1. Yes, Ms. Congressperson, I know that lobbyist is your good friend, but perhaps someone else should host you on vacation.
我知道那说客是你的朋友,请你本来就没任何问题。但是也许其他人请你会更合适。

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2. 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。

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3. He only pursues writing-only careers like novelist, journalist or copyrighter, when instead, he could have looked into being a minister, public relations assistant, editor or government lobbyist.
他只追求纯写作的职业,比如小说家、记者或剧作家,而实际上,他也可以找代理人、公共关系助手、编辑或政府说客之类的工作。

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4. After the bill was sent to me, I had an extraordinary encounter with the young NRA lobbyist who came down from Washington to push the bill.
这个提案送到我办公室之后,我与全国步枪协会的一个年轻说客有一场精彩的交锋,他专程从华盛顿赶来,希望促成通过法案。

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5. We cannot sustain a system that bleeds billions of taxpayer dollars on programmes that have outlived their usefulness, or exist solely because of the power of a politician, lobbyist or interest group.
我们不能浪费纳税人的钱去保留一个性价比很低的体系,也不能因为某些政客、说客或利益集团的原因保留这样的计划。

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6. It wasn’t until I began writing this account that I realized that in my confrontation with the NRA lobbyist, I had acknowledged that I was considering running for President.
直到我开始把这件事写成文字,我才意识到在与全国来复枪协会说客的唇枪舌剑中,我已经承认了正在考虑竞选总统。

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7. 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。

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8. Meanwhile they triple the national debt, enrich their lobbyist friends and write tax loopholes for specific corporations—all perfectly legal—and we regard this as normal.
同时,他们使国债增加了三倍,富了自己的说客朋友并且给某些公司报税提供税收漏洞——这一切都完美地合法——我们也把这些作为正常现象。

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9. John Mann, Labour MP for Bassetlaw who campaigns against the ease with which lobbyists gain parliamentary passes, said: "A parliamentary pass is worth its weight in gold to a lobbyist.
巴塞特罗地方的工党议员约翰·曼一直在努力制止说客进入议会,他说:“对说客来说,国会的大门就是金库的大门。”

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10. 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。

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11. Unlike any American before, however, I had no one to offer my services to besides a corporate lobbyist: CTIA — the Wireless Association.
然而不同于其他的美国公民,我只能向企业说客提供建议:CTIA——因特网协会。

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12. 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。

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13. But Mr Obama coolly reminded the audience that Mr McCain’s campaign manager had long been a lobbyist for Fannie Mae.
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。

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14. A lawyer for Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley says his client never authorized any bribes and trusted the lobbyist to operate ethically.
"横跨乡村"赌场的老板罗尼-吉利的律师说,他的客户从来没有被授权进行任何贿赂行为,他们相信说客应该不会干啥缺德事。

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15. Says one corporate lobbyist: "Like Congress, the business community is changing.
正如一个企业的说客所言:“像美国国会一样,企业界也正在发生变化。”

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16. A White House spokesman says he knows of no contact between the administration and lobbyist Penn, whose firm represents the Colombian government.
而佩恩的公司却代表哥伦比亚政府在美国进行游说活动。白宫的一位发言人说,据他所知,布什行政当局跟说客佩恩之间没有任何联系。

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17. A White House spokesman says he knows of no contact between the administration and lobbyist Penn, whose firm represents the Colombian government.
而佩恩的公司却代表哥伦比亚政府在美国进行游说活动。白宫的一位发言人说,据他所知,布什行政当局跟说客佩恩之间没有任何联系。

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