万花筒 2013-06-21&06-24 澳总理吉拉德遭反对党人身攻击 被嘲“胸小屁股大”

 Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard goes on the offensive over an insulting dinner menu at an opposition¹ fund-raising event. It featured a quail² dish named after her described as “small breasts, huge thighs” among other comments. 

 

"....this grossly sexist and offensive menu". "This is Tony Abbott’s liberals. This is what they like."

 

Her statement comes ahead of a September election her party is predicted to lose with Gillard claiming her opponents are trying to force women out of politics. 

 

"It's a decision about whether once again we will banish³ women's voices from the core of our nation's political life. "

 

Abbott quickly distanced himself from the insults. 

 

"I condemn⁴ it,as Mal Brough has. I think that we should all be bigger and better than that."

 

But not everyone feels as though Guillard herself is above criticism.

 

"But please, no sanctimonious⁵ lectures from Julie Gillard who described me as a fat man in parliament."

 

Guillard has often been the bud of sexist jokes from Australian politicians and media. Although she scores well with women voters, Abbott’s poll with men will have a large impact on upcoming elections.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 quail   

n.鹌鹑；vi.畏惧，颤抖

参考例句：

• Cowards always quail before the enemy.在敌人面前，胆小鬼们总是畏缩不前的。
• Quail eggs are very high in cholesterol.鹌鹑蛋胆固醇含量高。

3 banish   

vt.放逐，驱逐；消除，排除

参考例句：

• The doctor advised her to banish fear and anxiety.医生劝她消除恐惧和忧虑。
• He tried to banish gloom from his thought.他试图驱除心中的忧愁。

4 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

5 sanctimonious   

adj.假装神圣的，假装虔诚的，假装诚实的

参考例句：

• It's that sanctimonious air that people can't stand.人们所不能容忍的就是那副假正经的样子。
• You do not have to be so sanctimonious to prove that you are devout.您不必如此伪善。