\"If I were you, I wouldn\'t put any more money into the restaurant. It\'s simply in the wrong part of town. Honey, I\'m afraid it\'s already a dead duck -- there isn\'t any way to save it.\"
Dead duck这个俗语可以用在生活的各个方面。美国的政界人物也经常使用这个俗语。凡是美国总统提出的法案都必须获得国会参议院和众议院的通过才能成为法律。下面是一个人在谈论他对总统提案的看法:
\"The President\'s proposal looks like a dead duck -- some congressmen in his own party are against it, so I\'m afraid he won\'t get enough votes to get it passed through the Congress.\"