首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、It means you are in another country. B、It means you are in a bad mood. C、It means you have made a mistake. D、It means you have
A、It means you are in another country. B、It means you are in a bad mood. C、It means you have made a mistake. D、It means you have
admin
2013-09-26
101
问题
Many of the Dutch expressions heard in American English were first used in England in the 17th century.(32)That was a time of fierce naval competition between England and the Netherlands. At that time, the British used Dutch as a word for something bad, false or mistaken.
Some of those old expressions are still used today, with a little different meaning.
"Dutch Treat" is one example. Long ago. a " Dutch Treat" was a dinner at which the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of the food and drink. Now, " Dutch Treat" means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share. Another common expression heard a few years ago was " in Dutch".(33)If someone told you that you were " in Dutch" , they were telling you that you were in trouble.
Some of the Dutch expressions heard in American English have nothing to do with the Dutch people at all.
In the 1700s, Germans who moved to the United States often were called Dutch.(34)This happened because of mistakes in understanding and saying the word Deutsch, the German word for German. Families of these German people still live in the eastern United States, many in the state of Pennsylvania. They are known as the Pennsylvania Dutch.
President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that anything foreign and non-English was called Dutch. One expression still in use—to talk to someone like a " Dutch uncle" —did come from the Dutch.(35)The Dutch were known for the firm way they raised their children. So if someone speaks to you like a "Dutch uncle" , he is speaking in a very severe way. And you should listen to him carefully!
32. Why did Dutch expressions appear in English?
33. What does the phrase "in Dutch" mean?
34. Why did American call Germans Dutch in the 18th century?
35. What can we learn from this passage?
选项
A、It means you are in another country.
B、It means you are in a bad mood.
C、It means you have made a mistake.
D、It means you have some trouble to handle.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/n127777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Heworksinahairsalon.B、Hedecidedtogrowhishairlonger.C、Heplanstogethishaircut.D、Hehasanewhairstyle.D选项和
A、Shehasrecentlygonethere.B、It’snotaverygoodone.C、There’soneinherhometown.D、Itwillbeclosedwhenshe’sfree.
A、Askfortheirnames.B、Namebabiesafterthem.C、Putdowntheirnames.D、Choosenamesforthem.DWhatdoweoftendowiththe
Itmaycomeasnosurprisethatmanyadults______(对青少年和儿童文学非常入迷).
Astrictvegetarianisapersonwhoneverinhislifeeatsanything【B1】______fromanimals.Themain【B2】______tovegetarianism
AlthoughCoca-ColaCo:spentnearly$2billionlastyearadvertisingitsvariousbrandsaroundtheglobe,itsawitsshareoft
A、Theirfinancialconditions.B、Theirpersonalcharacters.C、Theirmaritalstatus.D、Theirlovetowardstheirspouses.C推理判断题。短文
A、In1832.B、In1833.C、In1812.D、In1823.D由男士提到TheErieCanal,whichwascompletedin1823可知,答案为[D]。
A、Ithelpspeoplegetupearly.B、ItproducesVitaminD.C、Itkillscoldviruses.D、Itenablesustolookhealthy.B①B为两次提及的明示信息
A、Itlaysitseggsunderwater.B、Itlivesneartheequator.C、It’sthelargestkindofpenguin.D、Itisabletofly.C选项中的It,lay
随机试题
新生儿期是指从出生断脐至足
1分子葡萄糖无氧氧化时净生成()个ATP。
左心血液循环的主要途径为
胰腺癌的哪种病理类型最常见
A.漂浮导管测定肺微楔嵌压B.右心导管检查测定肺微楔嵌压C.放射性核素测定EF值D.静脉压测定E.心机械图患者,男,92岁。有乙肝史,因患扩张型心肌病入院,体检肝肋下两指,患者是否有右心衰竭
肺结核患者服用两种以上抗结核药的主要理由是
男性,58岁,进行性贫血、消瘦、乏力半年,有时右腹有隐痛,无腹泻。查体:贫血貌,右中腹可触及肿块,肠鸣音活跃。目前应进行的重要检查是
某县工商局认定王某经营加油站系无照经营,予以取缔。王某不服,向市工商局申请复议,在该局作出维持决定后向法院提起诉讼,要求撤销取缔决定。关于此案,下列哪些说法是正确的?(2010年卷二85题)
世界最大的美术博物馆位于()。
Theworldisfullofwonderfulplaces,bothnaturalandman-made.EasterIslandlaysinthesouth-easternPacificOcean,about3
最新回复
(
0
)