首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Where Can the expression“lame duck”be heard?
Where Can the expression“lame duck”be heard?
admin
2011-01-02
57
问题
Where Can the expression“lame duck”be heard?
The expression,“lame duck”,call be heard in almost any American town or city,especially where people discuss politics.Most often,they use it to describe a politician who has come to the end of his power.
There are a number of ideas as to where“lame duck”came from, though the picture of a lame duck is clear enough:a duck that has had its wings cut,or its feet injured,and can no longer walk like a healthy one.
The term seems to have come into the American language after the Civil War of 1861-1865.One explanation is that it came from the language of hunters who felt that it was foolish to waste powder or time on a dead duck.And a lame duck is close to being a dead duck.
Another explanation,however,is that the expression came from England.There it was used to describe a man who lost all his money and could not pay his debts.He could do nothing but walk like a lame duck.And people showed little mercy for the poor fellow.
But in the United States people took the phrase to describe congressman who failed to get re-elected but still had a little time left in office.
Later,the expression was used in a broader sense,generally describing any man whose days of power were coming to an end.It has often been used to describe the position of an American president in the last two years or so of his second term.It is a difficult time for him,when Congress is ready to oppose him at every turn.
选项
A、Some time after the Civil War.
B、During the Second World War.
C、When president George Bush was in office.
D、During the period of Independence War.
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/LZHd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
WhatfactorcanbeattributedtoGermanprosperity?WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftraditionaluniversityresearch?
TechnologyTransferinGermanyWhenitcomestotranslatingbasicresearchintoindustrialsuccess,fewnationscanmatchGerman
WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?Theword"affect"inParagraph6couldbebestreplacedby
Thequestionraisedinthefirst.paragraphisone______.WhatDr.Reinhornsaidinthelastparagraphmayimplyallthefollo
TVGameShowsOneofthemostfascinatingthingsabouttelevisionisthesizeoftheaudience.Anovelcanbeonthe"bests
IsThereaWaytoKeeptheBritain’sEconomyGrowing?1.Intoday’sknowledgeeconomy,nationssurviveonthethingstheydo
Canadawillprohibitsmokinginallofficeslaterthisyear.
Thepassengergotthenon-smokingsection.
Wherecantheexpression"lameduck"beheard?
随机试题
放射线展开方法适用于________的侧表面展开。
六味安消散的功能是()。
根据工程经济学理论,现金流量的要素包括()。
下列各项中,与普通年金终值系数互为倒数的是()。
企业在选择承运商时主要考虑的是()。
防止不作为,把改革方案的含金量充分展现出来,让人民群众有更多获得感。”从哲学上说明中国共产党()。
文明执勤的要点是:谦虚谨慎,( ),礼貌待人,( )。
某日张某带着2岁的侄子出去玩,不料因照顾不慎小孩跌入沼气池,张某因为嫌脏不愿下池救援,致使其侄子死亡。张某的行为()。
CIER指数用来反映就业市场景气程度,其计算方法是:CIER指数=市场招聘需求人数/市场求职申请人数。根据有关机构发布的数据,2018年第一季度CIER指数为1.91,第二季度为1.88,第三季度为1.97,第四季度为2.38。201
Personswhoareoverweightshouldwatchtheirdietcarefullyinordertolosepounds.Itiswisetotalkwithyourdoctor.Heca
最新回复
(
0
)