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【字面理解】清洗奥吉厄斯的牛棚

【英文解析】to clear away corruption; to perform a large and unpleasant task that has long called for attention

【中文解析】清除污垢;彻底清除积弊

【典型例句】① Every government ought to attend to cleansing its own Augean stables.各国政府都应当注意清除自身 的腐败现象。

② How to clean the Augean stables of this city remains a critical problem.如何扫除这个城市的积弊仍然是个紧 要问题。

③ Although they know it is not easy to reform the Augean stables of the society, they are still trying to do it.虽然知道要改革社会的陈规陋习不是那么容易，他们仍然努 力去做。

【注释】源自古希腊神话中关于?？肆λ?Hercules)的 英雄传说。古希腊厄利斯(Elis)的国王奥吉厄斯 (Augeas)养有3000头牛，牛棚30年未曾清扫，因此 粪秽堆积如山，恶臭熏天。希腊英雄?？肆λ狗蠲?一日之内将它清扫干净。后来，the Augean stable即指 very dirty place。stable除了泛指地点外，还可代表不良 的制度、下流的习俗及恶劣的作风等。人们常用(the) Augeanstable(s)喻指“长期形成的积弊;肮脏的地方”。