问题: on the second leg在这里是什么意思？
The new head of The World Bank, American Paul Wolfowitz, is on the second leg of his trip to Africa.
解答:
“on the second leg of his trip” = 在他这次[多点]旅程中的第二程
“leg”= 旅程中的某一“段”
参考：Current English Usage - by Frederick T. Wood - page 136
"Leg" in the sense of a stage of a journey, or a round of a sporting event, is a piece of journalese which is best avoided. The following example is quoted from a daily newspaper : “The visit to the U.S. was his first leg of a trip round the world. The next leg will be Australia and India.” It is presumably taken from the idea of a stride, but what merits it has over stage it is difficult to see.
从上面的文字可以看到，旅程中的一“leg”，是可以有两个点“Australia and India”。所以用“站”来解析可能会不妥。
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