国产av不卡一区二区_欧美xxxx做受欧美_成年人看的毛片_亚洲第一天堂在线观看_亚洲午夜精品久久久中文影院av_8x8ⅹ国产精品一区二区二区_久久精品国产sm调教网站演员_亚洲av综合色区无码一二三区_成人免费激情视频_国产九九九视频

 
 
 

Local democracy bites the dust

中國日報網 2016-03-25 10:41

 

Local democracy bites the dust

Reader question:

Please explain this headline (The Guardian, March 25, 2016): Michael Rosen on academy schools: ‘Local democracy bites the dust’. Bites “the dust”, what dust?

My comments:

Dust in this phrase refers to the dirt on the floor, or the open ground rather, the earth itself.

It has nothing to do with Beijing’s polluted air and smog, thank heaven.

Literally, if someone bites the dust, he has to fall to the ground to do that. And since men have no business to eat dust for a living, hence we’re not supposed to take the phrase at face value. What it really implies when we say someone is going to bite the dust is that he’s going to die.

From this comes the figurative meaning of someone or something failing terribly. In our example, when local democracy is described as biting the dust, it means the democracy is all but dead at the local level.

What does that mean?

I don’t know. I have no idea. The whole idea of Western-style democracy is vague to me due to lack of direct experience. However, I may speculate – and venture to contend that in that locale, wherever it is, where democracy is practiced, albeit in a sort of feeble fashion, people are not turning out in droves to vote in elections and things of that nature.

Or perhaps they’re not holding elections at all. Whatever it exactly is that ails the place, you can be sure that the democratic process is failing the locals.

Anyways, biting the dust is a useful phrase to learn. This expression, according to the Phrase Finder at Phrases.org.uk, goes all the way back to the Christian Bible, although in a different form. The Phrase Finder explains:

The same notion is expressed in the earlier phrase ‘lick the dust’, from the Bible, where there are several uses of it, including Psalms 72 (King James Version), 1611:

“They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him and his enemies shall lick the dust.”

“Lick the dust” sounds too learned and literary, I suppose. That’s why it is no longer widely in use – except perhaps among literary circles. “Bite the dust”, on the other hand, is the replacement phrase that has survived among the masses to this day.

Today, the phrase remains alive and well. In other words, “bite the dust” is in rude health and shows no signs of going to the grave any time soon.

All right, here are recent media examples to illustrate the point:

1. Last April, another flagship Alberta CCS plan bit the dust when TransAlta Corp. cancelled the Pioneer project that was to have captured the carbon from the Keephills 3 coal-fired power plant. Despite government funding, TransAlta and its partners decided they could not justify the expense.

That leaves two substantial government-backed CCS projects under way in the province. One is Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Quest project that will capture and store CO2 from an oil sands upgrader near Fort Saskatchewan. The other is the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line, a 240-kilometre pipeline that is to carry CO2 from a fertilizer plant and oil sands refinery to central Alberta, where it will be used to squeeze more oil out of existing oil wells. It is a joint venture of Enhance Energy Inc., North West Upgrading Inc. and Agrium Inc.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford told reporters in Edmonton Monday that the goal of the province’s CCS support program was to find projects that appeared to be economically viable, but the decisions on whether to go ahead had to be made by the project proponents. The cancellation of the Swan Hills CCS agreement “is unfortunate, but one of the reasons we wanted to have the program is for lessons learned. We still have $1.3-billion that's invested in other projects,” she said. “We’re not going to continue to push things if the private sector's telling us they don’t make sense.”

- Alberta cancels funding for carbon capture project, TheGlobeAndMail.com, February 27, 2013.

2. A WEEK into the election campaign and the first candidates have bitten the dust, one for offensive conduct more than a decade ago.

That was Geoff Lake, Labor candidate for the safe Victorian seat of Hotham, who it emerged had abused a Liberal councillor during a heated meeting of Monash City Council in 2002.

Details of a sexual harassment claim from the time, reportedly being shopped around by his own party colleagues, say he called Kathy Magee a “f...ing bitch” and a “f...ing slut”.

It was apparently well-known and something for which Lake had repeatedly apologised.

No matter. In a hard-fought election campaign, every past transgression is fair game.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pulled the plug, declaring Mr Lake’s conduct unacceptable for a member of his team.

- Candidates bite the dust in week one, TheAustralian.com, August 11, 2013.

3. Andy Murray once again bit the dust in the California desert, falling in the third round to claycourt specialist Federico Delbonis.

It was another early Indian Wells exit for the world number two Murray, who has made it past the quarter-finals of the ATP tour event just once in the last six years.

“I have just never really found a way to get comfortable here throughout my career. It’s a shame,” said Murray, who reached the Indian Wells final seven years ago but also lost back-to-back opening matches in 2011 and 2012. The two-time Grand Slam winner was ousted 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3) by 53rd ranked Argentinian Delbonis.

