New York's state legislature is in the middle of negotiating anew franchise to see who will operate the state's three thoroughbred race tracks.(紐約州議會正在就本州三條純種馬跑道特許經(jīng)營權(quán)歸屬問題進行談判。)

It was originally planned as a reference library for the federal legislature.(最初，它計劃用來作為聯(lián)邦立法機構(gòu)的參考圖書館。)

Finally, the Californian economy in 1966 was doing fine, and nothing kept the legislature from raising taxes.(最后，1966年時加州的經(jīng)濟狀況很好，議會想提高稅收沒有任何阻力。)

My boss was Tony Unpingco, a senator (and former Speaker) of the Guam Legislature... and the longest-serving senator in Guam history.(我的老板托尼。恩皮克是關(guān)島議會的參議員(也是前議長)并且是在關(guān)島任職最長的參議員。)

Only 37 years old, he has represented Orleans Parish in the state legislature since 2000.(別看他只有37歲，但是自從2000年開始，他就一直擔(dān)任州議會的新奧爾良市的教區(qū)代表。)

The norms and practices of the legislature do not foster good policy-making.(立法機構(gòu)的規(guī)范和習(xí)慣并不能出現(xiàn)好的決策。)

He hopes, for instance, that the state legislature will agree to create a body with authority to raise money for improving transport.(例如，他希望州議會會同意成立一機構(gòu)籌集改善交通所需費用。)

Because Maurice loved the give-and-take of politics, he was especially effective in pushing my programs in the legislature.(在州議會中，由于莫里斯喜歡采用互相讓步的原則，使我的各項計劃都得到了非常有效的推動。)

In return for his generosity, the legislature voted that the school be named Harvard College.(為了報答他的慷慨，立法機關(guān)投票決定將這所學(xué)校命名為哈佛學(xué)院。)

To put the vote on the ballot the traditional way, Mr Brown needs a supermajority (two-thirds) in the legislature.(采用傳統(tǒng)方式以不記名形式投票，布朗需要在議會有絕對多數(shù)（至少三分之二）的支持率。)

The existing laws of property and contracts had not been formally enacted by a legislature.