高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第405 bandwagon素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第405 <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>; <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coattails">coattails</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 今天我们继续学几个美国人常用来说政界动态的习惯用法第一个是：<span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>。</p><p> <span word="Bandwagon">Bandwagon</span>是奏乐彩车。</p><p> 早在无线电和电视问世以前政界人士向民众作宣传的手段之一是雇几名乐师让他们在装点着各色旗帜、张贴着标语口号的马车上穿大街过小巷一路演奏响彻云霄的乐曲引起公众的注意。</p><p> 这时同在车上的那位要人就可以向凑热闹的人群发表演说宣传他的政见了。</p><p> 如果车上的那位是个深得民心的大人物的话，那些地位略低的政客就会设法跳上这辆奏乐彩车站在那位大人物身边，向公众显示自己和大人物的关系密切。</p><p> 目的是沾点儿光。</p><p> 马拉的<span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>虽然早已进了历史博物馆，但是人们至今还常借用<span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>这个词的比喻意义。</p><p> 那么用它来表示什么意思呢？我们听个例子。</p><p> 这是个电台记者在评论近来的政治形势。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ratings">ratings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>.他说：当总统在民意测验中看好的时候，议员候选人都趋炎附势希望借总统声望的光。</p>
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