1·Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.
今天的听证会仅仅是立法程序的第一步。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.
仅在十年前，这样的法案本来还需要弗吉尼亚州的立法批准。
3·One legislative staffer assumed that a woman of color who advocated affordable childcare must be a single mother.
一名立法人员认为，提倡平价儿童托管服务的有色人种女性一定是单身母亲。
4·A legislative staffer dismissed the activist's concerns, telling her "my husband took care of that—I stayed home".
一位立法人员对这些活动人士的担忧不屑一顾，跟她说：“我丈夫对此负责，而我留在家里。”
5·It the Administration won't take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures.
如果政府不采取立法行动，国会应该帮助制定保护措施。