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  • n.上议院；（英国）贵族院；（美国）参议院
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Upper House
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上议院 ；（英国）贵族院；（美国）参议院one of the parts of a parliament in countries which have a parliament that is divided into two parts. In Britain it is the House of Lords and in the US it is the Senate.

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Mr Steele said the upper house of jazz, this "marathon debate" simply to the lawmakers on the age of life.
上院议员斯蒂尔爵士说，这场“马拉松式辩论”简直要了上了年岁的议员们的命。
shàng yuàn yì yuán sī dì ěr jué shì shuō , zhè chǎng " mǎ lā sōng shì biàn lùn " jiǎn zhí yào le shàng le nián suì de yì yuán men de mìng 。
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The MP, who serves in India's upper house, later denied his televised remarks and said they had been misinterpreted by his opponents.
这位国会议员来自印度上议院，稍后他否认自己在电视讲话中发表过上述言论，说自己的发言被对手曲解了。
zhè wèi guó huì yì yuán lái zì yìn dù shàng yì yuàn , shāo hòu tā fǒu rèn zì jǐ zài diàn shì jiǎng huà zhōng fā biǎo guò shàng shù yán lùn , shuō zì jǐ de fā yán bèi duì shǒu qū jiě le 。
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Some political observers have speculated that he might have to resign if his party is badly defeated in an upper house election.
一些政治观察人士猜测，如果他的政党在参议院选举中惨败，那么安倍可能将被迫辞职。
yì xiē zhèng zhì guān chá rén shì cāi cè , rú guǒ tā de zhèng dǎng zài cān yì yuàn xuǎn jǔ zhōng cǎn bài , nà me ān bèi kě néng jiāng bèi pò cí zhí 。
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On Wednesday, five prosecutors from the British Upper House began to hold a hearing on an appeal by a lower court.
星期三英国上院的五名检察官开始就检察官对一外下级法院的裁决提出的上诉举行听证会。
xīng qī sān yīng guó shàng yuàn de wǔ míng jiǎn chá guān kāi shǐ jiù jiǎn chá guān duì yī wài xià jí fǎ yuàn de cái jué tí chū de shàng sù jǔ xíng tīng zhèng huì 。
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Alexander Torshin, a deputy speaker of the Russian parliament's upper house, said he thought the damage would be limited.
俄罗斯上议院代理议长托尔申（AlexanderTorshin）说，他认为负面影响将是有限的。
é luó sī shàng yì yuàn dài lǐ yì zhǎng tuō ěr shēn ( AlexanderTorshin ) shuō , tā rèn wéi fù miàn yǐng xiǎng jiāng shì yǒu xiàn de 。
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He may also be sweating it out, hoping that success in the upper-house elections will enable him to eject his awkward bedfellows.
他也许会焦急的等待着，希望上院选举的胜利能帮他赶走那些糟糕的伙伴。
tā yě xǔ huì jiāo jí de děng dài zhe , xī wàng shàng yuàn xuǎn jǔ de shèng lì néng bāng tā gǎn zǒu nà xiē zāo gāo de huǒ bàn 。
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If he resists, the LDP might censure him in the upper house, producing a similar outcome.
如果他加以拒绝，自民党（LDP）也许会在上议院对他横加指责，达到类似的结果。
rú guǒ tā jiā yǐ jù jué , zì mín dǎng ( LDP ) yě xǔ huì zài shàng yì yuàn duì tā héng jiā zhǐ zé , dá dào lèi sì de jié guǒ 。
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Similarly limited elections for members of the upper house of parliament also are under consideration, he said.
他说，联邦委员会成员进行类似的有限选举的方案也在考虑之中。
tā shuō , lián bāng wěi yuán huì chéng yuán jìn xíng lèi sì de yǒu xiàn xuǎn jǔ de fāng àn yě zài kǎo lǜ zhī zhōng 。
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The Bundesrat upper house asked for existing animal protection legislation to be fleshed out to include the ostrich.
德国联邦上院要求扩充现有的动物保护立法，将鸵鸟纳入保护范围。
dé guó lián bāng shàng yuàn yāo qiú kuò chōng xiàn yǒu de dòng wù bǎo hù lì fǎ , jiāng tuó niǎo nà rù bǎo hù fàn wéi 。
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Koutaro Tamura, an LDP Upper house parliamentarian, said he was disillusioned by the resignation.
自民党上院议员田村耕太郎（KotaroTamura）表示，他对福田辞职感到极为失望。
zì mín dǎng shàng yuàn yì yuán tián cūn gēng tài láng ( KotaroTamura ) biǎo shì , tā duì fú tián cí zhí gǎn dào jí wéi shī wàng 。
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