應(yīng)召女郎:call girl
[ 2008-03-13 14:52 ]
因卷入召妓丑聞的美國(guó)紐約州州長(zhǎng)、民主黨人埃利奧特?斯皮策12日正式宣布辭去州長(zhǎng)一職。該決定將于本月17日生效,紐約州副州長(zhǎng)戴維?帕特森將于當(dāng)日接替斯皮策的州長(zhǎng)職務(wù)。
請(qǐng)看外電報(bào)道:
In a startlingly swift fall from grace, Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned Wednesday after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that made a mockery of his straight-arrow image and left him facing the prospect of criminal charges and perhaps disbarment.
埃利奧特?斯皮策州長(zhǎng)卷入召妓丑聞,其之前的正直形象也因此而淪為笑柄。斯皮策本周三宣布辭職。他將面臨刑事指控,還有可能被取消律師資格。
該報(bào)道中的call girl(a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone)指的是“應(yīng)召女郎”,也叫escort,她們一般不出現(xiàn)在大眾視野內(nèi),也不屬于某個(gè)團(tuán)體組織;而street walker(a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)則是公開在街上攬客的妓女。
跟call有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)有:
As the call, so the echo. [諺]發(fā)什么聲音, 有什么回聲(善有善報(bào), 惡有惡報(bào))。
close call 幸免; 死里逃生, 危險(xiǎn)關(guān)頭
within call 附近
morning call service (旅館中的)叫醒服務(wù)
call up 召集;動(dòng)員 使人想起 (= call upon)
call sb. names 辱罵某人
call the roll 點(diǎn)名
(英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津Helen編輯)
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