The While Council的意思|示意

While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists, made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.

尽管市议会的投票在议会大厅里赢得了掌声，但这项措施的反对者，包括苏打水游说者，提出了尖锐的批评，并承诺将在法庭上对这项税收提出质疑。

The World Gold Council, an industry body, reports that Asian investors were actually net sellers during the first quarter, while westerners bought heavily and sent prices soaring.

据行业组织世界黄金协会(World Gold Council)报告，亚洲投资者第一季度实际上是在净抛售黄金，而西方人则在大举购买黄金，推动金价大幅上升。

A recent report from the American Council on Education found that the levels of men at university had remained stable, while the Numbers of women had rocketed.

美国教育理事会一份最新调查表明，大学生中男生数量保持稳定，而女生数量则直线上升。

While details are still unclear, several low-tax jurisdictions in the euro zone have already objected to the proposal put forward by the European Council and European Commission.

虽然细节仍不明朗，但欧元区几个低税收司法管辖区已对这项欧盟理事会和欧盟委员会的提议表示反对。

Funding for the arts and humanities research Council had gone up 35% over the same period, while universities' core research funding for the arts and humanities rose 86% between 1997 and 2008.

同一时期，艺术与人文研究委员会(the Arts and Humanities Research Council)得到的资金增加了35%。从1997年到2008年，大学艺术与人文学科的核心研究资金增长了86%。

The first stamp replicates the official engagement portrait taken in the Royal Council Chamber, while the second is a less formal shot snapped in the Palace's Cornwall Room.

第一张邮票上印有的是在皇家会议室中拍摄的正式订婚照，而第二张邮票上的照片则是在康沃尔宫房间中拍摄的比较生活化的照片。