Silver Bullet——靈丹妙藥
** simple, very effective, seemingly magical solution or remedy to a thorny problem
~~靈丹妙藥;良方;高招;萬靈丹;捷徑;簡單又有效解決大麻煩的方法
~~ magic bullet; magical solution; magic formula; magic potion; miracle drug; wonder drug; heal-all; cure-all; cure for all ills; universal remedy; perfect solution; elixir of life; panacea; antidote
!! Legend has it that werewolves were given the power to change forms for acting as the Devil’s servants. Nothing ordinary but a silver bullet could kill him. That idea was later applied to other supernatural enemies such as any man who had sold himself to the Devil could only be vanquished by such means.
傳說中,狼人充當魔鬼的僕人時被賦予改變形態的能力。除了一顆銀彈,沒有甚麼普通的東西可以殺死牠。這個想法後來被應用到其他超自然的敵人身上,譬如任何將自己賣給魔鬼的人,都只能通過這種方式被征服。
!! The term was popularized in the US because of the famous series, the Lone Ranger Show (on radio from 1933 and later on television). The Lone Ranger typically arrived out of nowhere to perform miraculous feats and would leave behind a silver bullet as his mark.
由於著名系列節目《獨行俠》(從一九三三年開始在廣播中播出,後來在電視上映),該術語在美國廣為流傳。獨行俠通常會突然出現並創造奇蹟,並留下一顆銀彈作為他的標記。
>> Everyone is looking for the silver bullet to end the on-going two wars.
每個人都為結束兩場正在進行的戰爭尋找靈丹妙藥。
>> The“LEEK English Pronunciation Method” may be the silver bullet that could take Macau to the world stage.
“LEEK英文拼音法”或許是澳門走向世界舞台的良方。
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