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The Majority Leader again took the floor. 多数派领袖再次发言。
Professor Reeves was the next to take the floor.
Others then took the floor, and the session did not finish until eight o'clock.
Ella Smith then took the floor, paying tribute to her predecessor.
He was due to take the floor when an alarm suddenly sounded.
See also: floor noun (OPEN SPACE)