1. Somewhere along the way, the public option became either a boogeyman proxy for big government or the savior of all health care reform, depending on whom you ask.
    有人认为“公共选择”计划不过是政府扩张的又一伥鬼，但也有人相信，这一计划将成为医保改革的新希望。

2. boogeyman的近义词

2. Tommy Doyle: I heard that on Halloween night, the boogeyman comes out at night and attacks kids.
    汤米·道尔：我听说在万圣节地夜晚，恶魔会出现袭击小孩。