Idioma

Question 1

step down (as position)

Answer 1

辭職；下台

to stop doing a job or stop having a position President

Ma to step down as KMT chief. She stepped down as captain of the team.

Question 2

fend off something/fend something off

Answer 2

避免

to prevent something from happening

In this trying time for the party, Ma said that the KMT needs to stay calm, reflect and unite to fend off an internal rift.

Question 3

election defeat

Answer 3

選戰

Former President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) blasted Ma for the KMT’s election defeat .

Question 4

massive election loss

Answer 4

選戰慘敗

Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said he will be announcing his official resignation as party leader in order to take responsibility for the KMT’s massive election loss.

Question 5

a game of musical chairs/play musical chairs

Answer 5

輪調職位

to move people from one organization or job to another

Lee said that a game of musical chairs to replace the chairman will not get to the root of the problem.

Question 6

overturn a decision/verdict etc

Answer 6

否決；退回
to change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before

Ma overturned KMT Vice Chairman Wu Den-yih’s (吳敦義) resignation from his position.

Question 7

have outdone oneself

(or outnumber/outsmart/outperform)

Answer 7

更上層樓

Someone who has exceeded expectations, or gone above and beyond the call of duty

The athlete has outdone himself yet again. He just set a new world record.
這名運動員的表現又更上一層樓，創下新的世界紀錄。

Question 8

It’s on the house.

Answer 8

店家招待

foods or drinks provided free by the owner

We had to wait for a table so they gave us all drinks on the house.

Question 9

know someone/something inside out

Answer 9

瞭如指掌

to know someone or something very well

I studied and studied for my driver’s test until I knew the rules inside out.