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
64
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
Courtesyalsoincludesproperbehavioronthestreet.Properstreetbehaviorrequiresanice【C1】______ofattentionandinattent
A、Leavetheladderaround.B、Cancelthemilk.C、Nottotellothersincludingtheneighborsshe’saway.D、Nottocancelthepaper
Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoney
A、She’drathergoswimmingthanhiking.B、Sheneedstobuyacanoebeforethetrip.C、She’dliketogoalthoughshehaslittlee
ThesurveysofERShelplow-incomehouseholdsdevelopeconomizingpractices.Thenutritionalqualityoffoodproductvariesin
Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificantwayfromothersofthesameage.Forthesechildrentodeveloptheirfull
Anewhigh-performancecontactlensunderdevelopmentwillnotonlycorrectordinaryvisiondefects______(而且还可以提高正常的夜间视力)asmu
Ahappymarriageapparentlyisgoodmedicine,buthostilespousesmaybeharmfultooneanother’shealth.Couplesin【B1】______
HiringCelebritiesasVisitingProfessor1.目前有不少大学请明星当客座教授2.对这一现象,人们看法不同3.我的看法
Theoutputofcoalin1999was______(比1972年增加了五倍).
随机试题
个人本位的教育目的论典型的错误是抽象地谈论“社会”。
在幼儿园环境创设中,要把大、小环境有机地结合在一起,实现学校与家庭、社区的合作,这体现可()原则。
假性腰椎滑脱的特征,不包括
小儿易发生间质性肺炎的原因是
知柏地黄汤治疗子淋适用的证候是
患儿,5岁,便血,新鲜,量不多,位于大便外面,考虑哪种疾病可能性大
以下哪种建筑的防护栏杆最小水平推力应不小于1.5kN/m?
宏观调控的特点有()。
不属于编制近期建设规划重要意义的是()
(1)在考生文件夹下有一个工程文件sjt3.vbp,运行情况如图3—181所示。程序的功能是计算表达式的值:z=(x.2)!+(x-3)!+(x-4)!+…+(x-N)!其中的N和x值通过键盘分别输入到两个文本框Text1、Text2中。单击名称为Com
最新回复
(
0
)