Congress's lame duck session began yesterday.

国会的跛鸭会期于昨天开始。

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。

Bosses approaching the end of their terms risk being seen as lame ducks, says Mr Watkins.

沃特金斯表示，任期即将结束的老板可能有被视为不中用的风险。

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。

Politicians are sometimes considered lame ducks after losing an election. They have little time left in office and not much power.

落选的政治家们有时会被称作坡脚鸭，也就是没用的人，他们在政界的时间和权利也就不多了。

There's no shooting gallery, bowling alley, bookshop, or old bucks and lame ducks.

这里没有射击馆、保龄球馆、书店，也没有老钱和跛脚鸭。