“Give free rein to Party nature”的版本间的差异
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This is a play on the phrase,兽性大发 (shòu xìng dà fā), which means “to give free rein to one’s animal/brutish nature.” | This is a play on the phrase,兽性大发 (shòu xìng dà fā), which means “to give free rein to one’s animal/brutish nature.” | ||
| − | The phrase comes from a local news story and is used in the following [http://gcomic.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns%213C5ECB3A254C597F%211174.entry political cartoon]. Much of the humor is lost in translation, but the basic joke | + | The phrase comes from a local news story and is used in the following [http://gcomic.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns%213C5ECB3A254C597F%211174.entry political cartoon]. Much of the humor is lost in translation, but the basic gist of the joke is as follows: |
A: How can the bureau chief tear down our houses without paying a good price? He's really giving free rein to his brutish nature. | A: How can the bureau chief tear down our houses without paying a good price? He's really giving free rein to his brutish nature. | ||
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B: Be careful which words you're using. The bureau chief epitomizes the Party's nature. | B: Be careful which words you're using. The bureau chief epitomizes the Party's nature. | ||
| − | A: Then in that case, | + | A: Then in that case, could it be that he's giving free rein to his "Party" nature? |
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[[Category: Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon]] | [[Category: Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon]] | ||
2013年3月13日 (三) 17:15的版本
党性大发 (dǎng xìng dà fā): give free rein to one’s “Party” nature
This is a play on the phrase,兽性大发 (shòu xìng dà fā), which means “to give free rein to one’s animal/brutish nature.”
The phrase comes from a local news story and is used in the following political cartoon. Much of the humor is lost in translation, but the basic gist of the joke is as follows:
A: How can the bureau chief tear down our houses without paying a good price? He's really giving free rein to his brutish nature.
B: Be careful which words you're using. The bureau chief epitomizes the Party's nature.
A: Then in that case, could it be that he's giving free rein to his "Party" nature?
