District of Columbia

Mr. Gray and Mr. Fenty are both African-American, as are three out of four students in the District of Columbia public schools.

Gray和Fenty都是非裔美国人，而哥伦比亚地区公立学校四分之三的学生都是非裔美国人。

Twelve states and the District of Columbia now allow same-sex weddings.

目前，美国已有12个州以及哥伦比亚特区允许同性结婚。

Sixty-eight percent of District of Columbia residents are minorities, and most of them are black.

而百分之六十八的哥伦比亚特区居民也是少数族裔, 大部分是黑人.

New Jersey's largest utility, Public Service Electric and Gas made the plea to the public together with the District of Columbia and grid operator P.

新泽西最大的电力公司，公共服务电力燃气公司呼吁公众节约用电。

Federal appeals court has shut down a challenge the current cap on fees banks can charge businesses for debit card transactions, the US Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia overturning a lower court decision that favored merchants and was viewed as a setback for banks.

联邦上诉法庭否决了一个案件，该案向银行在借记卡交易业务上所收取的费用上限发起挑战，美国哥伦比亚特区上诉法庭推翻了地方法庭的裁决，此前地方法庭做出了有利于商人并使银行受挫的判决。

Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation or adopted rulemakings to open their power markets to Competition.

美国的24个州和哥伦比亚地区已经颁布立法或采纳规章，放开电力市场引入竞争机制。截至2000年7月，已经有五个州对零售用户实行绿色电力的竞争销售。

Each state, as well as the District of Columbia, has its own fully developed, independent system of courts and there is a separate federal court system.

每个州和哥伦比亚特区都有其各自非常完善、独立的法院系统，而且还有一个独立的联邦法院系统。

last week, the labor department reported that 27 states and the district of columbia reported a drop in the unemployment rate, while seven states reported rate increases and 16 had no change.

上周美国劳工部（Labor Department）公布，27个州和哥伦比亚特区报告失业率下降，7个州失业率上升，16个州持平。

Currently, the federal minimum, set four years ago, is$ 7.25, but it is higher in 18 states and the District of Columbia.

目前联邦的最低工资标准是在四年前制定的，数额为7.25美元，但有18个州以及华盛顿特区的最低工资标准都比这个数字要高。

The District of Columbia and 39 states, as well as more than 20 cities levy a personal income tax.

哥伦比亚特区、三十九个州以及二十多个城市都征收个人所得税。

on oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone of the white house was laid during a ceremony in the district of columbia.

1792年10月13日，在哥伦比亚特区一仪式上白宫最重要的部分建成。

Our nation is divided into fifty states along with the District of Columbia.

我们的国家划分成50个州，1个哥伦比亚特区。

The District of Columbia outlaws discrimination on the basis of personal appearance.

哥伦比亚特区宣布歧视个人相貌是非法的。

1867-African American men granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia.

1867年的今天，非裔美国人被给予在哥伦比亚区的投票权。

In the state jurisdictions, 36 states including the District of Columbia have got so-called "Shield Law" to protect newsmen's privilege.

而在各州的法律体系中，36个州和哥伦比亚特区存在保护记者拒证权的“盾牌法”。

All states and the District of Columbia require individuals to be licensed before they can call themselves architects or contract to provide architectural services.

美国各州和哥伦比亚区均需要在获得许可证之后方可称其为建筑师或受雇提供建筑行业的服务。

He serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

他成为美国哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉法院法官。

sites are located only in the united states, including the district of columbia, guam, puerto rico, and the virgin islands.

美国境内、关岛、波多黎各、维尔京群岛以及哥伦比亚特区。

Mothers in North Carolina, Mississippi, and the District of Columbia were the least likely to have never married.

来自北卡罗来纳州，密西西比和哥伦比亚地区的母亲们最不可能从不结婚。

Currently, 43 states and the District of Columbia have adopted both the math and language standards.

目前，43个州和哥伦比亚特区采纳了数学和语言方面的标准。

altogether, there are 538 electoral votes ( including three for the district of columbia, even though it has no voting representatives in congress).

总共有538张选举人票。

massachusetts, connecticut, maryland, new jersey and the district of columbia, all areas with high rates of education, had some of the lowest rates of smoking.

马萨诸塞、康涅狄格、马里兰、新泽西以及哥伦比亚特区的受教育程度较高，故烟民比例也最低。

Wamala-Osborne has been working for the fitness center in the District of Columbia for five years.

瓦玛拉·奥斯博恩已经在哥伦比亚特区健身中心工作了五年。

congress and the president designate the legal holidays for the district of columbia and the federal territories but are without power to declare national holidays.

国会和总统有权指定哥伦比亚特区和联邦领土内的法定假日，但却没有宣布全国性法定假日的权力。

Washington joins six other states and the district of Columbia in allowing same-sex marriage.

华盛顿州与其他六个州，以及哥伦比亚特区允许同性结婚。

Americans in twenty-one States and the District of Columbia were excited about a lottery game called powerball.

21个州和哥伦比特区的美国人，被一个叫作“抛宝”的抽奖游戏弄得很兴奋。

These cheeses distributed in Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia.

这些奶酪被销售至马里兰州、弗吉尼亚州和哥伦比亚特区。

Much of the legislation concerning the District of Columbia is determined by the federal Congress.

首都哥伦比亚特区的立法权主要归属联邦国会。

He also saw California become the 31st state and abolished the slave trade ( but not slavery) in the District of Columbia.

同时，在他任职美国总统期间，加利福尼亚成为了美国的第31个州，哥伦比亚特区的奴隶买卖（不是奴隶制）被废止。

Frederick Douglass went on to hold several positions in the government, including United States Marshall of the District of Columbia.

弗雷德里克·道格拉斯继续坚守在政府中的少数职位，包括哥伦比亚特区美国元帅。