| 单词 | 美国国会 |
| 释义 | 〔debunk〕One can readily see thatdebunk is constructed from the prefix de-, meaning "to remove,” and the wordbunk. But what is the origin of the wordbunk, denoting the nonsense that is to be removed? Bunk came from a place where much bunk has originated, the United States Congress.During the 16th Congress (1819-1821) Felix Walker, a representative from western North Carolina whose district included Buncombe County, continued on with a dull speech in the face of protests by his colleagues.Walker replied he had felt obligated "to make a speech for Buncombe.”Such a masterful symbol for empty talk could not be ignored by the speakers of the language,andBuncombe, actually spelled Bunkum in its first recorded appearance in 1828 and later shortened tobunk, became synonymous with claptrap. The response to all this bunk seems to have been delayed,fordebunk is not recorded until 1923. 可以很容易地看出debunk 是由前缀 de-， 表“去掉”和单词bunk 构成的。 可是单词bunk 表示“要除去的无稽之谈”的含意的起源是什么呢? Bunk 来自美国国会，一个产生大量空话、假话的地方。在第16届国会期间(1819-1821年），一个来自北卡罗来纳州西部（其区域包括邦克姆县）的代表费列克斯·沃尔克面对其同僚们的抗议，而进行持续冗长枯燥的演讲，沃尔克说他有责任“为邦克姆发表演说”。这种说空话的杰作是不会被说英语的人忽视的。Buncombe 实际上在1828年第一次被记载时拼作 Bunkum ， 后来缩写成Bunk 并成为 claptrap 的同义词。 对这空话的反应似乎被耽搁了，因为debunk 直到1923年才被记录下来 〔whip〕A member of a legislative body, such as the U.S. Congress or the British Parliament, charged by his or her party with enforcing party discipline and ensuring attendance.组织秘书：立法机构的一员，如美国国会或英国议院，该成员受其政党控制，具有强制执行党纪及敦促担保出勤率的任务〔Hunt〕American architect who supervised an addition to the Louvre in Paris and designed an extension of the U.S. Capitol (1855) as well as the base of the Statue of Liberty.亨特，理查德·莫里斯：(1827-1895) 美国建筑学家，督造了巴黎卢浮宫扩建工程，设计了美国国会的扩建工程(1855年），还设计了自由女神像的基座〔Dirksen〕American politician who represented Illinois in the U.S. Congress (1933-1969) and was known for his flamboyant oratory.德克森，埃弗里特·麦金雷：(1896-1969) 美国政治家，在美国国会(1933-1969年）中曾代表伊利诺斯州，而且以其华丽的言辞而闻名〔Smith〕American politician who served as a U.S. representative (1940-1949) and senator (1949-1973) from Maine.史密斯，玛格丽特·蔡斯：(生于 1897) 美国政治家，作为缅因州的代表，1940年至1949年任美国国会众议员，1949至1973年任参议员〔Latrobe〕British-born American engineer and the first professional American architect. His works include the Baltimore Cathedral (1805-1818) and the chambers of the U.S. Congress and Supreme Court.拉特罗布，本杰明·亨利：(1764-1820) 英裔美国工程师和第一个美国专业建筑师。他的工程包括巴尔的摩大教堂(1805-1818年）和美国国会及最高法院的会议厅〔Key〕American lawyer and poet who wrote "Defense of Fort M'Henry" after witnessing the British attack on Fort McHenry at Baltimore on September 13-14, 1814. The poem was set to the music of an 18th-century tune called "To Anacreon in Heaven,” renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner,” and in 1931 was adopted by Congress as the national anthem.凯，弗朗西斯·斯科特：(1779-1843) 美国律师、诗人，目睹英国1814年9月13日至14日攻击巴尔的摩的麦克亨利堡之后写了“麦克亨利堡之辩”。这首诗被配上18世纪的一个曲子“致天堂里的亚奈科里翁”，重新命名为“星条旗”，1931年被美国国会定为国歌〔Slocum〕American army officer and politician who commanded part of the Union line at Gettysburg (1863) and later served as a U.S. representative from New York (1869-1873 and 1883-1885).斯洛克姆，亨利·沃纳：(1827-1894) 美国陆军军官，政治家，在葛底斯堡战役中(1863年），指挥联邦军的一段战线，后来担任纽约市的美国国会众议员(1869-1873和1883-1885年）〔Paul〕American feminist who founded (1916) the separatist National Woman's Party and wrote (1923) the first equal rights amendment to be considered by the U.S. Congress.