One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.

【withdraw】其中一个少数党已不再支持科尔总理。

It is possible that at this election some of the minority parties might succeed in breaking through into parliament.

【break】在这次选举中可能会有一些少数党派取得突破而进入议会。

As Democrats prepare to be the minority party, Pelosi says she will not run for leadership reelection but will keep her seat representing San Francisco.

在民主党即将成为少数党之际，佩洛西表示，她将不再竞选众议院民主党领袖职位，但会作为来自旧金山的联邦议员留在国会。

The filibuster is a tradition, a sort of rule that allows a minority party to block a nominee or piece of legislation, and a nuclear option is a rule change that allows a majority party to get around that block and vote with a simple majority.

阻挠议事是一种传统，一种允许少数党阻止提名人或立法的规则，而核选项是一种规则改变， 允许多数党绕过该阻止并以简单多数投票。