To help foster the illusion of life happening, the Constitution requires Congress to convene each January - and the illusion is sometimes convincing even if the Capitol is often the scene of more commotion than movement.

• 为了造成生活仍在继续的假象，宪法要求国会在每年1月召开会议。 这种假象有时倒还真能让人迷惑，不过国会大厦发生的骚乱往往比政治活动多。