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An Act of Congress 美国的立法机制繁杂无比，一个bill要成为federal law，需要上下两院的批准还要肿桶签字才能生效，有时候提案要经过十几年的程序才能变成法律。所以才有了这样一个表达方式，用来形容工作中或者生活中碰到的无法忍受的官僚主义作风。 例句： A: Hey B, look at my new stapler. Look at it! A new stapler! B: Are you OK? You sure you didn't smoke pot before coming in? A: Of course not. You see, it took me 6 months and an act of congress to get this stapler approved by my manager. So now, let's try again: Hey B, look at my new stapler! It's new! B: Yay! Congratulations! [ 本帖最后由 bulaohu 于 2008-9-15 12:50 编辑 ] |
