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1.The voters have been demanding that the mayor do something about all the corruption at city hall, so he threw a couple of minor officials to the wolves--he accused them of taking bribes to issue building permits and then fired them.
選民們要求市長對市政府內部所有的貪污行為採取行動，於是他就把兩名基層官員做犧牲品來保全他自己。他指責這兩個基層官員在發放建築許可證方面接受賄賂，然後就把他們解僱了。
2."Louie, We've got to find some small-time guys to throw to the wolves for murdering that cop. Otherwise, the cops will trace the killing right back to us."路易，我們得在謀殺那個警察的事上找一些小嘍羅來做犧牲品，否則，警察就要把這案件追根兒追到我們這兒來了。(每日頭條)
【檢視】
1.又是以註解當翻譯的通病，在這裏，throw sb to the wolves 中文說法為「拿...開刀」，語例 I’m not going to throw anybody to the wolves. 我不會拿任何人開刀。
2.比較道地的說法為「當…替罪羔羊」，語例：In order to explain situation to the press, the mayor put the blame on me and threw me to the wolves. 為了給媒體一個交待，市長把責任推給我，拿我當替罪羔羊。
