called three veteran Democrat legislators unpatriotic for actions such as opposing Article 23 of the Basic Law

指三名资深民主党立法会议员不爱国,因为他们反对二十三条

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1:States do not like it.[...]112:Democratic and Republican legislators from five medical-marijuana states have written an open letter to Barack Obama to end the “chaos” and leave this matter to the states.3:Christine Gregoire and Lincoln Chafee, governors of Washington state and Rhode Island, have asked the federal government to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug (like heroin, say) to a Schedule II drug (like morphine) so that doctors can at least prescribe it safely in certain circumstances.4:Vermont, Colorado, Hawaii, and have joined in the request.5:Ms Gregoire has already found herself having to veto a medical-marijuana bill she supports for fear that her state employees may be indicted by federal prosecutors.6:To all the good reasons for drug reform can now be added this classically conservative one: states’ rights.

1:各州均很反感。[...]112:共和党和民主党的立法议员们给奥巴马写了封公开信，要求结束纷争，让州政府处理是否禁止大麻事宜，他们主要来自五个允许使用药用大麻的州。3:华盛顿州州长克里斯汀-格雷瓜尔和罗德岛州州长林肯-切菲已经要求联邦政府把大麻重新归类，从一等毒品（海洛因等）降为二等毒品（比如吗啡），以便医生在某些情况下可以安全地开出大麻的处方药。4:佛蒙特州、科罗伦多州、夏威夷州和康涅狄格州也加入了请求队伍中。5:格雷瓜尔女士已经感到她必须否决一项自己支持的药用大麻的法案，以免华盛顿州的雇员遭联邦检察官起诉。6:各州的权利这一保守而又老生常谈的说法能够成为进行药物改革的中肯理由。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-合法使用大麻变成空话(2)

1: In order to avoid other legislation in America and elsewhere, fast-food companies will have to continue innovating. 2: Walt Riker of McDonald's claims the makeover it has given to its menu means it offers more healthy items than it did a few years ago. 3: “We probably sell more lettuce, more milk, more salads, more apples than any restaurant business in the world,” he says. [...]114: But the recent proposal by a county in California to ban the golden arches from including toys in its high-calorie “Happy Meals”, because legislators believe it attracts children to unhealthy food, suggests there is a lot more left to do.

1:为了避免与美国和其他地方的法规起冲突，快餐企业将不得不继续进行改良与创新。2:麦当劳的沃特瑞克宣称其公司已经对菜单进行了改良，这意味真麦当劳与几年前相比会提供更多健康的食品。3:“与世界上的其他餐馆经营者相比，我们可能会销售更多的生菜，更多的牛奶，更多的沙拉以及更多的苹果，”他说道。[...]114:但是加利福尼亚州的一个小镇则提议禁止麦当劳的金色拱形标志出现包括它的高热量的快乐套餐赠送的玩具上，因为执法者们认为它会引诱孩子们去吃不健康的食物，并建议还有很多事情等着我们去做。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-整改指向快餐业

Legislators are likely to create a fund to compensate broadcasters who have to move channels.

立法者也许会设立一项基金用以补偿那些不得不转换频道的电视广播公司，

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-美国电信 呼吸新鲜的电波

Legislators are likely to create a fund to compensate broadcasters who have to move channels. And they will probably require the FCC to try hard to preserve existing TV coverage when it repackages airwaves.

立法者也许会设立一项基金用以补偿那些不得不转换频道的电视广播公司，并且他们很有可能要求联邦通讯委员会在重组波段的时候，尽力保全现存的电视频道覆盖范围。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-美国电信 呼吸新鲜的电波

The paper also reveals how responsive government is to rising income inequality. The authors analyse votes on the credit-expansion measures cited in Mr Rajan's book.[...]11 When support for a bill varies, the authors find that legislators representing more unequal districts were significantly more likely to back a loosening of mortgage rules.

[...]11这篇论文同时也揭示了政府如何应对不断加剧的收入不均问题。两位作者分析了拉詹书中介绍的各种有关信贷膨胀措施法案的投票情况。他们发现越是来自收入不均地区的立法者，越是倾向于给放松抵押贷款政策投赞成票。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-关于金融危机的大量证据

It is still possible that the party whips will beg, bully or bribe enough legislators to reach a final bill by Christmas.

