哈哈，这个英文词翻译“走狗”可能比较贴切

英语各种狗的名称之间都没什么联系。英国总理布朗访美，新闻中忽然常常出现poodle一词。

 

Poodle 是一种卷毛狗，可能源于德国，是法国国狗。最近新闻出现这一词，用法与中国说的“走狗”差不多。英国媒体称布莱尔是美国的走狗（poodle）。媒体评论新任总理布朗访美在希望发布会上使用外交辞令，示意不愿做美国的走狗（poodle）。

 

--------- Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source ---------------

one of a breed of very active dogs, probably originating in Germany but regarded as the national dog of France, having long, thick, frizzy or curly hair usually trimmed in standard patterns, occurring in three varieties (standard, miniature, and toy) differing only in size, and originally used as a water retriever.

 

 

新闻中出现的poodle一词：

Brown gives a signal that he's no poodle Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago "Bush famously patted Blair on the back on the way into Downing Street in an almost paternal way that led to the term 'Bush's Poodle', but there was none of ... Bush's New Poodle? Washington Post Challenge for Brown in US talks Melbourne Herald Sun Brown hails bonds with US as he meets Bush Reuters India Washington Post - Channel 4 News all 2,408 news articles »   From Blair the poodle to President Bush's puppy-like friendliness Scotsman, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago IF Gordon Brown wanted to dispel the notion that Britain would in any way be poodle to the United States, he could not have been clearer. ...   BROWN'S BID TO PROVE HE'S NO US POODLE UK Express, UK - 29 Jul 2007 ... Political Correspondent GORDON Brown will use a speech to the United Nations this week to subtly distance himself from Tony Blair’s “poodle” approach to ... You want a Love Actually moment? Do get real Times Online all 2 news articles »     Euronews.net Gordon Brown in US on first official visit Euronews.net, France - 20 hours ago Brown is eager to distance himself from the label of "America's poodle" that the British press gave to Tony Blair, whose closeness with the US President was ...

 

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• or “哈巴狗” :) -清灵婉儿- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 10:41:21

• thanks! very helpful! hehe -*嫩寒锁梦*- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 11:19:07

• 谢谢分享。 -林贝卡- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 16:10:32