美国习惯用语-第211讲:stonewall
<p>美国习惯用语-第211讲:<span word="stonewall">stonewall</span></p><p>我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语是美国人用得非常普遍的，而且也很形像。这个习惯用语就是：<span word="To">To</span> <span word="stonewall">stonewall</span>. <span word="Stonewall">Stonewall</span>是一个字，但是很明显，它是由<span word="stone">stone</span>和<span word="wall">wall</span>两个字合成的。大家都知道，<span word="stone">stone</span>就是石头，那末顾名思义<span word="stonewall">stonewall</span>就是一堵用石头造的墙。按字面解释，这是对的。但是，作为俗语，它的意思就比较含蓄了，<span word="stonewall">stonewall</span>是指：想尽一切办法不要把那些使自己难堪或不利的消息透露出去。二十多年前，美国发生水门事件的时候，白宫竭尽全力阻挡国会的调查人员来查明尼克松总统手下的人是否有违法的行为。结果，想掩盖的企图宣告失败；事实真相被揭露出来，尼克松总统也被迫辞职。下面这个例子是一个地方上的政客在给他的高级助手下指示。</p><p>例句-1: <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stonewall">stonewall</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p>这个政客对他的手下人说：要是报界或电视记者提出有关我们市长候选人的问题的话，一定要叫他们不要正面回答问题，不要泻露任何有关他们生活方面有问题的消息。要是人们知道真相的话，我们别想在这次竞选中获胜。</p><p>******</p><p>下面的例子是在讲一个警察在向他的上司汇报有关一个案件的调查情况。</p>
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