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hammer home

再三强调到彻底了解

hammer是「铁植」,当动词则表示「植打」。hammer home字面上是说在钉钉子的时候用力敲击,让钉子完全嵌 入、钉牢。比喻「三令五申、以各式手法强调」,让对方完全 了解,不易忘记。

By the time Congress returns from its two-week recess next Monday,about 35 Cabinet members and other Administration officials will have taken part in 70 health-care events across the country. The goal behind this burst of activity: to hammer home five simple points about the Presidents health-care plan in language many Americans have not heard before.(出自:TIME,Apr. 11,1994,p. 40 )

下周一,国会两周的休会结束时,大约三十五位内阁阁员与其他 政府官员在全国各地应该已经出席了七+场有关医疗保健的活 动。这一连串活动的目标是要用许多美国民众没听过的话语,使 民众彻底了解统的医疗保健计划中的五个简单要点。