German Voters Punish Angela Merkel Over Migrant Policy in State Elections A1

German voters dealt a stinging rebuke to Chancellor Angela Merkel and her open-door refugee policy in three state elections Sunday, delivering historic gains for an upstart anti-immigrant party.

Sadly, Congress has neither the courage nor the mandate to grasp this nettle. Yet some urgent reforms would be politically popular.

sting
Feel or cause to feel a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation:[NO OBJECT]: her eyes stung as if she might cry again[WITH OBJECT]: the brandy stung his throat(as adjective stinging) a stinging pain

A stinger, or sting, is a sharp organ found in various animals (typically arthropods) capable of injecting venom, usually by piercing the epidermis of another animal. Technically, a stinger is the part of an insect or animal that holds a sting,^[1] where a sting is the pointed organ. In common usage, stinger is a colloquialism for sting. A sting differs from other piercing structures in that it pierces by its own action and injects venom, as opposed to teeth, which pierce by the force of opposing jaws. Stinging hairs which actively inject venom on plants such as stinging nettles are also sometimes known as stings, but not stingers.^[2]

"針刺導彈'長什麼樣？（圖片來源：美國國防部）
在美國最新宣佈出售給臺灣的武器中，包括這種“針刺導彈”（stinger missile)。
它是美國研製的第二代單兵近程防空導彈。也譯“毒刺”、“尾刺”，主要用於戰地前沿或要地的低空防禦。1967年研製，1979年裝備部隊。
刺針導彈由美國雷神公司製造，屬攜帶型防空導彈，採用紅外線導引熱追蹤以及紫外線物體追蹤技術，是攻擊3800米高度以下飛機的有力武器。http://bbc.in/229NwGd