Her husband is a lobbyist , and familiar with almost every senator

她的丈夫是个说客，几乎跟每位参议员都熟。

Study on the Increase of U.S. Academic Earmarks and the Springing Up of University In-house Lobbyist

美国“学术专项拨款”的发展与大学内部说客的兴起

If Tower were not a former senator,his activities as a lobbyist and weapons pusher might already have doomed his chances of confirmation.But he had other strikes against him as well.

托尔若不是以前做过参议员，他[在国会]游说和贩卖武器的活动，可能已经断送了他被通过任命的机会。可是他仍有其他的弱点。

The lobbyist has pull with the senator.

游说者对参议员有影响力

As Julius Hobson of Bryan Cave, a veteran health lobbyist , puts it: If you’re not at the table, then you’re on the menu.

Julius Hobson，是Bryan Cave公司的一个老兵健康游说者，现在的情形正如他所说：如果你不愿意主动出击，那你就等着被人利用吧。

Andrew Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the coal industry, took over as acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency following the resignation of Scott Pruitt. Mr Pruitt was facing over a dozen federal investigations into allegations of unethical behaviour, and had run up a huge travel bill from flying first class.

安德鲁·惠勒(Andrew Wheeler)曾是煤炭行业的说客，在斯科特·普鲁特(Scott Pruitt)辞职后，他接任了美国环境保护局(Environmental Protection Agency)代理局长一职。普鲁伊特因被控有不道德行为而面临着十多起联邦调查，包括他乘坐头等舱，为此花费了一大笔差旅费用。

The Senate confirmed Mark Esper as America’s new defence secretary, following the derailment of Patrick Shanahan’s nomination last month. Mr Esper received broad bipartisan support in the Senate, though a smattering of Democrats raised concerns about his former job as a lobbyist for a weapons company.

继上月帕特里克·沙纳汉的提名被取消后，参议院确认马克·埃斯珀(Mark Esper)为美国新任国防部长。埃斯珀在参议院获得了广泛的两党支持，尽管少数民主党人对他此前在一家武器公司担任说客的工作表示担忧。

A lobbyist for another big company says that with the Free Democrats you didn’t need an interpreter to explain industry’s concerns to the government, but now he fears he will.

另一家大公司的一个游说者说道有德国自由民主党人的话你不需要一个翻译者去解释政府的工业关注点，但是现在他担心他需要了。

Many may conclude that it is a good time to sell: rents in Berlin, having risen sharply, are likely to be flat in the near future, reckons David Eckel, a consultant and lobbyist for housing developers and owners.

许多人推断这是卖出的最好时机：房地产开发商和业主顾问及说客David Eckel认为，急剧上升的柏林房屋租金在不就的将来很可能趋于平缓。

"The bill’s going to be shaped largely by that process, " said the coalition’s chief lobbyist , Nancy Zirkin.

“法案将在那个阶段大致成形，”该联盟首席游说专家NancyZirkin说。

"The change in mood in Ottawa has been quite dramatic, " one lobbyist said.

“渥太华情绪的变化相当明显，”一位游说者表示。

"It’s dawning on many banks that this is game over, " said one senior lobbyist . "Many are now resigned to the 1: 1 ratio. "

“许多银行逐渐意识到，这场游戏结束了。”一位资深游说人士表示，“许多银行目前只好接受1：1的比率。”

Bross has a second title, vice-chair of U. S. business, which also makes him salesman-, recruiter-, and lobbyist-in-chief.

布罗斯还有一个头衔，美国市场副总，这就使得他需要同时兼任销售人员、招聘人员以及游说人员。

Mr Bush’s energy bill was so influenced by lobbyists that John McCain dubbed it the "No Lobbyist Left Behind" act.

布什的能源法案就受到了游说者的巨大影响，以至于麦凯恩将之戏称为“游说者一个也没落下”法案。

In a separate case, Jack Abramoff, a once-mighty lobbyist , pleaded guilty to fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials.

此外，曾经颇具势力的说客杰克•阿布拉莫夫（JackAbramoff）承认犯有欺诈、逃税和共谋贿赂公职官员的罪行。

But Mr Obama coolly reminded the audience that Mr McCain’s campaign manager had long been a lobbyist for Freddie Mac.

但奥巴马沉着地提醒观众，麦凯恩阵营的选举经理就长期为房利美做国会说客。

But the lobbyist insists he knew Mr Abramoff only as a champion of the free market.

但诺奎斯特坚称，他只知道阿布拉莫夫是一位自由市场的捍卫者。

A lobbyist in Washington de-scribed a "flurry of activity" recently as more congressmen tried to become involved in rare-earth bills.

根据华盛顿一名游说集团成员的描述，最近国会“动作频繁”，有更多议员试图参与到稀土法案当中。

Growing up in Prague, Mr Hodac did not set out to become a lobbyist .

霍达奇在布拉格长大，他并非一开始就立志要当游说者。

William Lynn, a lobbyist for Raytheon, a firm that makes missiles, is to be deputy defence secretary.

将要当选国防部副部长威廉•林恩就是一位说客，他负责游说负责制造导弹的雷神公司。

Today she sounds like a lobbyist for German business, listing the industries that must be shielded from the full costs of her package.

今天看来，她就是一个为发展德国商业的游说家，她列举出了许多产业，而这些产业是必须绕开她的方案所导致的完全成本。

"Rudd has tied himself up unnecessarily by seeking to minimise the optics of his relationship with China, " says a senior Canberra lobbyist .

堪培拉一位资深说客指出：“陆克文力求减少曝光他与中国的关系，这不必要地束缚了自己的手脚。”

Melvin mixes biography and personal observation as a consultant and lobbyist to draw eight lessons about the China market.

梅文诗将传记与自己作为咨询师兼说客的个人观察混合在一起，写成了关于中国市场的8个教训。

On the civilian side, the National Rifle Association, a mighty lobbyist , has the huntsman’s bias for precision over power.

民间的国家来步枪协会是一家强大的游说机构。该组织像猎人一样笃信枪支的射击准度，却不重视其火力。

The internet giant has now hired a Las Vegas lobbyist to press for changes in the law to allow for them to be used legally in Nevada.

目前，这个互联网巨头雇用了一位来自拉斯维加斯的说客，推动内华达州政府修改法律以使自驾驶车辆的使用合法化。

I don’t know if Cody is a real person or perhaps an industry lobbyist with a great imagination and tremendous creativity.

我不知道科迪是否是一个真实的人，还是怀揣着伟大图景和巨大创造力的产业界说客。

Now, with Fake Caller (Lobbyist Edition), you can assign a more-reputable screen name to some of your less-reputable check-signers.

现在，有了虚假来电显示（说客版），您可以备注一个更加有冠冕堂皇的来电显示名称给您的金主。

"There’s a lot of wind flying about on all of this, " says an industry lobbyist in London, who does not seem terribly ruffled by it all.

一位来自伦敦，看来完全没有受到滋扰的实业倡导者称：“私募股权已经闹的满城风雨。”

A bank lobbyist said the Fed’s approach was a "refreshing" change from that of Mr Feinberg.

一位银行游说人士表示，与费恩伯格相比，美联储的做法是一种“令人耳目一新”的改变。

He served as a congressman, senator and ambassador before becoming a lobbyist .

在成为一个游说者之前他曾任国会议员，参议院和大使之职。