Low Man on the Totem Pole——無名小卒

** lowest ranking or least important person in an organization, group or activity.（在組織、團體或活動中排名最低或最不重要的人）// last in line（排名在最後）

~~最無足輕重的人；最低階的人；最底端的；身份卑微的人 bottom man on the totem pole

!! A totem pole, constructed by certain American Indian tribes, has a series of carvings of totem (symbols) representing significant events in their history. The totems are often human faces or figures. Their positions on a totem pole are actually of no significance.

（由某些美洲印第安人部落建造的圖騰柱上有一系列圖騰（符號）雕刻，代表着他們歷史上的重大事件。圖騰通常是人的面孔或人物。它們在圖騰柱上的位置實際上並不重要。）

>> Faced with a major reversal of the global economy due to Coronavirus, the low man on the totem pole with very little experience will usually be the first target of layoffs.

（面對由新冠肺炎引起的全球經濟大逆轉，資歷極淺和很少經驗的通常會成為被裁員的首先對象。）

>> He was originally a low man on the totem pole singer, but because of an original touching song of the Coronavirus on the Internet, he became popular all over the world.

（他本來是一位無名小卒的歌手，因為在網上播放了一首感動人心的疫情原創歌曲而紅遍全球。）

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啓文 教授