There is a law and a lawmaker that rules across the whole continent

法是有的，还有着一位立法者统治着世界。

Though our lawmaker is tired after the campaign, he will have little rest

虽说我们的立法者在竞选之后已经累了，但他几乎得不到休息。

Secretary for Transport Nicholas Ng Wing-fui was under fire last night for allegedly preventing a lawmaker from voting.

运输局局长吴荣奎涉嫌阻挠立法会议员投票，昨晚遭议员炮轰。

||1:Opponents will not give up without a fight.||2:They wield studies that point to increases in consumption and car accidents after laws are loosened.||3:But nowhere is liberalisation resisted more staunchly than in Mormon-dominated Utah, where even strong beer has to be sold through publicly owned stores.||4:Its restrictive distribution system is under the spotlight thanks to an ongoing bid-rigging scandal at the state-run alcohol monopoly.||5:But the forces arrayed against reform are strong, including the speaker of the state Senate and anti-drink-driving pressure groups.||6:The odds of privatisation are “a small fraction of those of seeing a Mormon in the White House,” sighs one lawmaker .

||1:反对者们在做最后的斗争之前是绝不会轻易放弃的。||2:他们挥舞着调查报告称由于法律对酒类销售的放宽使其销售节节攀升并间接导致酒后驾车事故的不断增多。||3:在酒类销售限制方面没有哪个州可以跟犹他州相比，在犹他州即使烈性啤酒也只能在公营商店才能买得到。||4:犹他州白酒专营丑闻的曝光使得其严格的白酒销售网络得以被公开。||5:但是放宽酒类销售的改革还面临着诸多的压力，比如来自国会议员的反对和酒驾团体的抗议。||6:问题的棘手之处在于“白宫里的一小撮反对饮酒的摩门教徒”。

Senator Cindy hyde-smith, a white former state lawmaker , who was appointed to the seat in April,

白种人辛迪·海德·史密斯此前于今年四月份接受任命成为国会参议员，

According to the State Department, about a dozen Americans were injured in the bombings, leading one lawmaker to suggest an American counter at the airport was targeted.

据国务院消息，大约有十几名美国人在爆炸中受伤，一名议员表示机场的一美国柜台被攻击。

Coca-Cola seems to be worried that whatever happens here could spread to the rest of Latin America, says Javier Trevio, a ruling-party lawmaker .

可口可乐似乎担心，无论在这里发生什么事都可能会蔓延到拉丁美洲的其余地方，执政党国会议员哈维尔·特雷维尼奥说。

There is so much wining and dining that one lawmaker , proposing a bill on October 15th to regulate the lobbyists, claimed he was talking to a half-empty floor because his colleagues were too busy being schmoozed at La Mansion.

这里有这么多的美酒和美食，一个国会议员于10月15日提出了一项法案以规范游说，因为他的同事们忙于在La大厦闲聊，他抱怨说自己在对地板说话。

“Some people, including me, regard Mr Ozawa as the symbol of old politics, ” says Keisuke Tsumura, a DPJ lawmaker .

“一些人，包括我自己，认为小泽一郎是老守旧的代表，”民主党立法委员津村启介说道。

Fellow Democrats and Republicans have united this week to pay tribute to the effective lawmaker .

本周民主党和共和党的同僚相聚向这名成就非凡的立法者致敬。

But few think the 46-year-old lawmaker is running the show.

但很少有人认为，这名46岁的议员正在统领全局。

A lawmaker in St. Petersburg has a message for Madonna: keep your pants on. Literally.

俄罗斯圣彼得堡的一位官员向麦当娜发出警告：不要在演唱会当众脱裤子。

Franklin Pierce was from the northeastern state of New Hampshire. He was a lawyer and former state lawmaker .

富兰克林.皮尔斯来自美国东北部的新罕布什尔州，他是一位律师，当过州立法议员。

The party’s most flamboyant lawmaker is a transvestite actor and singer.

该党最著名的议员是一个异装癖的演员兼歌手。

What’s more, it’s clear the lawmaker lied about his personal misconduct, blatantly and repeatedly.

更重要的是，这位国会议员很明显对自己的不当行为采取的应对方式是公然、反复的撒谎。

they burst into flames that light up both age and lawmaker and send a flash of glory into a dark dungeon tower.

火焰直上夜空，照亮了立法者，照亮了那个时代，也向幽禁囚犯的高塔送去些许明亮。

She stood by her pre-election comments that the Nevada lawmaker ``is and has been supportive of the Convention’’ on the Law of the Sea.

她仍然坚持她在选前的评论，称这位来自内华达州的参议员“过去会，现在也会支持该条约”。

A lawmaker does not have to report the value of his or her house.

立法委员住宅的价值是不需要报告的。

The lawmaker said many reasons have contributed to the growing number of people with dual nationality.

立法者认为有很多因素导致目前越来越多的人持有双重国籍。

Federal bailouts already extended and promised for GM and Chrysler total more than $62 billion, fueling further lawmaker contempt.

联邦紧急援助已经增加，而且许诺给通用和克莱斯勒总共超过620亿美元，这让立法者更加不齿。

Another lawmaker , long one of his most bitter critics, later jokingly complimented his wife on her “very good left hook” .

另一名立法人士随后打趣地称赞他的妻子“左勾拳很精彩”。而他一直是默多克最严厉的批评者之一。

Another key lawmaker to watch on this is Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb. ), because of personal interest and expertise on the issue.

另一位关注此问题的重要立法者是共和党人杰•夫福滕贝里（内布拉斯加共和党），因为他有这方面的专业背景和个人兴趣。

Another lawmaker said: “Fate has written our policy. The trade of the world must and shall be ours. ”

另一位立法议员说：“上帝已经为我们制订了对外政策，我们应该，也必须参与世界贸易。”

“We question whether the troop cut is a goodwill gesture to China to help with the peace treaty, ” said DPP lawmaker Ke Chien-ming.

民进党“立法委员”柯建铭说：“我们质疑裁军这一向大陆释放善意的姿态是否有助于和平协议的签定。”

Yoshio Maki, a DPJ lawmaker who opposes granting South Korea’s “special residents” local voting rights, believes it is a non-starter.

牧义夫YoshioMaki，一位民主党内部反对给予韩国“特别居民”选举权的法律制定者，相信这不可能成为现实。

Palin faces an experienced Washington hand in Senator Biden, but the Delaware lawmaker is prone to verbal gaffes (mistakes).

佩林将迎战经验丰富的华盛顿老手拜登参议员，不过这位来自德拉威州的参议员也经常口误失言。

Others are portrayed less flatteringly, such as the publicity-seeking Chris Dodd, a key lawmaker , and Dick Fuld, Lehman’s delusional boss.

其他人就得不到布什的这种礼遇了，比如他说主要立法者多德是寻求曝光率，迪克福德是雷曼的妄想家老板。

He regularly blasts Fred Hill, a Republican lawmaker from a Dallas suburb, for opposing a cap on property-tax appraisals.

他定期地以反对给财产税估价一个上限的名义对一位名叫佛瑞德•希尔的来自达拉斯郊区的共和党立法者进行攻击。

Just weeks after admitting having had extramarital affairs, the first- term lawmaker was unseated by Republican attorney Tom Rooney.

他在几周前承认有婚外情，这位首任众议员被共和党人鲁尼夺走国会席位。

David Huang, a TSU lawmaker , demanded Mr Su promise not to move towards closer economic links with China.

台联立委黄适卓要求苏贞昌承诺，不与中国大陆发展更密切的经贸关系。

interpretation by the lawmaker

本人解释