原帖由 北星束 于 2008-8-26 22:47 发表
楼上的厉害~
今天bbc
In a BBC interview, Lovemore Moyo said the legislature could no longer be used as a rubber stamping house for President Mugabe's policies.
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rubber stamp：A rubber stamp, as a political metaphor, refers to a person or institution with de jure considerable formal power but little de facto power, one that rarely disagrees with more powerful organs. For example, in a dictatorship, the legislature may be little more than a "rubber stamp" of approval on the dictator's decrees. Conversely, in a constitutional monarchy, the monarch is typically a "rubber stamp" to an elected parliament, even if he or she legally possesses considerable reserve powers and/or disagrees with the parliament's decisions.
The term itself likely stems from the commonplace practice of subordinate employees or officials being deputized and given the authority to sign the name of their superior or employer. In situations where this superior official's signature may frequently be required for routine paperwork, a literal rubber stamp is used, with a likeness of their hand-written signature. This could also be utilized personally by the individual named on the stamp, to prevent hand fatigue and save time when a large number of documents need to be signed. In essence, the term is meant to convey an endorsement without careful thought or personal investment in the outcome, especially since it is usually expected as the stamper's duty to do so. In the situation where a dictator's legislature is a "rubber stamp," the orders they are meant to endorse are formalities they are expected to legitimize.
When things do not go your way, God has a plan for you.
1. On tap for later tonight: a tribute to Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy who is currently battling brain cancer, and a speech from Michelle Obama in which she's expected to present what the campaign referred to as a personal view of her husband.
这是第一条关于DNC的新闻吧，表红的那个词啥意思？是不是就是今天晚上的议事日程？
还有哪位能把这句话翻译，感觉拖的太长了有点乱。。。。
2.After McCain's lunchtime fund-raiser, 1, 000 dollars a plate or 2, 300 dollars for entrance in a McCain '08 lapel pin, the senator headed for Southern California for an evening fund-raiser in Beverly Hills.
还是不是很明白have the feelings subject cornered的意思，如果subject在这是"话题"之意，那么corner应该是动词，是have sth. done 的结构吧？
查Oxford动词corner主要有两个义项：
1[vn] [often passive]to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape: The man was finally cornered by police in a garage.
2[vn] to go towards sb in a determined way, because you want to speak to them: I found myself cornered by her on the stairs.
原帖由 bridgebb 于 2008-8-27 15:44 发表 关于 2008-08-26 NPR的几个问题 1. On tap for later tonight: a tribute to Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy who is currently battling brain cancer, and a speech from Michelle Obama in ...
Original posted by bridgebb at 2008-8-27 15:44 关于 2008-08-26 NPR的几个问题
2.After McCain's lunchtime fund-raiser, 1, 000 dollars a plate or 2, 300 dollars for entrance， in a McCain '08 lapel pin, the senator headed for Southern California for an evening fund-raiser in Beverly Hills.
1, 000 dollars a plate or 2, 300 dollars for entrance in a McCain '08 lapel pin这一串都是修饰前面的McCain's lunchtime fund-raiser的，即起到描述，补充说作用。剩下的成分应该不难理解，就不解释全句啦。
In contrast to Barack Obama's campaign of optimism and hope, McCain offers a vision that is squarely focused on obstacles. Its opaque negativity fairly precludes it from even being described as a vision at all. It might be more accurately expressed as The Opacity NOPE!
Peace? Nope. Health care? Nope. Fair tax and trade? Nope. Choice? Nope. Environment? Nope. Get the idea?
Aviation authorities said the glitch was centered in the state of Georgia which deals with flights for the eastern half of the US. The cause of the failure isn’t yet known.
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The reports that air traffic in more than two dozen airports are being held up by the glitch which according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Diane Spitaliere, centers /round the Georgia/ FAA Center.
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,好久没看见你啦，还以为你好久没来了，却原来是这么晚才出来啊~~
$3.95, 2/$6.00, 5/$12.50, 10/$20.00, 25/$37.50, 50/$62.50, 100/$100.00, 250/$187.50, 500/$300.00, 1000/$500.00
，哪位告知下？（很傻的问题俄...）