Bravado：虚张声势

时间：2007-01-18 08:18:28

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12月21日，英国首相托尼·布莱尔出人意料地秘密访问巴格达，意在为即将来临的伊拉克大选造势，鼓励伊拉克人参选。外电报道如下：Protected by U.S. Black Hawk1 helicopters, Britain's Tony Blair flew into Iraq on Tuesday in a surprise show of political bravado2 designed to boost prospects3 for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before Christmas.

The prime minister's trip also sent a defiant4 message back home where Britons' disquiet5 over Iraq is likely to reduce the margin6 of his expected general election victory next year.

While a year ago his U.S. ally George W. Bush stayed at Baghdad airport, Blair went straight into the central Green Zone, a favorite target for insurgents7, on a military Puma8 helicopter.

Bravado表示“虚张声势；故作勇敢；装作有自信的样子”，例如：perform idiotic9 tricks out of sheer bravado（搞一套纯属虚张声势的愚蠢花招）在上文中，bravado表示布莱尔此次出访的意图是为伊大选进行“政治造势”。


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1 hawk NeKxY     
n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员
参考例句：
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
  • The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。
2 bravado CRByZ     
n.虚张声势，故作勇敢，逞能
参考例句：
  • Their behaviour was just sheer bravado. 他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
  • He flourished the weapon in an attempt at bravado. 他挥舞武器意在虚张声势。
3 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
参考例句：
  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
4 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的，挑战的
参考例句：
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
5 disquiet rtbxJ     
n.担心，焦虑
参考例句：
  • The disquiet will boil over in the long run.这种不安情绪终有一天会爆发的。
  • Her disquiet made us uneasy too.她的忧虑使我们也很不安。
6 margin 67Mzp     
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
参考例句：
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
7 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
8 puma Tk1zhP     
美洲豹
参考例句：
  • The police and the volunteers combed the forest for the lost puma from the zoo.警察和志愿者们在森林里到处寻找动物园迷失的美洲狮。
  • A businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.一位商人去钓鱼，看见那只美洲狮在树上。
9 idiotic wcFzd     
adj.白痴的
参考例句：
  • It is idiotic to go shopping with no money.去买东西而不带钱是很蠢的。
  • The child's idiotic deeds caused his family much trouble.那小孩愚蠢的行为给家庭带来许多麻烦。

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