- Tennis - Murray bites the dust in Indian Wells, AFP, March 15, 2016.

本文僅代表作者本人觀點,與本網立場無關。歡迎大家討論學術問題,尊重他人,禁止人身攻擊和發布一切違反國家現行法律法規的內容。

About the author:

Zhang Xin is Trainer at chinadaily.com.cn. He has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.

(作者:張欣 編輯:丹妮)

上一篇 : Stop on a dime?
下一篇 : Dog whistle politics

 
中國日報網英語點津版權說明:凡注明來源為“中國日報網英語點津:XXX(署名)”的原創作品,除與中國日報網簽署英語點津內容授權協議的網站外,其他任何網站或單位未經允許不得非法盜鏈、轉載和使用,違者必究。如需使用,請與010-84883561聯系;凡本網注明“來源:XXX(非英語點津)”的作品,均轉載自其它媒體,目的在于傳播更多信息,其他媒體如需轉載,請與稿件來源方聯系,如產生任何問題與本網無關;本網所發布的歌曲、電影片段,版權歸原作者所有,僅供學習與研究,如果侵權,請提供版權證明,以便盡快刪除。

中國日報網雙語新聞

掃描左側二維碼

添加Chinadaily_Mobile
你想看的我們這兒都有!

中國日報雙語手機報

點擊左側圖標查看訂閱方式

中國首份雙語手機報
學英語看資訊一個都不能少!

關注和訂閱

本文相關閱讀
人氣排行
熱搜詞
 
 
精華欄目
 

閱讀

詞匯

視聽

翻譯

口語

合作

 

關于我們 | 聯系方式 | 招聘信息

Copyright by chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved. None of this material may be used for any commercial or public use. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. 版權聲明:本網站所刊登的中國日報網英語點津內容,版權屬中國日報網所有,未經協議授權,禁止下載使用。 歡迎愿意與本網站合作的單位或個人與我們聯系。

