lobbyist

1. （对政府或委员会进行游说的） 说客
   A lobbyist is someone who tries actively to persuade a government or council that a particular law should be changed or that a particular thing should be done.

1. Her husband is a lobbyist, and familiar with almost every senator.
   她的丈夫是位说客，几乎跟每位参议员都熟。
2. He only pursues writing-only careers like novelist, journalist or copyrighter, when instead, he could have looked into being a minister, public relations assistant, editor or government lobbyist.
   他只追求纯写作的职业，比如小说家、记者或剧作家，而实际上，他也可以找代理人、公共关系助手、编辑或ZF说客之类的工作。
3. So the likelihood of it becoming law is zilch, said a Wall Street lobbyist.
   一名华尔街游说者表示：所以，它变成法律的可能性小之又小。
4. A good lobbyist was worth more to an oil company than a good engineer.
   对一家石油公司来说，一名优秀的说客比出色的工程师更有用。
5. Although you will at all times pretend to be a normal baby, you actually already have your very own career, like doctor or fireman or lobbyist!
   尽管你将始终假装自己是一名普通婴儿，但你实际上已经拥有了自己的职业。
6. I never let a lobbyist buy me a lunch or do any favor for me.
   这个国会议员说：我从来没有让一个游说者请我吃过午饭，或者为我做什么事。
7. Growing up in Prague, Mr hodac did not set out to become a lobbyist.
   霍达奇在布拉格长大，他并非一开始就立志要当游说者。
8. But the lobbyist insists he knew Mr Abramoff only as a champion of the free market.
   但诺奎斯特坚称，他只知道阿布拉莫夫是一位自由市场的捍卫者。
9. Anyone with 20 seats [ to contribute] can think of himself as a prime minister, says one political lobbyist.
   任何人只要能贡献20个席位，就可以认为自己有望当上总理，一位政治游说者表示。
10. The top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association said the terrorist watch list has poor integrity.
    全国枪支协会的高级院外活动集团成员说，恐怖分子监视名单具有极差的完备性。
11. "The change in mood in Ottawa has been quite dramatic," one lobbyist said.
    “渥太华情绪的变化相当明显，”一位游说者表示。
12. An industry lobbyist said: The film, music and book industries have no real market access at present.
    一位行业游说人士表示：电影、音乐和出版业目前没有真正进入中国市场。
13. Melvin mixes biography and personal observation as a consultant and lobbyist to draw eight lessons about the China market.
    梅文诗将传记与自己作为咨询师兼说客的个人观察混合在一起，写成了关于中国市场的8个教训。
14. The lobbyist asks," How much have you got so far?"
    说客问道：“你们募捐到多少了？”
15. Rudd has tied himself up unnecessarily by seeking to minimise the optics of his relationship with China, says a senior Canberra lobbyist.
    堪培拉一位资深说客指出：陆克文力求减少曝光他与中国的关系，这不必要地束缚了自己的手脚。
16. An oilman in Houston or a lobbyist in northern Virginia lives a life of abundance and choice.
    在休斯敦的石油商和北弗吉尼亚的说客都过着舒适的生活。
17. TransCanada's main lobbyist for the pipeline was deputy manager of Mrs Clinton's2008 presidential campaign.
    横加公司的主要说客是克林顿夫人2008年竞选总统活动的副经理。
18. Jack Abramoff, a well-connected Republican lobbyist, was convicted of fraud.
    人脉颇佳的共和党说客杰克？阿伯拉默夫（JackAbramoff）被判欺诈罪。
19. A lobbyist, on his way home from work in Washington, D.
    一个在华盛顿工作的政治说客驾车回家时遇到堵车。
20. But they are taking two steps forward and one step back, says a lobbyist.
    一位游说人士表示：但他们是进两步，退一步。
21. Craig Holman, a campaign finance lobbyist for public citizen, a Washington watchdog, says WPP epitomises the "monopolisation" of the influence industry that has Capitol Hill in its grip.
    为华盛顿一家监督机构publiccitizen担任活动融资说客的克雷格霍尔曼（craigholman）表示，wpp代表了控制国会山的游说行业的“垄断地位”。
22. Sometimes in America we call the lobbyist public affairs, government relations or other names.
    有时，在美国我们以公共事务、政府关系或别的名称来称呼说客。
23. She's a famous lobbyist among property moguls.
    她是政要中有名的说客。
24. In an hour long philippic, the legislator denounced the lobbyist opposing his bill.
    在一个小时的漫骂演说中，立法者猛烈抨击议案通过者反对他的议案。
25. I mean, they have hired lobbyist, they're doing movie ads and everything else.
    我的意思是，他们已经雇佣了说客，他们会刊登广告和使用其他所有手段。
26. The lobbyist has pull with the senator.
    游说者对参议员有影响力。
27. But saying that Mr Barbour is a Washington lobbyist is not necessarily a stinging rebuke.
    但说巴博先生是“华盛顿说客”未必是强烈的指责。
28. Declaring that the time has come for firm leadership and decisive action, Donald Tsang, Hong Kong's chief executive, hires a top US tobacco industry lobbyist to put an end to baseless rumours about the territory's air quality.
    香港特首曾荫权（DonaldTsang）宣称，坚定领导和果断行动的时代已经到来，他雇了一名一流的美国烟草业游说人士，来戳穿有关香港空气质量的无端谣言。
29. I'm just a reporter, and you're just a lobbyist.
    我是个记者你是个说客。
30. Another argument I have heard from a lobbyist is that naked CDSs allow investors to hedge more effectively.
    我从一位游说者那里听到的另一个论点是，无实体CDS让投资者更加有效地对冲。

noun

1. someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer