The Guardian
politics·1h ago
‘Damp squib’: Ed Davey can breathe easy as Lib Dem leadership challenge fails to materialise
Lengthy meeting heard grumbles about ‘blue wall’ policies and ‘Ming vase’ tactics but no real rancour
中文導讀
Ed Davey 嘅 Lib Dem 黨魁地位近期面臨挑戰，雖然黨內會議對「blue wall」選區策略同埋過於保守嘅「Ming vase」戰術有唔少微言，但最終並冇演變成正式嘅逼宮行動。對於 Ed Davey 嚟講，呢場風波只係一場「damp squib」，佢嘅領導地位暫時穩如泰山，令黨內可以繼續專注於 Westminster 嘅日常議政工作，避免陷入內部鬥爭嘅泥沼。
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Vocabulary 生字
Damp squib
Noun名詞指原本預期會好轟動、好有影響力，但最後卻令人失望、反應冷淡嘅事件。
EN
The long-awaited movie turned out to be a damp squib, with most of the audience leaving before it ended.
中
嗰套令人期待已久嘅電影最後令人大失所望，大部分觀眾未睇完就走咗。
Materialise
Verb動詞指預期嘅事情最終發生、實現或成真。
EN
I was promised a promotion, but the offer never materialised.
中
公司曾經承諾會幫我升職，但最後嗰個職位空缺一直冇出現過。
Rancour
Noun名詞指長期存在嘅怨恨、仇恨或深仇大恨。
EN
They managed to settle the dispute without any lasting rancour between them.
中
佢哋成功解決咗糾紛，而且雙方之間冇留下任何怨恨。
