新聞字彙 2012/12/9 一線曙光

  
新聞字彙2012/12/9

 

He cited President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) as saying that

he“sees a light at the end of the tunnel.” CAN

看到隧道中的一線曙光

(we never t known that how long it’s the tunnel.)

light at the end of the tunnel苦盡甘來--- something which makes you believe that a difficult or unpleasant situation will end

for example:

Unemployment is still rising but some economists assure us there is light at the end of the tunnel.

新聞字彙2012/12/5

報載清大生質詢教育部長 (2012/12/5)

“Minister, I think you are full of lies, a hypocrite and a minister that does not know repentance. I don’t think you are qualified to be a minister. Please apologize to us, said another convener of the alliance, Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷), a student at National Tsing Hua University. (Taipei Time)

a hypocrite偽善者-- a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold, in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Examples:

1. The politician say he care about the poor, but he doesn't help them. He is a hypocrite!

那政客說關懷窮人，可是並不幫助他們，他是個偽君子！

2. What a hypocrite! You should practice what you preache.

真是個偽君子! 你應該言行一致!