1 turkey
大家大概都知道，turkey就是火鸡，美国人在感恩节和圣诞节时家家户户都要吃火鸡。可是，活的火鸡非常难看，行动迟顿，而且笨头笨脑的。所以，要是你把一个人形容为turkey，那你就等于说，那个人是个愚蠢无用的笨人。
例如：I'm worried about this young fellow my daughter is dating. He never finished school, he doesn't have a job, he dresses like a bum--he looks like a real turkey to me.
我真担心我女儿的那个男朋友。他书没念完，也没有工作，穿得像个叫化子。我看，他真是个愚蠢的，毫无用处的人。
每个大公司或机构里总会有几个什么事也干不了的人，可是要想开除他们还不容易。下面这个人说的是一些机构如何处理这些人的办法：
Some private firms and official agencies have what they call a "turkey farm", a part of the organization where their turkeys can be sent to get them out of the way until it's possible to fire them.
2 wimp
例如，As far as I know, this guy Roger Bly is honest. And he's had a pretty good voting record in Congress. But he looks like such a wimp: I'm afraid he doesn't have the guts to handle a real crisis when it comes up. So I guess I'll vote for the other guy.
我们在生活中不难看到有些人胆小怕事，不管是不是他的错，他老是听任摆布。例如：
I'm afraid my sister married a real wimp. Sure, he makes a good salary and treats her well. But he lets himself get pushed around by everybody–waiters, clerks in stores, the guy who pumps gas--he's afraid to stand up for his rights.
我看我的妹妹大概是嫁了一个真正的软骨头。不错，他工资不低，对她也很好。但是，他听任周围任何人的摆布：饭馆服务员、售货员、加油站的人等，他从来不敢维护他的权利。”
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