真题例句:The Supreme Court will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest (2015年text2)
真题例句:In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents. (2010年text2)
真题例句: Entergy intended to seek favor from the federal legislature. (2015年text2)
译文:Entergy公司打算寻求联邦立法机构的支持。
Congress. 国会
美国国会(Congress,United States)行使立法权(legislative authority)。议案(bill)一般经过提出、委员会审议、全院大会审议等程序。国会两院在各自议长(speaker)主持下工作。众议院(House of Representatives)议长由全院大会选举产生,副总统是参议院的当任议长。两院都设有许多委员会,还设有由两院议员共同组成的联席委员会,国会工作大多在各委员会中进行。
真题例句:After a bruising encounter with Congress, America's Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) rushed through rule changes.(2010年text4)