單詞及其背后的故事:天鵝之歌
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And, the expression swan song has long been a part of the English language. At first, swan song meant the last work of a poet, musician or writer. Now, it means the final effort of any person. Someone's swan song usually is also considered that person's finest work. A political expression with a si…
英文里一直就有“天鵝之歌(絕唱)”這種表達(dá)。起初,它代表著詩人、音樂家或作家最后的作品。如今,它意指任何人為做某事所做的最后的努力。某個(gè)人的“絕唱”通常也被認(rèn)為是其最好的作品。 在政治活動(dòng)中有一個(gè)相似的表達(dá)叫做“最后的努力”,可以用來表述某位政治家為贏得選民所做的最后一次拉票。此外,它還可以理解為某位政…