of order it targeted, not to the entire omnibus, but specifically to DHS funding that the President has announced will be spent unconstitutionally.
2. The junior Senator from Texas raised the point of order attacking the pending 2 legislation on the grounds that the President has activated 3 unconstitutionally. And junior Senator from Texas is wrong, wrong, wrong on several counts. But most importantly for us, this evening is an attack on this bill because it is not an appropriate place to debate the constitutionality and any executive branch action.
3. On the motion to concur 4 in the House amendment 5 to the Senate amendment H.R 83, the yeas have 56, the nays 6 have 40. The motion to concur has passed.
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的
- The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
- He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。
v.同意，意见一致，互助，同时发生
- Wealth and happiness do not always concur.财富与幸福并非总是并存的。
- I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done.我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。