每日学英语:Sell the pass 放弃立场
2023-09-30 13:42:14 每日学英语
相传古爱尔兰曾发生过这样的事情,凯尔国王率兵入侵阿萨,阿萨国王派兵团扼守关口,不料这军团受了敌方贿赂,将关口拱手相让,结果不战而败。所以人们后来用sell the pass(出卖关口)来比喻出卖、背叛或放弃立场的行为。
【例句】
We were astonished when he sold the pass and voted against the Bill of Rights.
他放弃立场,投票反对人权法案,令我们大感惊讶。
Those soldiers who sold the pass were punished later.
那些出卖立场的士兵,后来都被惩罚。