万花筒 2009-07-29&07-30 裸男选市长
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2009年
'You're gonna have to write me in, come November 3rd.'
He's made a career of strumming his guitar and showing some skin, well, quite a lot of skin. Now the man known as the naked cowboy, is hoping to muscle his way into the mayor's office.
'Folks, these are difficult times, and when the going gets tough, you need a cowboy.'
Robert Burck, AKA the naked cowboy, has been a fixture 1 of Time Square for years. Come rain or shine he wears nothing but cowboy boots, a Stetson hat and tight-fitting white briefs. He is now running for mayor of New York city on a platform that promises a whole new level of transparency.
(Hey) 'Folks, nobody has been more exposed to the entire world, out here than yours truly, and you can bet I will bring that same naked truth to running this city as to everything else that I do',
Burck has specific plans for the city of New York including giving interest-free micro-loans to a thousand small businesses, opening a wedding chapel 2 in Time Square that would rival Las Vegas and putting renewable energy to work through the use of solar panels and wind farms. He may be a hit with the tourists but it remains 3 to be seen if he can get residence to the ballot 4 box.
“I think it is kind of a joke, but it is very novel. No doubt about it, and I’m sure he is gonna get a lot of votes.”
“I don't think he stands a chance at all, but I still hope he wins.”
Burck's main opponent in November's election will be incumbent 5 Michael Bloomberg. With no strong competitors out here, it's doubtful Bloomberg is shaking in his boots.
Karina Huber, Reuters.
Write sb in: to write a person's name on the voting paper and vote for him or her
AKA: also known as
Stand a chance: to have the possibility of being successful in doing sth
Shake in one’s boots: to be afraid of; to shake from fear
- Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
- The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。
- The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
- She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。