A lame duck
處于困境無法自理的人、組織或事物
a lame duck從字面意思上理解是“一只瘸腿的鴨子”。Lame means unable to walk normally because of an injury or defect，瘸的，跛的。
其實它還隱含著另外一層意思：It refers to a person, organization or thing that is in difficulties and unable to manage government without help，表示處于困境無法自理的人、組織或事物。
我們來看例句：
The government should not waste money supporting lame duck.
政府不應(yīng)浪費資金去扶持那些無望的企業(yè)。
Lame duck also means elected official in his final period of office，（任期將滿的）官員。例如：a lame duck President，即將卸任的總統(tǒng)。
處于困境無法自理的人、組織或事物
a lame duck從字面意思上理解是“一只瘸腿的鴨子”。Lame means unable to walk normally because of an injury or defect，瘸的，跛的。
其實它還隱含著另外一層意思：It refers to a person, organization or thing that is in difficulties and unable to manage government without help，表示處于困境無法自理的人、組織或事物。
我們來看例句：
The government should not waste money supporting lame duck.
政府不應(yīng)浪費資金去扶持那些無望的企業(yè)。
Lame duck also means elected official in his final period of office，（任期將滿的）官員。例如：a lame duck President，即將卸任的總統(tǒng)。