An Act of Congress
美国的立法机制繁杂无比，一个bill要成为federal law，需要上下两院的批准还要肿桶签字才能生效，有时候提案要经过十几年的程序才能变成法律。所以才有了这样一个表达方式，用来形容工作中或者生活中碰到的无法忍受的官僚主义作风。
例句：
A: Hey B, look at my new stapler. Look at it! A new stapler!
B: Are you OK? You sure you didn't smoke pot before coming in?
A: Of course not. You see, it took me 6 months and an act of congress to get this stapler approved by my manager. So now, let's try again: Hey B, look at my new stapler! It's new!
B: Yay! Congratulations!
[ 本帖最后由 bulaohu 于 2008-9-15 12:50 编辑 ]
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学习了。
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造个句子证明一下
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It took me 4 days and an act of congress to get login details to my PC when I started this new job. Now I am applying for a new computer bag. With a bit of luck, I may be able to get one by Christmas.
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