Congress's lame duck session began yesterday.

国会的跛鸭会期于昨天开始。

But she's a lame duck at this point.

不过她现在是“跛脚鸭”。

A vote long delayed… first by a lame duck Senate, then legislative gridlock.

这是一次被拖得不能再久的投票… 第一次由跛脚鸭国会期导致, 接下来又因为立法僵局被搁置。

He's sidelining Parliament. He's already lost his majority in Parliament, so he's a lame duck.

要阻止议会的行动。已经失去议会中的大多数席位，所以成为跛脚鸭。

People were calling him a lame duck. Some people were even thinking that he might resign.

人们称是“跛脚鸭”。有些人甚至认为可能会辞职。

Bosses approaching the end of their terms risk being seen as lame ducks, says Mr Watkins.

沃特金斯表，任期即将结束的老板可能有被视为不中用的风险。

You can tell that I'm a lame duck because nobody is following instructions. Everybody have a seat.

看来我的确是个跛脚鸭总统呢，都没人听我的指。大家都坐下吧。

Congress holds a " lame duck session" after an election -- important laws are not passed during this period.

议会在选举后会经历一段瘸鸭时期。这段时间不会通过重要的法律。

Politicians are sometimes considered lame ducks after losing an election. They have little time left in office and not much power.

落选的政治家们有时会被称作坡脚鸭，也就是没用的人，们在政界的时间和权利也就不多。

There's no shooting gallery, bowling alley, bookshop, or old bucks and lame ducks.

这里没有射击馆、保龄球馆、书店，也没有老钱和跛脚鸭。

I have no intention of tying myself to a lame duck.

我可不打算把自己跟无法连任的总统绑在一起。

He's been considering taking executive action making controversial changes to U.S. immigration law, and he may act during Congress's lame duck session.

对于美国移民法律做出的具有争议的行政改革一直饱受质疑, 而且可能在跛鸭会期期间有所动作。

The President's support is expected to encourage its passage in the Senate, possibly in the current lame duck session which wraps up in early January.

预计总统的支持将促使该法案在参议院获得通过，可能会在明年1月初结束的现行跛鸭会中获得通过。

Hopefully, it may spill over the dinner and the medias' focus is gonna be what we need to get under the lame duck session.

希望我们的投机者会议所谈论的可能成为晚餐和媒体的焦点。

I reiterated my commitment to get the START Treaty done during the lame duck session and I communicated to Congress that it is a top priority.

我在任期将满议员的会议上重申自己的承诺, 让条约开始而且我也传达给国会这一首要任务。

I've already called Mr.McConnell, John Boehner, Henry Reed and Nancy Pelosy to invite them to a meeting, here, the White House , in the first week of lame duck on November 18th.

我已经给麦克康奈尔, 约翰·博纳, 亨利·里德和南希·佩罗斯打电话邀请们参加11月18日在白宫这里召开的投机者会议。

Because it's a treaty, it has to be ratified by the U.S.Congress, and that is one of the things that'll be brought up in Congress' lame duck session, which starts today and ends in December.

因为它是一份条约, 所以必须得到美国国会的批准, 而其中一份被提交国会从今天开始于12月结束的任期将满议员议会。

Ms Yellen's comments had the makings of an ambitious new agenda for the bank—all the more reason for a new president, armed with a five-year term and strong backing from member countries, rather than a lame duck in his final year.

耶伦女士的评论为该银行制定一项雄心勃勃的新议程——更重要的是，有理由任命一位任期五年并得到成员国大力支持的新行长，而不是在最后一年成为跛脚鸭。