例句-1: The governor of our state ended up as a lame duck when he lost the election. He still has six weeks left in office but there's nothing to do except to pack up his papers.
那么这些lame duck今后怎么办呢?在这些人当中,有许多都能找到一个 golden parachute。Golden的意思是"金的",parachute指的是"降落伞"。作为一个俗语,golden parachute就是那些下任的官员在失去他们原来的工作以后在经济上提供保障的安排。当布什总统明年一月卸任的时候,他将和其他总统一样在他有生之年享受一份优厚的退休金。按照美国法律,国家还为他提供保安人员和为维持他办公室的一笔资金。美国当前还在世有四位总统。他们是尼克松,福特,卡特和里根。
例句-2: Congressman Blank lost the election. But he has a golden parachute--he's been offered a job as a senior vice president in a big company in his home state of New York.