But she's a lame duck at this point.

不过她现在是“跛脚鸭”。

A vote long delayed… first by a lame duck Senate, then legislative gridlock.

这是一次被拖得不能再久的投票… 第一次由跛脚鸭国会期导致, 接下来又因为立法僵局被搁置。

He's sidelining Parliament. He's already lost his majority in Parliament, so he's a lame duck.

他要阻止议会的行动。他已经失去了议会中的大多数席位，所以他成为了跛脚鸭。

People were calling him a lame duck. Some people were even thinking that he might resign.

人们称他是“跛脚鸭”。有些人甚至认为他可能会辞职。

You can tell that I'm a lame duck because nobody is following instructions. Everybody have a seat.

看来我的确是个跛脚鸭总统呢，都没人听我的指示。好了大家都坐下吧。

Congress holds a " lame duck session" after an election -- important laws are not passed during this period.

议会在选举后会经历一段瘸鸭时期。这段时间不会通过重要的法律。

I have no intention of tying myself to a lame duck.

我可不打算把自己跟无法连任的总统绑在一起。

Ms Yellen's comments had the makings of an ambitious new agenda for the bank—all the more reason for a new president, armed with a five-year term and strong backing from member countries, rather than a lame duck in his final year.

耶伦女士的评论为该银行制定了一项雄心勃勃的新议程——更重要的是，有理由任命一位任期五年并得到成员国大力支持的新行长，而不是在他最后一年成为跛脚鸭。