電話:8610-84883645

傳真:8610-84883500

Email: languagetips@chinadaily.com.cn

欧美综合精品| 亚洲第一区中文字幕| 性久久久久久久久久久久| 国产精品视频观看| 久久久久久亚洲综合影院红桃| 国产精品一级黄| 日本亚洲视频在线| 亚洲三级观看| 亚洲欧洲一区| 影音先锋亚洲精品| 国产精品99一区二区| 999久久久亚洲| 99久久精品费精品国产| 成人一区不卡| 欧美色婷婷久久99精品红桃| 九九热爱视频精品视频| 亚洲裸色大胆大尺寸艺术写真| 精品久久对白| jizz18欧美18| 国产精品tv| 美女一区二区在线观看| 粉嫩一区二区三区四区公司1| 久久综合给合| 亚洲综合色婷婷在线观看| 日本在线成人| 国产欧美啪啪| 青青视频一区二区| 亚洲精品小区久久久久久| 亚洲美女久久| 日韩av免费大片| 97精品国产福利一区二区三区| 99久久亚洲精品| 欧美+日本+国产+在线a∨观看| 亚洲国产精品久久久天堂| 午夜精品偷拍| 黄色亚洲精品| 男人的天堂亚洲| 美洲天堂一区二卡三卡四卡视频| 麻豆国产精品官网| 国产麻豆精品95视频| 成人黄色av电影| 久久久蜜桃精品| 1024精品合集| 亚洲妇熟xx妇色黄| 日韩欧美成人网| 欧美日韩黄色影视| 精品免费日韩av| 亚洲系列中文字幕| 久久视频这里只有精品| 性欧美视频videos6一9| 思思99精品视频在线观看| 女人公敌韩国| 尤物在线视频观看| 最近中文字幕2019第二页视频| 日本一区二区三区电影| 内衣办公室在线| 黄色av免费在线| 色资源二区在线视频| 成人黄色免费网站| 东京久久高清| 97精品一区| 国产精品女主播一区二区三区| 蜜桃av噜噜一区| 成人久久久精品乱码一区二区三区| 久久众筹精品私拍模特| 亚洲欧美一区二区三区国产精品| 精品久久久久久久久久久| 欧美日韩在线播放一区| 亚洲精品电影在线观看| 久久精品色欧美aⅴ一区二区| 性欧美xxxx| www.91视频com| 疯狂做受xxxⅹ高潮视频免费| 在线播放你懂得| 国产黄a三级三级三级av在线看 | 国产成人8x视频一区二区| 久久蜜臀精品av| 亚洲一区在线观看网站| 欧美视频在线观看一区二区| 亚洲第一区第一页| 欧美久久久精品| 麻豆精品传媒视频观看| 99re免费99re在线视频手机版| 一个人免费观看视频www在线播放| 免费观看成人高潮| av激情成人网| 中文字幕亚洲影视| 在线国产日韩| 国产成人午夜高潮毛片| 最新久久zyz资源站| 欧美在线999| 亚洲另类欧美自拍| 国精产品一区一区三区有限在线| 国产一级免费黄色片| 天堂中文字幕一二区| 国产精品ⅴa有声小说| 这里有精品可以观看| 99精品国产一区二区三区2021| 五月天激情综合网| 久久精品免费观看| 国产日韩欧美不卡| 色婷婷综合中文久久一本| 亚洲成人精品av| 欧美人在线视频| 软萌小仙自慰喷白浆| 深夜福利在线视频| 中文字幕 在线观看| 亚洲成a人片77777在线播放| 日韩一级不卡| 91网上在线视频| 欧美色图在线视频| 亚洲美女视频网站| 男人天堂电影网| 四虎影视永久免费观看| 黄色网在线看| 网站一区二区| 亚洲精品1234| 久久久精品国产免大香伊| 一本在线高清不卡dvd| 日韩精品久久久久| 2019年中文字幕| 国产黄色高清在线| 男插女视频久久久| 青草久久视频| 日韩高清在线观看| 中文字幕中文字幕在线一区 | 久久躁狠狠躁夜夜爽| 国产福利一区二区在线精品| 在线免费看污| 天天综合网站| 97精品国产一区二区三区| 国产精品一区二区久激情瑜伽| 一区二区三区加勒比av| 精品国产乱码久久久久久影片| 午夜精品久久久久久久男人的天堂 | h片免费观看| 日本片在线观看| 欧美久久香蕉| 免费看欧美女人艹b| 亚洲欧美日韩中文播放| 亚洲高清免费观看高清完整版| 女人18毛片九区毛片在线| 国产aa视频| 性欧美18xxxhd| 日韩精品91| 成人精品视频.| 91国在线观看| 欧美精品做受xxx性少妇| 天天操天天擦| 天堂av中文在线| 久久99国内| 国产福利一区二区三区视频在线| 精品日本高清在线播放| 日韩中文字幕在线视频| 九一免费看片| 伊人春色在线观看| 国产成人影院| 国产白丝精品91爽爽久久| 一本久久综合亚洲鲁鲁五月天 | 91蝌蚪九色| 男人影院在线观看| 日韩精品丝袜美腿| 激情成人综合网| 色偷偷久久人人79超碰人人澡| 欧美大码xxxx| 国产天堂在线观看| 日本欧美日韩| 99精品热6080yy久久| 中文字幕亚洲区| 亚洲美女在线看| 日本大片在线看黄a∨免费| 国产调教视频在线观看| 国产一区二区精品久| 成人av在线资源| 欧美高清www午色夜在线视频| 97在线精品国自产拍中文| 美女黄视频在线播放| 日韩免费大片| 日日夜夜精品视频天天综合网| 亚洲一级不卡视频| 日韩在线观看精品| av男人的天堂网| 亚洲精品555| 免费日韩av片| 性做久久久久久| 久精品免费视频| a视频在线看| 日韩欧洲国产| 国产专区欧美精品| 欧美日韩一区三区| 一二三四在线观看免费高清中文在线观看| 免费在线超碰| 在线日韩一区| 久久久久久亚洲综合| 日韩精品在线观看一区二区| 黄页在线免费观看| 中文字幕成在线观看| 