congress
US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/
・UK /'kɒŋɡres/
B1 中級英檢中級
n. (c./u.)名詞 (可數/不可數)美國國會；
Senator Hodges attended the Congress hearing last night
prop. n.專有名詞國會
We will need to convene a congress to deal with the economic crisis
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美國為何如此支持和資助以色列？ (Why Does the U.S. Support and Fund Israel So Much? | WSJ)
08:52
- Historically, US aid packages to Israel have faced little trouble getting through Congress because Israel has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
從歷史上看，美國對以色列的援助計劃在國會獲得通過幾乎沒有遇到任何困難，因為以色列長期以來一直得到兩黨的支持。
- There has been remarkably strong bipartisan support for aid to Israel, but for the last five to 10 years, we've seen increasing signs, certainly on the Democratic side in Congress, that maybe it needs to be qualified.
兩黨對向以色列提供援助都給予了非常強烈的支持，但在過去的五到十年裡，我們看到越來越多的跡象，尤其是國會的民主黨方面，可能需要進行資格審查。
波音吹哨者舉報波音737有設計缺陷，恐在空中解體 (Whistleblower claims Boeing Dreamliner could break apart midair)
02:29
- Congress is planning hearings next week.
國會計劃下週舉行聽證會。
- CONGRESS IS PLANNING HEARINGS
國會計劃舉行聽證會
不僅僅是美國，為什麼世界領導人現在都這麼老？ (It’s Not Just the U.S. Why Are World Leaders So Old Now? | WSJ State of the Stat)
07:09
- In 2021, the US Congress was the oldest on record.
2021 年，美國國會成為有史以來最老的一屆國會。
就不能設計寬敞一點嗎！為什麼飛機上的座位越來越窄？ (How airplane legroom got so tight)
09:15
- In 2018, Congress sought a standard like this by introducing the FAA Reauthorization Act, which in Section 577 called for minimum dimensions for passenger seats,
2018 年，國會通過引入《聯邦航空局重新授權法案》來尋求這樣的標準，該法案第 577 條要求規定乘客座椅的最小尺寸，
【Vox】大規模槍擊事件後，美國的槍支法律為何變得更加寬鬆？ (Why US gun laws get looser after mass shootings)
09:27
- - ...Congress is paralyzed... - ...we collectively seem to ask the same question:
- ……國會癱瘓了…… - ……我們似乎都在問同一個問題：
中國品牌 Shein 如何打造出價值 660 億美元的快時尚帝國 ？(How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of)
08:15
- Congress is investigating Shein's labor practices and whether the company sources cotton from China's Xinjiang region.
國會正在調查 Shein 的勞工行為以及該公司是否從中國新疆地區購買棉花。