You're going to give a short speech of thanks for the speaker this evening, aren't you, Bill?

比尔，你今晚要为演讲者致一个简短的感谢词，对吗？

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You are going to give a short speech of thanks for the speaker this evening, aren't you, Bill?

比尔，你打算为今晚的演讲者做一个简短的致谢演讲，是吗？

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The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.

围绕法案形成的共识表明，立法者对美国邮政管理局在政治上令人尴尬的短期崩溃感到惊慌害怕。

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The bill stops short, however, of forcing audit firms to rotate their clients every few years, a requirement that is now being mooted in Britain.

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Besides, the Senate bill fell short in some important ways.

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The bill stops short of an outright ban, however.

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