senate
n
(often 常作 Senate)
1 [CGp] upper house of the law-making assembly in some countries, eg France, the US and Australia 参议院(如法国、 美国、 澳大利亚的)
[attrib 作定语]
a Senate committee, decision 参议院委员会、 决议. Cf 参看 congress 2, the House of Representatives (house1).
2 [CGp] governing council of certain universities (某些大学的)教务委员会, 理事会.
3 [Gp] (in ancient Rome) highest council of state (古罗马的)元老院.
The first settlers on the plains of America were Native Americans.
美洲平原上的首批定居者是美洲土著人。
Another good reason for taking a part-time job is that employers usually prefer to hire someone who has already had some work experience. They value someone who leads an active life and is anxious to learn. For example, a newspaper might employ you if you