亚洲毛片在线| 欧美日韩国产一中文字不卡 | 先锋影音男人站| 成年人在线视频| 精品久久中文| 国产精品三级在线观看| 宅男66日本亚洲欧美视频| 成人三级av| 国外成人福利视频| 麻豆国产欧美日韩综合精品二区| 精品视频在线免费| 欧美人乱大交xxxxx| 青草在线视频在线观看| 欧美区亚洲区| 婷婷开心久久网| 亚洲人成电影院在线观看| 最新电影电视剧在线观看免费观看| 国内精品伊人久久久| 国产亚洲美州欧州综合国| 国产亚洲欧洲在线| 日本免费一二区| 国产精品调教| 久久久亚洲综合| 尤物九九久久国产精品的分类| 日本中文字幕高清视频| 成人爽a毛片| 久久人人爽人人爽| 一个色综合导航| 天天夜夜亚洲| 国产一区二区三区日韩精品| 国产日韩欧美不卡| 久久天天躁日日躁| 欧美精品少妇| 99精品视频在线| 亚洲无人区一区| 中文字幕第一页av| 欧美hdxxxxx| 麻豆精品网站| 欧美人妖巨大在线| 免费观看又色又爽又黄的网站| 国产成人福利夜色影视| 国产福利一区在线| 亚洲欧美激情一区| 美国成人av| 久久国产成人精品| 亚洲国产精品自拍| 久草久草久草| 小早川怜子影音先锋在线观看| 秋霞成人午夜伦在线观看| 日韩一区二区中文字幕| 免费人成网ww777kkk手机| 视频精品国内| 久久老女人爱爱| 欧美日韩福利视频| 香蕉视频在线播放| 亚洲国产专区| 欧美久久久久久久久中文字幕| 九色蝌蚪在线视频| 51亚洲精品| 国产精品久久三| 欧美亚州一区二区三区| 久久青青色综合| 久久机这里只有精品| 亚洲电影天堂av | 91精品一区二区三区综合在线爱| 婷婷国产v国产偷v亚洲高清| 国产在线精选视频| 日日夜夜精品| 久久久久久久久久久99999| 欧美精品在线第一页| 成人在线app| 天堂在线一区二区| 亚洲二区中文字幕| 桃乃木かなav在线播放| 天天综合精品| 欧美色综合影院| 成人网18免费看| 自拍自偷一区二区三区| 亚洲一区二区影院| 国产寡妇树林野战在线播放| 国产精品一区二区精品视频观看| 国产欧美一区二区精品久导航| 久久久久久国产精品久久| 国产精品一区hongkong| 国产一区久久久| 色黄久久久久久| 久久精品视频观看| 免费xxxx性欧美18vr| 亚洲另类欧美自拍| freemovies性欧美| 日韩高清欧美激情| 国产亚洲精品美女久久久| 97视频在线观看网站| 久久国产免费| 精品一区二区三区四区在线| 国产精品免费观看| 日韩精品视频网| 亚洲人成五月天| 五月香视频在线观看| 免费观看日韩电影| 中文字幕久久精品| 黄色网页在线免费观看| 激情欧美一区二区| 免费91麻豆精品国产自产在线观看| 在线免费观看污| 国产suv精品一区二区三区| 九九热这里只有精品免费看| 中文字幕资源网在线观看免费| 91原创在线视频| 爱福利一区二区| 国产欧美视频在线| 亚洲另类在线制服丝袜| 91香蕉视频免费在线观看| 久久精品福利| 欧美性猛交丰臀xxxxx网站| 婷婷亚洲天堂| 欧美视频在线观看| 亚洲国产精品va在看黑人| av在线免费观看网| 麻豆精品一区二区| 麻豆乱码国产一区二区三区| 成人免费网站观看| 久久久久综合网| 欧美日韩一区二区三区视视频| 97色成人综合网站| 欧美午夜久久久| 国产天堂av| 国产情侣一区| 亚洲男人av在线| 日本高清成人vr专区| 99热在这里有精品免费| 成人影院午夜久久影院| 99精品国产一区二区三区2021| 精品国产福利在线| 好男人看片在线观看免费观看国语| 欧美午夜a级限制福利片| 日韩精品在线免费| 欧美1234区| 久久精品夜色噜噜亚洲aⅴ| 欧美又粗又硬又大久久久| 欧美wwwsss9999| 欧美日韩精品专区| 免费成人av电影| 国产综合色视频| 亚洲最大色图| 久久久久久久久久久久久久久久久久久久| 日韩欧美亚洲成人| 在线影院av| 久久99九九99精品| 亚州成人av在线| 波多野结衣一区二区三区免费视频| 欧美性开放视频| 在线免费日韩| 国模无码大尺度一区二区三区| 91a在线视频| 大型av综合网站| 欧美日韩国产综合一区二区 | 91在线视频官网| 欧美三级又粗又硬| 九色精品91| 欧美成人精品高清在线播放 | 天堂av在线网| 亚洲视频图片小说| japonensisjava老师可播放| 影音先锋在线一区| 久久夜精品香蕉| 欧美jizz18| 日韩欧美在线字幕| 五月天天在线| 国产精品18久久久| 欧美性色黄在线视频| 欧美系列电影免费观看 | 精久久久久久久久久久| 男女啪啪无遮挡| 狠狠色丁香婷婷综合影院| 欧美精品一区二区三区一线天视频| 少妇视频在线| 亚洲欧洲精品天堂一级| 成人免费黄色网址| 视频一区视频二区在线观看| 久久免费精品视频| 久久精品国产亚洲5555| 日韩一卡二卡三卡国产欧美| 欧美黑人猛交的在线视频| 国产精品第一页第二页第三页| 第四色亚洲色图| 蜜桃av一区二区在线观看| 色偷偷av男人的天堂| 成人在线亚洲| 亚洲天天在线日亚洲洲精| 国产精品99久久久久久董美香| 欧美午夜片欧美片在线观看| 国产在线中文字幕| 久久久夜色精品亚洲| www.99re.av| 日韩成人伦理电影在线观看| 狠狠鲁男人天堂| 成人激情诱惑| 中文字幕精品网| 91成人午夜| 日韩精品最新网址| 午夜激情在线播放| 欧美日韩亚洲网|