It was controversial when it was ratified. It's controversial today.

这项协议自生效起就备受争议。该协议现在仍存在争议。

It was controversial when it was ratified.

协议签署时曾引起争议。

" Russia ratified the convention on refugees, " she said.

“俄罗斯既然批准了难民公约，”她说。

And it's - this is expected to be ratified by the European Parliament.

预计这一条款将获得英国议会的批准。

The law is expected to be ratified in a matter of days.

预计几天后会批准该法律。

First, it would have to be ratified (or approved) by the states.

首先，它须得到各州的批准（或认可）。

Take a look at this list of nearly 40 the U.S. has not ratified.

这里是40个美国还没有批准的条约。

U.S. Tax Code has changed a lot since that amendment was ratified in 1913.

自1913年美国宪法第十六条修正案通过以来，美国税法改变了很多。

France has reluctantly ratified the recent fiscal compact, which gives Brussels extra budgetary powers.

法国勉了最近的政府财政条约，这给了Brussels额外的预算上的优势。

But in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified.

但在1868年，第14条修正案正式通过。

It was not until the end of July that New York finally ratified the Constitution.

直至7底，纽约州才最终批准了宪法。

After the Constitution was written, it still had to be ratified (or approved) by the states.

宪法起草后，它还得经过各州的批准（或通过）。

May is leaving after failing to negotiate a Brexit deal that Parliament could ratify.

在未能说服英国议会批准英国脱欧协议之后，梅即将辞职离开。

But they soon learned that New Hampshire had ratified a few days earlier. Virginia was number ten.

但是他们很快得知新罕布什尔州在几天前就批准了，弗吉尼亚排名第十。

It took only four months for the four treaties, which are universally ratified, to come into force.

只用了4个时间，这4项如今得到普遍认可的协议就生效了。

They want Morsi to change the newly ratified constitution.

他们希望穆尔西能改变他批准的新宪法。

Its Declaration of Independence was only ratified in 1991, making it roughly the same age as most Millennials.

其《独立宣言》在1991年才正式生效，这让它几乎与千禧一代成了“龄人”。

But the new constitution would only go into effect, if nine of the 13 states ratified it.

但是，新宪法只有在13个州中的9个州批准后才能生效。

At first, it didn't look like enough states would ratify it.

起初，好像没有足够多的州会批准它。

But only 42 countries have ratified it (not including Britain and America).

但仅有42个国家承认该公约（其中不包括英国和美国）。