But there, it faces scores of amendments, and there will be filibustering.

但上议院可能提出大量修改议案，或进行冗长演说。

These days, so long as 41 senators refuse to vote for cloture, a bill can’t move to a vote, regardless of whether or not there’s someone actually standing up and filibustering.

如今，只要有 41 名参议员拒绝投票赞成，无论是否有人真正站起来阻挠议事，法案都无法进行表决。

And here was the prize—this pearl as large as a filbert—with a pale pink tinge like a lady's fingernail—this spoil of a filibustering age—this gift from a European emperor to a South Sea chief. We gloated over it when all was snug.

这就是战利品——这颗珍珠和榛子一样大——淡淡的粉红色像女士的指甲——这是一个拉布时代的战利品——这是欧洲皇帝送给南海酋长的礼物。当一切都很舒适时，我们幸灾乐祸。