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Filibuster

 

filibuster 拉布

(noun名詞)

 

例子： Filibuster is a legitimate(合法的), parliamentary tactic(議政手段)used to delay or prevent the passage(通過)of some undesired legislation(立法).

 

 

想牢記filibuster這個字，Danny有辦法！他引述立法會議員毛孟靜的口訣：「費力(fili-)把事(-bus)拖(-ter)」，便盡得音、義之妙。

 

此外，filibuster作名詞也可以解「拉布的人」；亦可以作動詞，解「拉布」。還是不明白？以下的例句，便以不同詞性的 “filibuster” 組成：

 

  • filibuster (n.) / filibustering (n.) 拉布

  • filibuster (n.) 拉布的人

例子： The filibuster filibusters against the bill, hoping that the filibuster will work.

 

amendments 修正案

(noun名詞)

 

例子： The four radical lawmakers have raised 710 amendments as delaying tactics to prevent the passage of the Appropriation Bill for the Budget撥款條例草案.

 

lawmaker/ legislator/ LegCo member 立法會議員

(noun名詞)

 

一字多義的 “passage”

passage 通過

(noun名詞)

例子： The bill was amended several times during its passage through the council.

 

passage 段落

例子： He read out a short passage from the Bible.

 

passage 通道

例子： The bridge isn’t strong enough to allow the passage of heavy vehicles.

 

passage of time 時間的流逝 ► the passing of time

例子： With the passage of time, things began to look more hopeful.

 

to vote on表決

 

例子： Filibustering tactics were used by lawmakers to prevent the council from voting on the budget bill.

 

Vote是投票，但究竟是贊成或是反對呢？這時便要借助 for, against等介詞了：

 

vote for / in favour of投選/投贊成票

(phrasal verb片語動詞)

 

例子： I voted for/in favour of the People Power’s candidate in the last election.

 

vote against 投反對票

(phrasal verb片語動詞)

 

例子： He voted against the Labour candidate.

 

vote with your feet 

(idiom 慣用語)

 

你也許會好奇，英文也有「舉腳贊成」一說？原來非也！Vote with your feet，其實就是用腳離場表達不滿，跟中文成語「舉腳贊成」可謂大相逕庭！

 

例子： A lot of staff will vote with their feet if the pay rise for this year is suspended.

 

fiscal cliff 財政懸崖

例子： C.Y. Leung warned that Hong Kong will run out of cash and face a “fiscal cliff” if the bill is not approved and that the filibusters are indeed walking a tightrope.

 

Fiscal 的不同用法：

 

fiscal crisis      財政危機

fiscal policy     財政政策

fiscal measure   財政措施

fiscal matter    財政事宜

 

walk a tightrope 踩鋼線

在懸崖上走鋼索是什麼滋味？Walk a tightrope正好表達處境岌岌可危的意思。

 

例子： I feel as if I’m walking a tightrope between success and failure.

 

 

to curb/halt the filibuster 剪布

(verb動詞)

 

「剪布」不用勞動剪刀，英文裡也不用cut這個動詞，而是curb或者halt。兩字的本意都指「停止」。

 

例子： Jasper Tsang Yok-sing exercised his prudential powers to curb the filibuster.

 

curb 控制

(noun名詞)

 

例子： We are trying to keep on curb on their activities.   

   
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