Shroud-waving is a British newspaper and politics word. It is what people — often doctors, union voices, or politicians — do when they talk loudly about how bad care is in Britain's National Health Service, so the government will put more money in.

Shroud-waving這個詞 is是 a British newspaper and politics word一個英國新聞政治用語，It這 is是 what people人們 often doctors, union voices, or politicians常是醫生、工會的聲音、或政治人物 do會做的事，when they talk loudly about當他們大聲談論 how bad care is in Britain's National Health Service英國國民健保的照護有多糟、so好讓 the government will put more money in政府投入更多錢的時候。

A shroud is the cloth you wrap a dead body in. The picture is ugly on purpose: someone is “waving” that cloth, as if to say people will die if you do not pay.

A shroud裹屍布 is是 the cloth you wrap a dead body in用來包裹死者遺體的布。The picture這個畫面 is故意 ugly on purpose弄得很難看：someone有人 is "waving"正在「揮舞」 that cloth那塊布，as if to say彷彿在說 if you do not pay如果你不付錢 people will die人就會死。

Though actually, the people who use this word are usually criticising the tactic, not cheering it.

Though actually不過其實，the people who use this word用這個詞的人 are usually通常 criticising批評的是 the tactic這種手法，not cheering it而不是在讚揚它。

To call something shroud-waving is to say the speaker is using fear of death to win a budget fight.

To call something shroud-waving說某件事是「揮舞裹屍布」 is就是 to say在說 the speaker說話的人 is using利用 fear of death對死亡的恐懼 to win a budget fight來打贏一場預算之爭。

It is informal, a bit sharp, and very tied to UK health politics. You will hardly hear it about Taiwan's 健保, even when the argument is similar.

It它 is是 informal非正式、a bit sharp有點尖銳、and very tied to並且跟...很有關 UK health politics英國的健保政治。even when the argument is similar即使論點類似，You will hardly hear it你也幾乎不會聽到有人把這個詞 about Taiwan's 健保用在台灣的健保上。

It is built like flag-waving: showing a strong symbol to stir feeling. A shroud-waver is the person who does it.

It它 is built像是 like flag-waving揮舞國旗那樣：showing展示 a strong symbol一個強烈的象徵 to stir feeling來激起情緒。A shroud-waver「揮舞裹屍布的人」 is就是 the person who does it做這件事的人。