今天我们要学的词是filibuster。Filibuster 意思是通过冗长的辩论和演讲来阻碍议事。Kentucky Senator Rand Paul staged a nearly 13-hour filibuster blocking Senate confirmation of John Brennan, President Obama's pick for CIA director. 肯塔基州参议员兰德.保罗展开近13小时的冗长讲话，阻碍参议院对奥巴马提名的中央情报局局长人选约翰.布伦南的表决。This is the first Senate filibuster in more than two years. 这是美国国会参议院两年多以来第一次有参议员通过没完没了发言的方式，来阻碍议事。好的，今天我们学习的词是 filibuster, filibuster, filibuster...