the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20160203/c03iht-edfrisch/dual/
As Mr. Chen finished his stemwinder, the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony blasted over the speakers. “Protect our way of life, uphold our character ... come out to vote!” he implored. “Let’s give the Democratic Progressive Party a powerful start to its time in office!”
在陳立宏結束他的煽動性演說的同時，貝多芬第五交響曲響徹會場。「好好地守在台灣，好好地活着……一定要出來投票！」他懇求道，「讓民主進步黨可以展現好好的執政的開始！」
stemwinder
Careless writers sometimes use the word to disparage a speech that drags on too long (e.g., "the Bill Clinton of 1988, who gave a tedious stemwinder … that has gone down in the books as the worst nominating speech in ...
As Mr. Chen finished his stemwinder, the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony blasted over the speakers. “Protect our way of life, uphold our character ... come out to vote!” he implored. “Let’s give the Democratic Progressive Party a powerful start to its time in office!”
在陳立宏結束他的煽動性演說的同時，貝多芬第五交響曲響徹會場。「好好地守在台灣，好好地活着……一定要出來投票！」他懇求道，「讓民主進步黨可以展現好好的執政的開始！」
hc comments: "the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony", not "Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony" only.
Ruling parties steamroll gas tax bill through the Lower House
With the opposition helpless to act, the ruling coalition Wednesday used a seldom-used rule and steamrolled bills through the Lower House to revive higher gas tax rates and other road-specific taxes. [more]
steamroller, steamroll (FORCE)
verb [T]
to use great force to make (someone) do something or to make (something) happen
to use great force to make (someone) do something or to make (something) happen
He steamrollered the bill through Congress.
noun [C]
a vehicle which moves forward on a large heavy wheel in order to make a road surface flat
n.
- A steam-driven machine equipped with a heavy roller for smoothing road surfaces.
- A similar machine with an internal-combustion engine.
- A ruthless or irresistible force or power.
v. also steam·roll (-rōl'), -roll·ered also -rolled, -roll·er·ing -roll·ing, -roll·ers -rolls. v.tr.
- To smooth or level (a road) with a steamroller.
- To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.
v.intr.
To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #2: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
Synonym: road roller
Synonym: road roller
The verb steamroller has 4 meanings:
Meaning #3: crush with a steamroller as if to level
Meaning #4: overwhelm by using great force
Synonym: steamroll
stemwinder
Careless writers sometimes use the word to disparage a speech that drags on too long (e.g., "the Bill Clinton of 1988, who gave a tedious stemwinder … that has gone down in the books as the worst nominating speech in ...
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