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Tammany Hall 英ˌtæməni'hɔːl美ˌtæməni'hɔːl 短语¹⁸⁰⁰⁹⁸⁺¹ 基本英英例句例句 n.坦慕尼厅;坦慕尼协会会堂;坦慕尼协会总部
Noun: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City late 1800's and early 1900's seeking political control by corruption and bossismHe owed his first job in politics to aTammany Hallboss.兰格尔的第一个政治职位归功于坦曼尼协会的老板。 He did, however, gain considerable knowledge by talking, for he discovered the influence ofTammany Halland the value of standing in with the police.他常常喝醉酒,酒后脾气很坏。这是生意场上赫斯渥最看不惯的事。 She vowed to redouble her efforts and became an adept political operator, working with the famously corrupt Democrats inTammany Hallas well as with Republicans.她发誓要加倍努力,并最终成为了一名出色的政治人物,和腐败透顶的坦慕尼协会的民主党人以及共和党人共事。 During the first years of the Gilded Age, Boss Tweed'sTammany Hallprovided more services to the poor than any city government before it, although for more money went into Tweed's own pocket.在镀金时代的最初几年中,后台老板特威德的坦慕尼协会为贫困者提供的服务多于其他城市,尽管多得多的金钱落入他自己的腰包。 Before the Civil War, boxing enjoyed a brief vogue in New York, where fighters often associated with the Tammany Hall machine rose to prominence. 在内战之前,拳击在纽约短暂地享受了时尚的荣光。拳击手经常与坦穆尼协会的杰出声望联系在一起。 yeeyan |