但是国会的问题还不只是几只烂苹果的事，而是整棵树出了严重的毛病。
But Congress's problems are more than a matter of a few bad apples.There is something seriously wrong with the whole tree.
关于全国强制总量控制和交易制度的议案已纳入下届国会的讨论议程。
Proposals for a national cap-and-trade system are scheduled for consideration by the next U.S. Congress.
十一月份的选举很可能将壮大共和党人在国会的势力，这样一来，严格限制(温室气体)排放的可能性更是微乎其微。
Elections in November are likely to increase the Republicans' strength in Congress, and thus make the adoption of strict limits on emissions even more unlikely.
这一事件被称为“闪电崩盘”(“flash crash”)引起了国会的听证和证券交易委员会及商品期货交易委员会的调查。
Known as the "flash crash," the incident sparked congressional hearings as well as an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
许多美国人认为，召开特别国会的时候，罗斯福就有了整个新政的全盘打算，但事实上开始的时候他只是想让国会处理银行系统的危机，然后就休会。
While many Americans think Roosevelt had the entire New Deal in mind for the special session, he in fact initially assumed that Congress would deal only with the banking crisis and then adjourn.
美国国会的燃油经济标准已每况愈下，而且车辆的平均里程数也跌至数十年来的谷底，但Prius油电混合车的问世，显示人们还可以另有选择。
Federal fuel economy standards languished in Congress, and average vehicle mileage dropped to its lowest level in decades, but the Prius showed people that another way is possible.
1978年，国会通过破产重组的法案，让企业和个人能更加容易获得新生。
In 1978, Congress passed a revamped bankruptcy code, making it easier for businesses and individuals to start anew.
当她被问到，是否担心会受到国会保守派的攻击时，她说：“我之所以从事这份工作，就是因为我想这些吸毒者被当成病人对待。”
Asked if she feared being attacked by Congressional conservatives, she said: "I took this job because I want drug users to be recognized as people with a disease."
当解决温室气体排放问题的想法还在国会里酝酿时，加里福利亚州已经率先行动了。
Congress may be thinking about tackling greenhouse-gas emissions, but California has already done it.
1913年，美国国会决定将五月的第二个星期天定为母亲节。
In 1913, the United States Congress agreed that the second Sunday in May be made Mother's day.
英国首相布朗成为第一位在白宫会见奥巴马的欧洲领导人。随后，布朗在国会发表了演讲。
Britain's Gordon Brown became the first European leader to meet Barack Obama in the White House; he later addressed Congress.
今天是他的九十大寿，这位前君主60年来首次在国会上演讲。
Today, as he turned 90, the former monarch addressed parliament for the first time in 60 years.
农民将游说国会提高对农业的补贴。
国会有责任确保在所有和平的手段用尽之后再诉诸武力。
Congress has a responsibility to ensure that all peaceful options are exhausted before resort to war.
艾森豪威尔施展了他的影响力来说服国会修改该法律。
Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.
消费者维权人士正在向国会施压，要求制定更好的隐私法，但迄今收效甚微。
Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far.
国会需要鼓起勇气，允许联邦医疗保险优先支付被证明更具优势的治疗方案。
Congress needs to find the courage to allow Medicare to pay preferentially for treatments proven to be superior.
美国国会正在考虑一项法案，该法案将严格限制烟草广告，并对继续向儿童销售香烟的烟草公司处以罚款。
The US Congress is considering a bill which would place tight restrictions on tobacco advertising and impose penalties on tobacco companies if they continue to sell cigarettes to children.
国会掌管着国家的钱袋子。
在上任第一周，奥巴马先生竭力通过国会推行他的巨额刺激救市方案。
Mr Obama spent much of his first week trying to push his gargantuan stimulus package through Congress.
这项收购案的国会听证会即将举行，届时可能会有激烈争论。
Upcoming congressional hearings on the deal are likely to be stormy.
同年晚些时候，在针对兼并浪潮举行的国会听证会上，他声称，华尔街已经驯服了风险。
Later that year, at a Congressional hearing on the merger boom, he argued that Wall Street had tamed risk.
我看，为了他的英雄事迹，他就是应该获得国会荣誉勋章。
As far as I'm concerned, he should have the Congressional Medal of Honor.
我们一起合作，倾听每个句子，想像着国会和整个国家对此会有什么反应，然后完善演讲稿的措词。
We all worked together, listening to each sentence, imagining how it would be received in the Congress and in the country, and improving the language.
上任以来，奥巴马一直把大部分繁重的立法工作交给国会，与此同时也不忘让副手们保持与国会同事之间的紧密联系。
So far Mr Obama has been happy to leave much of the legislative heavy lifting to congress. But he makes sure his aides work closely with their congressional colleagues.
上任以来，奥巴马一直把大部分繁重的立法工作交给国会，与此同时也不忘让副手们保持与国会同事之间的紧密联系。
So far Mr Obama has been happy to leave much of the legislative heavy lifting to congress. But he makes sure his aides work closely with their congressional colleagues.
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