19世纪,美国演出团和马戏团老板P·T·巴纳姆造了bandwagon这个词,指的是马戏团乘坐的四轮马车。
Noting that parades were an effective way to attract attention, politicians took a page from the circus workers' book and began incorporating bandwagons into their campaign strategies.
发现游行是吸引注意力的有效方式后,政客们借鉴马戏团的做法,开始把花车纳入竞选策略中。
take a page from: 效仿,借鉴
But it was Teddy Roosevelt who helped cement the figurative phrase in the American lexicon, when, in 1899, he referenced political bandwagons in a letter he wrote.
不过,确立这个短语在美国词汇中比喻用法的是西奥多·罗斯福。1899年,他在一封信中提到了政治花车。
Nosebleed section 最差的座位
If you're sitting in the "nosebleed section," you're seated in the highest (and cheapest) seats of an arena or performance space.
如果你坐在nosebleed section(流鼻血的区域),你坐在场馆或剧院中最高也是最便宜的座位上。
This phrase refers to the fact that high altitudes can cause nosebleeds. In the UK, the highest seats at a theater are known as "the gods."
这一短语影射的事实是高纬度会让人流鼻血。在英国,剧院中最高处的座位被称作“神座”。
Throw someone under the bus 出卖
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