spare stage 是什么意思？

[shw019]

昨天看一篇关于美国校园枪击案的报道， 其中有一句话：Alone on

a spare stage, Obama was a parent in grief.

spare stage 是什么意思？

谢回复！

 

[schenvan]

回复: spare stage 是什么意思？

截取任意句子很容易曲解。全句是：

Alone on a spare stage after the worst day of his tenure, President Barack Obama declared Sunday he will use “whatever power” he has to prevent shootings like the Connecticut school massacre.

其实就是 a periond of time的意思。
separately, in the remained period of time close to the end of his presidency term, after the worst incident struck U.S.A,..
Alone 意思就是本届任期即将结束，仅在剩下的这段时间内， 总统将做的决断
Spare: spare time, spare parts, spare tyre, meaning more than what you already have;
stage: a phase during a stream of time. or the platform in a theatre for performance; here apparently you means the former.

 

[shw019]

回复: spare stage 是什么意思？

Thank you for your time!