保罗，艾丽斯：(1885-1977) 美国女权主义者，她于1916年创建了独立国家妇女政党，起草了第一个平等权利修正议案，被美国国会所重视〔resolution〕A formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion put before or adopted by an assembly such as the U.S. Congress.决议案：在议会中（如美国国会）提出或被其采纳的决定或表达观点的正式陈述〔MacLeish〕American poet who served as Librarian of Congress (1939-1944) and assistant secretary of state (1944-1945). He won a Pulitzer Prize forConquistador (1932), Collected Poems 1917-1952 (1952), and the verse play J.B. (1958). 麦克利什，阿希巴尔德：(1892-1982) 美国诗人，曾任美国国会图书馆馆长(1939-1944年）和助理国务卿(1944-1945年）。以其作品《征服者》 （1932年）， 《1917-1952诗选》 （1952年）和诗剧 《J.B.》 （1958年）而获普利策奖 〔Houston〕American general and politician who fought in the Texan struggle for independence from Mexico and became president of the Republic of Texas (1836-1838 and 1841-1844). When Texas was admitted to the Union, he served as U.S. senator (1845-1859) and governor (1859-1861).休斯顿，塞缪尔：(1793-1863) 美国将军及政治家，曾参与得克萨斯从墨西哥争取独立的斗争，后成为得克萨斯共和国总统（任期为1836-1838年和1841年-1844年）当得萨克斯加入联邦后，他于1845年-1859年当选为美国国会参议员，并于1859年-1861年当选为州长〔markup〕A session of a U.S. congressional committee at which a legislative bill is put into final form.最终审定：美国国会委员会最终通过某项法律议案的一种会议形式〔Downing〕American landscape architect and horticulturist who wrote the classicA Treatise on Landscape Gardening (1841) and designed the grounds of the White House and the U.S. Capitol. 唐宁，安德鲁·杰克逊：(1815-1852) 美国园林建筑师和园艺家，写有名著《论造园技术》 （1841年），设计了白宫和美国国会场地 〔congressman〕A man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.国会议员：美国国会的成员，尤指众议员〔capitol〕Capitol The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets.See Usage Note at capital 1 Capitol 美国国会大厦，国会山庄：华盛顿特区的一幢建筑，美国国会在此举行会议 参见 capital1〔Schurz〕German-born American army officer, politician, and editor. A U.S. senator from Missouri (1869-1875), he influenced Republican Party policy through his speeches and later newspaper editorials.舒尔茨，卡尔：(1829-1906) 德国裔美国陆军军官、政治家和编辑，1869-1875年他成为来自密苏里州的美国国会参议员，他的演讲和后来的报纸编辑对共和党政策产生过影响〔Texas〕A state of the south-central United States. It was admitted as the 28th state in 1845. Explored by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the region became a province of Mexico in the early 19th century. Texans won their independence in 1836 after a gallant but losing stand at the Alamo in February and a defeat of Santa Ana's forces at the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21). Denied admission as a state by antislavery forces in the U.S. Congress, the leaders of Texas formed an independent republic that lasted until 1845. Austin is the capital and Houston the largest city. Population, 17,059,805.得克萨斯：美国中南部一州，1845年它被接受为第二十八个州。西班牙人于16和17世纪探索此地，该地区于19世纪早期成为墨西哥的一个省，经过二月份在阿拉蒙虽失败但勇敢的奋力抵抗和在圣·杰西托战役(4月21日）中战胜桑塔·阿那军队后，得克萨斯于1836年赢得独立。美国国会反奴隶力量拒绝接受其为一州，得克萨斯的领袖们建立了独立的共和国直到1845年。奥斯汀是其首府，休顿是其最大的城市。人口17,059,805〔page〕One who is similarly employed in the U.S. Congress or another legislature.侍从官：在美国国会或另一个立法机关被类似地雇用的人〔hill〕The U.S. Congress. Often used withthe. 美国国会。通常与the 连用 〔Dearborn〕American soldier and politician who fought in the American Revolution and later represented Maine in the U.S. Congress (1793-1797).迪尔波恩，亨利：(1751-1829) 美国军人和政治家，曾参加美国独立革命战争，后代表缅因州在美国国会任职(1793-1797年） |
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