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
2014-01-27
28
问题
Where can the expression "lame duck" be heard?
The expression, "lame duck", can 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、Only among hunters.
B、Among primary school pupils.
C、Among beautiful ladies.
D、Among people who are discussing politics.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/gAXd777K
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
Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthearticle?Whichwordisclosestinmeaningto"ushering"(Paragraph7)?
Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthearticle?Teenagersandadultshavehada50%betterchanceofnotdevelopingtoothdec
Ajobinterviewisyourchanceto(31)anemployerwhatheorshewillgetifyou’re(32).Thatiswhyitis(33)tobewellpre
______hasadriverseatthatcanbeadjustedtofitmostpeople?______offersapoorviewevenwhenthemirrorsareused?
Mirrorimagesisoftendifferentfromthe"feltimages".
Theremarkableachievementmadebytheinternationalsportsstar,LiuXiang,hasprovokeddeepthoughtinmanyChineseabouthis
WhyisthequestionoftradeunionpowerimportantinBritain?Becauseoftheirout-of-dateorganizationsomeunionsfinditdi
______thegamebeganinEnglandinthe1880s.______"Gossamer"wasanotherearlynameforthekindofsport.
Chocolateisnotagreatsourceofnutrients,butthere’snoharmineatingamoderateamount,especiallythedarkvariety,(31)
Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed______.Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.Laraghimpliesthat
随机试题
转化率是指理论原料用量与实际原料用量的比值。
以下不属于部分冠修复体的是
口腔健康教育的方法主要有A.提供经济支持B.提供组织保证C.进行口腔疾病的干预措施D.个别交谈和讨论会E.实施行政干预措施
患儿,男,8岁。耳下腮部肿痛1周,经治疗病情未能得到控制,现症见高热烦渴,耳下腮部红部肿痛,咀嚼困难,睾丸肿痛。其病机是()
()的结算机构是设立在期货交易所内的内部机构。
基本医疗保险费要由用人单位和职工共同缴纳,用人单位的缴费率应控制在职工工资总额的()左右。
承担民事责任的方式主要是()。
根据《国务院关于开展新型农村社会养老保险试点的指导意见》的规定,开始领取新农保养老金的年龄是()。
对一元线性回归方程回归系数进行显著性检验通常采用的方法是
选择一个适当的测试用例,用以测试图2-21所示的程序,能达到判定覆盖的是
最新回复
(
0
)