1.
It consists of two chambers: a Senate AND a House of Representatives.
它由参议院和众议院组成。
2.
This was the culminATion of a campaign extending over many months in the SenATe and in the media to get AT the "truth" in Laos
参议院和新闻界为弄清老挝问题“真相”而进行了许多个月的运动，现在达到了高潮。
3.
The senate of 400 founded by Solon in ancient Athens.
古代雅典由梭伦创建的由400人组成的元老院。
4.
The transition from Octavian to Augustus went through several stages before the Senate could bring itself finally to abandon the republican ideal
在元老院最终放弃共和制之前，从屋大维过渡到奥古斯都经历了几个阶段。
5.
…you have to wonder if maybe he isn’t Biting off a little Bit more than he can chew, running for the United States Senate first time out
…你不禁会问自己:他头次出马就去竞选全国参议员是不是有点不自量力
6.
The United States Congress consists of two Chambers. The Senate is the upper chamber.
美国国会由两院组成，参议院是上院。
7.
Surveying her suite in the Russell Senate office Building, Clinton, 54, declares that she has moved on
环视一下她在拉塞尔参议员办公大楼里的家具,54岁的希拉里称自己在走向新的生活。
8.
The American Senate immediately ratified the agreement but the Colombian Senate unanimously rejected it
美国参议院很快批准了这项协定，但哥伦比亚参议院却一致否决了它。
9.
The senate majority leader is the floor spokesman FOR his party in the senate.
参议院多数派领导人是他政党在参议院中的代言人。
10.
The Senate HAS contrived to ensnarl several major proposals in two legislative tangles(New York Times)
那位参议员设法使几个主要提案陷入了两个立法混乱之中(纽约时报)
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