Welcome to the Voice of America’s “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之声“新闻词汇”。
In the United States, federal laws are made by the Congress.
在美国，联邦法律是由国会制定的。
Listen to this story about two bills:
请听这个关于两个法案的故事：
Even if the immigration bill passes in the Senate, lawmakers in the House of Representatives are considering their own reforms.
即使参议院通过了移民法案，众议院的立法者也在考虑他们自己的改革方案。
Agriculture also is a focus this week, as the Senate prepares to vote on the Farm Bill.
参议院准备给农业法案投票，农业同样是这周的重点。

The House is expected to take up the package later this month.
议会有望这个月底开始实施这一系列计划。
The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members.
众议院由435名选举产生的成员组成。
The number of representatives each state has depends on the number of people in the state.
每州的代表数目由该州人数决定。
Often, this group of lawmakers is called simply “the House.”
通常，这群立法者被简称为“议会”。
Now, when you hear the term “House of Representatives,” you’ll know what these News Words mean.
现在，当你听到“众议院”这个词时，你就会知道它是什么意思。