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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher 戴卓爾夫人
Prime minister 首相 (n. phr.)
stroke 中風 (n.)
例子：Margaret Thatcher, who was the former prime minister of the UK, died from a stroke on April 8 at the age of 87.
英國過去的首相，都有特別譯改的中文名字，你理解當中的邏輯嗎？
Margaret Thatcher 戴卓爾 (1979-1990)
John Major 馬卓安 (1990-1997)
Tony Blair 貝理雅 (1997-2007)
Gordon Brown 白高敦 (2007-2010)
David Cameron 卡梅倫 (2010-present)
political party 政黨
例子：Margaret Thatcher was the leader of the Conservative Party between 1975 and 1990.
The Conservative Party 保守黨
~ right-wing 右翼 political party
(which supports capitalism資本主義)
The Labour Party 工黨
~ left-wing political party
(which supports socialism 社會主義or communism共產主義)
Iron Lady鐵娘子
例子：Thatcher was nicknamed the “Iron Lady” for her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
跟中文相似，以「鐵」組成的慣用語可不少，鐵腕、打鐵趁熱原來在英語世界也有異國兄弟！
rule with an iron hand 鐵腕統治
例子：They ruled the country with an iron hand and anybody who protested was arrested.
an iron fist in a velvet glove 鐵腕手段, 外柔內剛
例子：The president ruled his country by using an iron fist in a velvet glove.
pump iron 舉重鍛練
例子：I should take more exercise, but I’m not interested in pumping iron at a local gym.
have got many irons in the fire 同時有許多計劃
例子：She’s still got several irons in the fire: her radio programmes, her drama shows and her writing.
strike while the iron is hot 打鐵趁熱, 勿失良機
例子：He seems in a good mood. Why don’t you strike while the iron is hot and ask him now?
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