（民主党）党鞭很可能将以请求，恐吓，或是贿赂的形式拉拢足够多的立委在圣诞节前达成一个法案决议。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

"The Western model of a legal system cannot be mechanically copied in establishing our own, " Mr. Wu told the legislators .

“不能用西方的法律体系来套我们的法律体系，”吴邦国对人大代表说。

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"We support policy leaders and try to educate legislators , " Dr. Haupt said.

“我们支持政策领导者，同时尝试教育立法者。”豪普特博士说。

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The legislators who drafted the world's first data-protection law in the state of Hesse in 1970 could not have seen it coming.

1970年在黑森州起草了世界上第一个数据保护法的立法者们恐怕看不到该法的施行了。

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Furious US government officials and legislators accuse Pakistan of duplicity, treachery, betrayal.

暴怒的美国情报官员和议员指责巴基斯坦表里不一、背信弃义、泄密背叛。

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For their part, legislators crafting policy must find ways to resist lobbying by the entrenched energy industries.

从这个角度说，制定政策的立法者必需寻找方法来抵制那些已成气候的能源产业的游说。

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The deputy prime minister met with Bush administration officials as well as key legislators on Capitol Hill.

代总理与布什政府官员以及国会的重要立法者进行会晤。

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but Republican legislators are unlikely to pay a very high price.

但共和党议员付出的代价不太可能会很高

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But if Republican legislators have their way, the voters will never make that decision.

但如果共和党议员从中作梗，参选者将连投票的机会都没有。

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But it was the first time American legislators had showed willingness to put money into global efforts at coping.

但是，这是美国立法者首次显示出愿意出资支持应对气候变化的全球性活动。

属类：无分类双语句库-blog.ecocn.org-

But with unemployment elevated, China may be too convenient a scapegoat for American legislators .

但是随着失业人口的增加，中国似乎顺乎其然成为美国立法者的代罪羔羊。

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And by setting a goal before Congress acts, he risks alienating legislators .

但是在峰会前提出具体的目标，他又将面临与国会议员关系疏远的危险。

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The antics of American legislators take on a new significance when you realize how our leading creditor interprets them.

当你意识到我们的主要债主是怎样解读美国立法者的古怪姿态的时候，这些姿态就呈现出一种新的重要性。

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Of course the same legislators clamouring for bankruptcy could block the sale.

当然，为破产摇旗呐喊的立法者会出面阻止对三巨头的出售。

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Joining this free for all, the state's independently elected state controller, John Chiang, decided to stop paying legislators .

独立选举出的州审计长江俊辉也加入了这场混战，决定停止支付立法官员的薪水。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

Further protections for corporate and lobbying power can be fixed by national and state legislators in laws difficult to undo or dislodge.

对企业和游说力量的进一步保护，可以有国家和州立法者对那些难撤销或者驱逐的法律进行修正。

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Engel said people should "press legislators " to restrict phthalates in adult, as well as children's, personal care products.

恩格尔建议大家应该“向立法者施压”，让他们不仅对儿童而且对成人个人护理产品中的邻苯二甲酸酯进行限制。

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Communist legislators tried to amend the statement to remove the naming of Stalin, but were defeated.

而共产党立法者曾尝试修改该申明，移除其中斯大林的名字，但我们驳回了他们的意图。

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And apparently a majority of Texas legislators were comfortable with that explanation.

而且很显然，得克萨斯州的立法者们感到能坦然接受一解释。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

But sportsmen's groups, gun dealers and some state legislators have hit the roof.

而同时这也是狩猎季节的开端。因此当地的运动组织、枪械交易商和一些州议员勃然大怒。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

Instead, legislators have scrambled to plug funding holes as best they can, primarily through transfers from general revenue.

反而，立法人员争抢着全力以赴去弥补资金漏洞，主要是从一般收入转移。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

The team submitted an "experts suggestion" draft in 2005 but that has yet to be scheduled to go before legislators .

该小组2005年提交了一份“专家意见”草案，但该草案在立法委之前未被安排执行。

属类：英汉句库-article.yeeyan.org-

Some 40 of its legislators drive hybrid cars.

该州约40个立法委员的座驾是混成车。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

Investors, legislators , educators, electors and even consumers also have a role to play, according to the report's authors.

根据报告的作者所说，投资者、立法者、教育工作者、选民、甚至消费者也可以发挥作用。

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