黑马与跛鸭

• 作 者: 李钢
• 机 构: 武警特种警察学校文化室,
• 出 处: 英语学习
• 发表日期: 1999年06期
• 关键词: 体育比赛 总统竞选 最后的胜利 美国总统 继任者 总统克林顿 宣誓就职 宣判无罪 闲庭信步 文说

媒体中常会碰到“黑马”一词,如体育比赛中首次露面就出人意料获胜的运动队或运动员,往往被称为“黑马”;某些国家总统竞选中,意外的获胜者,也常被称之为“黑马”。那么,“黑马”一词是怎么产生的呢?据记载,英国政治家 BenjaminDisraeli 是第一位使用这个词汇的人。这位英国前首相还是位小说家。他在其1831年出版的小说《年轻的公爵》一书中描写了一场赛马比赛。在这场比赛里,本来夺标呼声最高的两匹马落到了后面,而一匹从未被人注意过的马却“风驰电掣般冲过看台获得最后的胜利”。由于这匹获胜的马是

The media often encounter “dark horse ”, such as the first appearance in sports competitions unexpectedly win the sports teams or athletes, often referred to as “dark horse”; in some countries presidential campaign, the unexpected winner, Also often called “dark horse ”. So how did the word “dark horse” come about? According to records, British politician Benjamin Disraeli was the first to use the word. The former British prime minister or a novelist. He described a horse race in his novel The Young Duke, published in 1831. In this game, the two horses that have won the highest bid for the trophy fall behind, while a horse that has never been noticed has “rushed past the grandstand to win the final victory.” Because this winning horse is