It has two ' Houses ', the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

它分为上议院和下议院两院。

Last year saw bitter arguments over House of Lords reform and constituency boundaries.

去年，两党就英国上议院（House of Lords）改革和选举区划分问题发生过激烈争论。

I've never been allowed to sit on the throne in the House of Lords.

国会上议院的宝座我是绝对不允许坐的。

He left the latter for the House of Lords in 1999 after Labour regained power.

1999年工党重新积蓄力量之后，他离开了《经济学人》，前往上议院。

The procession enters the chamber of the House of Lords, where the Queen takes the throne.

队伍进入上议院大厅，女王在那里即位。

The bill becomes law once the House of Lords gives its pro forma consent.

该法案一旦由上议院按惯例批准将变成法律。

Lola Young, an author and member of Britain's House of Lords, led the group of judges.

作家兼英国上议院议员罗拉·扬（Lola Young）是本次布克奖的评委会主席。

Parliament is made up of three parts, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the monarch.

议会由三部分组成，下议院，上议院，君主。

The British government said Cameron will be appointed to the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the Parliament.

英国政府表示，卡梅伦将获得上议院议员席位。

The measure now goes to Parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords, where we'll see a vote tomorrow.

该提案已移交英国上议院审批，明天将得知投票结果。

In the American model, yes, but the British have a house of lords as their upper house, don't they?

按照美国的模式，是的，但是英国有一个上议院作为他们的上院，不是吗？

As for the row over gay marriage, soon to trouble the House of Lords, they can hardly see the problem.

至于不久就要困扰上议院的同性婚姻问题，在他们看来，这几乎不值得一提。

If the measures were approved by the House of Lords, Britain would become the first country to legalize the procedure.

如果上议院也批准通过，那么英国将成为首个将该程序合法化的国家。

Any ambiguity about the target of the legislation was wiped away during the House of Lords debate on the bill.

在上议院对该法案的辩论中，有关该法案目标的任何含糊之处都被消除了。

The House of Lords is the second chamber and shares the making and shaping of laws with the House of Commons.

第二个议院为上议院，与下议院一同立法，修订法律。

On June 25th 1846 the House of Lords repealed the Corn Laws, following a House of Commons vote a month earlier.

1846年6月25日上议院废除了《谷物法》，此前一个月下议院进行了投票。

The Queen's assent came hours after the bill completed its passage through Parliament by getting approval from the House of Lords.

该法案获得上议院批准并在议会通过数小时后，得到了女王的指认。

Lawmakers gathered in the House of Lords for Parliament's official opening and the queen's speech, which spells out the government's priorities.

议员们聚集在上议院参加议会的官方开幕式，并聆听女王演讲，女王提出了政府的首要任务。

The average MP is 50 years old; the average councillor is 60; the average member of the House of Lords is 69.

在国会中，议员的平均年龄为50岁；在地方议会中，议员的平均年龄为60岁；在上议院中，议员的平均年龄为69岁。

This is not something that I ever imagined to be able to as a follower of Christ in the House of Lords.'

我以前从来没有想过能够作为耶稣的追随者而走进上议院。”