the empty chair

常见例句

And as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this Chamber, and pray for the health of our colleague –and our friend –Gabby Giffords.
在我们庆祝这一时刻时，我们仍然很清楚一位国会议员的座位是空着的，让我们为我们的同事、我们的朋友加布里埃尔·吉福兹的健康祈祷。
And as we mark this occasion, we’re also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber, and we pray for the health of our colleague -- and our friend -– Gabby Giffords. (Applause.)
（掌声）当我们记录这一时刻的时候，我们也会留意到在国会大厦中有一张空置的椅子，我们为我们的同仁，也是朋友，Gabby Giffords的健康祈祷。
Eastwood was a much-hyped mystery speaker at the three-day long event, rousing the crowd in a 12-minute oratory that included a satirical "interview" with Obama, in the form of an empty chair.
在这次为期三天的大会上，伊斯特伍德是一位非常神秘的宣讲人。他12分钟的演讲引爆了全场，其中包括一段面对“看不见的奥巴马”-空椅子的讽刺性“采访”。

And we will all be smiling because of the man who used to sit in the empty chair at the table.
FORBES: The Man Who Sat At The Head Of The Thanksgiving Table
This happened because I had entered the room after she did and had simply fallen into the empty chair directly across from her.
NEWYORKER: Midnight in Dostoevsky
The empty chair at the summit may be the most troublesome.
ECONOMIST: The Commonwealth