The idea that housing crisis equals concreted meadows is pure lobby talk.

“住房危机”等同于“混泥土草地”的这个想法是纯粹的游说说辞。

They lobbied the parole board and it worked.

他们成功的游说了假释委员会。

People show up and actually lobby for their candidates.

人们亲自现身，并为自己支持的候选人游说。

They canvassed for her and helped her to win this election.

他们为她竞选游说，帮她赢得这次竞选。

We can canvass the neighborhood, put up signs, go door to door.

我们可以游说 举着标语 挨家挨户。

It changes no curriculum and does not expressly lobby for creationism or intelligent design.

法规并没有学校的课程，也没有明确地为创世说或智慧设计论进行游说。

Unfortunately, banks' lobbying now seems to be working.

不幸的是，银行的游说活动看来已显成效。

They must also hit monthly canvassing targets.

他们还必须达到每月的游说目标。

This is a lobby that's extraordinarily powerful.

这是一个非常强大的游说团体。

And the water is muddied by lobbying from the industries that profit from consumption of obesity-inducing products.

而那些从致胖产品消费中获利的行业的游说也混淆视听。

The decision involved months of lobbying and coordinated conversations between a number of federal agencies.

该决定由多个联邦机构经过数月的游说和协调对话下完成的。

By the way, have you heard of the elevator pitch?

顺便一下，你听说过“电梯游说”吗？

We lobbied the UK Parliament, the EU Parliament, the Canadian Parliament.

我们去英国，欧盟和加拿大的议会，进行游说。

Because of intense lobbying, this idea never saw the light of day.

当时因为激烈的游说，这个想法从未能被通过。

The financial institutions spent two hundred million dollars in lobbying.

金融机构游说上花费了2亿美元。

Lobbying is an attempt to influence a legislator's vote on a bill.

" 游说" 是一种为了影响立法者对法案的投票而做的努力。

Companies seeking an unfair edge over foreign competitors would no doubt lobby hard.

寻求对外国竞争对手不公平优势的公司无疑会大力游说。

Connecticut adopted similar legislation in 2011 in the face of opposition from business lobbies.

2011年，康涅狄格州商业游说团体的反对下通过了类似的法案。

It's a pitch the president continues to make. This announcement from GM disrupts that narrative.

总统仍继续游说这一承诺。而通用宣布的计划破坏了总统的游说。

This turnaround owes much to lobbying by people with Down's and their families.

这种转很大程度上要归功于唐氏综合征患者及其家人的游说。