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17.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
17.美國國會的兩個部分是？
Answer: The Senate and House (of Representatives)
答案：參議院和眾議院
Explanation: In the United States, the word Congress is used to refer to (or talk about) the legislative (or lawmaking) part of American government.
解釋：在美國，“國會”一詞是用來指美國政府的立法機構。
Most people know this meaning of the word.
大多數人都知道這個詞的這層含義。
But did you know that there is another meaning of the word congress?
但你知道“國會”這個詞的另外一層含義嗎？
Congress also means a meeting of legislators (or the people who make laws).
國會還有議員會議的意思（或者說是制定法律的人）。
In the U.S. government, you will hear both meanings of this word used.
在美國政府中，你會聽到這個詞的兩種意思都在使用。
In fact, a new congress—meaning a new meeting—starts every two years.
事實上，新的國會——意思是新的會議——每兩年召開一次。
The first congress was held in 1774.
第一屆國會在1774年召開。
The current congress, then, is the 110th Congress, which first convened (or met) on January 4, 2007.
當前的國會，也就是第110屆國會，它首次在2007年1月4號召開。
When the first congress was held in 1774, Congress was still unicameral, meaning that it had only one part or group of legislators.
1774年第一屆國會召開時，國會仍然是單院制，意思是它只有一部分或一組立法者。
However, the leaders of the country very quickly realized (or noticed) that the new American government was not very efficient (or didn't do things very quickly or very well), so they wanted to change the system.
但是，美國國家領導人很快就意識到，新政府的效率低下，因此他們打算改變這種制度。
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