(1)___________________extending tax cuts for all Americans first approved by President
George W. Bush, ratification of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, and ending a long-standing policy that
prevents homosexuals from openly serving in the U.S. military.
国会最后通过的妥协性协议包括延长布什总统批准的为所有美国人减税的政策，批准跟俄罗斯的新的限制核武器条约，中止长
久以来不准公开的同性恋者参军的政策。
Not everyone was happy. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina complained that Democrats rammed
through a number of measures in the waning days of the session, especially the law that overturns the "Don't
ask, don't tell" policy that had barred gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces.
并不是所有的人都高兴。南卡罗莱纳州共和党籍参议员格雷厄姆抱怨说，民主党人在国会会期的最后几天强行通过了一些法案
，尤其是通过了推翻禁止公开的同性恋者服役的“不问不说”政策。
"To those (2)____________________," said Graham. "It is not appreciated by your
fellow senators and I do no think it is going to be appreciated by the men and women who are going to have to
live under this kind of change."
格雷厄姆说：“我要对那些推动这一法案的人说，这不好。其他参议员也认为不好。我不认为那些要经历这种改变的人会喜欢
它。”
(3)_________________________ fully aware that they will lose their House
majority in January.
民主党人急于庆祝他们的立法胜利。他们明白，到1月，他们就要失去在众议院的多数席位了。
Maryland Representative Steny Hoyer is the number-two ranking Democrat in the House.He said both parties in Congress were able to find common ground once the heat of the November election faded.
民主党在众议院的第二号人物、马里兰州的霍耶表示，国会两党在11月的选举激情过去之后找到了共同立场。
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