12月 03 2007

From Stalin to Mr Bean

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在上周的“首相问答时间”(Prime Minister’s Question Time, PMQ)中,临时担任自由民主党魁的 Vince Cable 抛出了首相布朗“从斯大林变成憨豆先生”这么一个说法,引起众议院满堂哄笑。他说:

The house has noticed the prime minister’s the remarkable transformation in the last few weeks – from Stalin to Mr Bean.

你可以在路透社的网站上看到这段录像

所谓 Gordon Brown 是斯大林的说法,来自前内阁秘书 Lord Turnbull。他在 Brown 即将上任时,对《金融时报》说:

You cannot help admire the sheer Stalinist ruthlessnes of it all.

“你不得不佩服其(指布朗的运作班子)斯大林式的强悍与冷酷”,这真是明捧暗讽的典型了。从斯大林式的铁腕,到憨豆先生笨手笨脚、时时可能出差错的形象,反差十分可笑,难怪各家媒体纷纷引用,成为城中谈资。

From Stalin to Mr Bean – The Daily Telegraph

Not so much Stalin as Mr Bean: Gordon Brown is made to play the fool in stage farce – The Times

对于政客来说,如果被认为是铁腕,那还好办;成为众人讥讽嘲笑的对象,不仅尴尬,而且十分危险,因为这意味着权威的丧失。好在布朗长得还不象憨豆--至少他一点不好笑。

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