lobby
n
1 [C] porch, entrance-hall or ante-room 门厅; (入口的)厅堂; 前厅
the lobby of a hotel, theatre, etc 旅馆、 戏院等的大厅.
2 [C] (in the House of Commons, etc) large hall open to the public and used for interviews with Members of Parliament (下议院等内之)民众接待厅.
3 [CGp] group of people who try to influence politicians, esp to support or oppose proposed legislation 游说议员的团体
The anti-nuclear lobby is/are becoming stronger. 向议员游说的反核群众声势渐强.
4 [C] = division lobby (division). lobby, v (pt, pp lobbied)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb)(for sth) try to persuade (a politician, etc) to support or oppose proposed legislation 游说(政治家等)支持或反对某立法议案
lobby (MPs) for higher farm subsidies 游说(议员)以提高农业补贴.
2 (phr v) lobby sth through (sth) get (a bill, etc) passed or rejected by lobbying 通过游说使(一法案等)通过或不通过
lobby a bill through Parliament/the Senate 运动议员使国会[参议院]通过一法案.
Yes, I'm sorry about that. I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan, but I was very disappointed not to be going out. So I got angry and started shouting at you.
It then sends these signals down an ordinary telephone line to another fax machine, which changes the signals back into the shapes of letters.
然后把这些符号通过一条普通的电话线送到另一台传真机上,传真机又把符号变为字母形状。
So, celebrate your success, and invite your parents to celebrate with you, however hard it may be for them. If you continue to be excited about your future, you may come to educate your parents in the same way.