The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents...

孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。

Their work is frequently an obsession that overrides all other considerations.

他们对工作的痴迷常常超乎其他一切。

The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto...

总统否决了该议案，而参议院以一票之差未能推翻他的否决。

I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him...

我提前申请当局对他进行否决。

The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail...

该议案现在提交到众议院，在这里否决投票预计不会获得通过。

An override of the veto appears unlikely.

看来推翻这项否决的可能性很小。