A symbolic vote on Reid's plan failed 54 to 35 on Monday night.

周一晚的象征性投票搁浅了瑞德的计划，具而言之，其票数比为54比35。

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Mr. Obama was right to warn the Palestinians that such symbolic actions “won’t create an independent state.” But the vote would also isolate Israel and the United States.

正如奥巴马所言，巴勒斯坦这个姿态“并不能建立一个独立国家”，但大会投票或会孤立以色列与美国。

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As has been widely noted, it is a symbolic vote that will lead nowhere in part because, despite the GOP rhetoric, the public supports most of the law.

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Maybe it will play a part in dissuading the Palestinians from demanding what Mr Obama called a "symbolic" vote on independence at the United Nations.

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The Senate vote is symbolic since the budget outline lacks the force of law.

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