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布什獲封“語無倫次”獎
近日， “2007年度最令人困惑的話語”名單出爐，美國總統(tǒng)布什獲封“語無倫次”獎。
此次評選活動由英國“簡明英語運動”組織發(fā)起。今年拔得年度評選頭籌的是前英格蘭足球隊主教練史蒂夫麥克拉倫。他評價足球明星維恩魯尼時經典話語——“他經驗不足，但若從他過去的經歷來看，他還是有經驗的”——至今讓人忍俊不禁。
“屈居”亞軍的是美國總統(tǒng)布什。作為此項評選活動的“常勝將軍”，布什本次獲獎的話語是“我所能告訴你們的是，當州長打來電話時，我會接聽”。這是他視察加州火災災區(qū)時留下的經典笑料。為此，有人評價布什說：“他每天都會‘語無倫次’，根本用不著給他評獎。”
“簡明英語運動”組織的“語無倫次”評選活動始于1979年，拗口的用語、冗長的廢話、含混不明的句子以及無用的官話都在該組織評選范圍內。（沈珺）
George Bush Among Recipients Of Baffling And Nonsensical Statement Awards
"The truism that heralds the fixture of liberty isn#39;t necessarily the place you want to arrive at without forethought."
O.K., we know that doesn#39;t make any sense. But after you read what#39;s coming next, that meaningless sentence may well sound like a sage bit of advice. A group in Britain that specializes in highlighting needless bureaucratese has come up with its list of the most baffling pronouncements of 2007.
The winner of the Plain English Campaign#39;s "Foot In Mouth" award for the year is an English soccer manager named Steve McClaren, who came up with this meaningless drivel when addressing star player Wayne Rooney. "He is inexperienced but he#39;s experienced in terms of what he#39;s been through."
Second on the list is a man you#39;d expect to be a regular contestant - and he is. George W. Bush earned the runner-up status for his baffling statement, "All I can tell you is that when the governor calls, I answer his phone."
Bush is a shoo-in for the prize every year, but those behind the campaign say he#39;s just too well qualified to win all the time. "We thought it was a bit obvious to honour Bush as he comes up with them every day," observes spokesman Ben Beer.
The contest began in 1979 and was spawned by a woman who didn#39;t learn to read until she was 14. But after coming across endless examples of bafflegab and meaningless phrases, she wasn#39;t sure that was a good idea.
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