举个例子吧。据说美国总统杜鲁门1948年争取连任成功的部分原因是他亲自到火车不常停靠的那些乡间小镇进行竞选。我们来听听杜鲁门的火车专列如何开到美国总统从来不曾光临的乡镇。
例句:A big crowd waited - people would drive from a 100 miles away. Truman would appear on the rear platform, say a few words and the train would pull out headed for the next whistle stop.
他说:人们会从一百英里外开车赶来,一大群人在那儿等待总统光临,杜鲁门到达以后就会在车尾平台上露面,发表几句讲话,然后继续前往下一个乡间小城镇。
这里的whistle stop也是冷落的乡间城镇。