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
Good morning, class. Today’s topic is "Idioms and Their Origins". An idiom is a phrase or expression with【C1】______. The meaning
Good morning, class. Today’s topic is "Idioms and Their Origins". An idiom is a phrase or expression with【C1】______. The meaning
admin
2015-01-02
30
问题
Good morning, class. Today’s topic is "Idioms and Their Origins". An idiom is a phrase or expression with【C1】______. The meaning of an idiom often cannot be understood from the meaning of【C2】______in it. In our language, idioms are an important part and they often make our language【C3】______. So in today’s lecture, let’s look at the origins of some English idioms. The first【C4】______on our list is "Raining cats and dogs". This is an interesting phrase. It is【C5】______the well-known antipathy between dogs and cats, which is【C6】______in the phrase "fight like cat and dog". However, there are【C7】______about the origin of the well-known expression, "Raining cats and dogs". One theory is that【C8】______, the roofs on houses were made of hay. You’ve probably heard of【C9】______, well that’s all they were. Thick straw, piled high, with【C10】______. Those thatch roofs were the only place for the little animals to【C11】______. So all the pets in the house; dogs, cats and【C12】______, even mice, rats, bugs, all lived in the roof. When it rained 【C13】______so sometimes the animals would slip and 【C14】______. Thus the saying, "it’s raining cats and dogs. " Another explanation is that heavy rain would wash dead animals【C15】______. In the 18th century, streets in England were rather filthy and heavy rain would occasionally 【C16】______dead animals and other debris. The animals didn’t fall from the sky, but the sight of dead cats and dogs 【C17】______in storms could well have caused the coining of this colourful phrase. The most popular one comes from 【C18】______in which cats were a symbol for rain and dogs 【C19】______. Thus, "it’s cats and dogs out there" is often used to describe 【C20】______with strong winds.
【C4】
Good morning, class. Today’s topic is "Idioms and Their Origins". An idiom is a phrase or expression with a special meaning. The meaning of an idiom often cannot be understood from the meaning of the individual words in it. In our language, idioms are an important part and they often make our language more colourful. So in today’s lecture, let’s look at the origins of some English idioms. The first idiomatic expression on our list is "Raining cats and dogs". This is an interesting phrase. It is not related to the well-known antipathy between dogs and cats, which is vividly described in the phrase "fight like cat and dog". However, there are several common theories about the origin of the well-known expression, "Raining cats and dogs". One theory is that long ago in England, the roofs on houses were made of hay. You’ve probably heard of thatch-roofed houses, well that’s all they were. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. Those thatch roofs were the only place for the little animals to get warm. So all the pets in the house; dogs, cats and other small animals, even mice, rats, bugs, all lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery so sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Thus the saying, "it’s raining cats and dogs. " Another explanation is that heavy rain would wash dead animals down the streets. In the 18th-century, streets in England were rather filthy and heavy rain would occasionally carry along dead animals and other debris. The animals didn’t fall from the sky, but the sight of dead cats and dogs floating by in storms could well have caused the coining of this colourful phrase. The most popular one comes from Northern European myth in which cats were a symbol for rain and dogs a symbol for wind. Thus, "it’s cats and dogs out there. " is often used to describe a heavy rain storm with strong winds.
选项
答案
idiomatic expression
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/uZcO777K
本试题收录于:
NAETI中级口译笔试题库外语翻译证书(NAETI)分类
0
NAETI中级口译笔试
外语翻译证书(NAETI)
相关试题推荐
English,althoughitwasusedasthelanguageofpopularliterature,didnotforalongtime______Latin’shold.
Itissaidthatalmostallvegetableshavingabitter______aregoodtohealth.
Cybercrime’Lovebug’virus,hackattacksanddatatheft,peoplenowadaysarequitefamiliarwiththosewords,astheyareo
Cybercrime’Lovebug’virus,hackattacksanddatatheft,peoplenowadaysarequitefamiliarwiththosewords,astheyareo
Whentheirhorsesdied,theyfoundthemselvesawagonandsetoffforabetterfutureoftheirowndreams.
Thirtyyearsago,whenChristianBoerwasfirstlearninghowtoreadwhilegrowingupintheNetherlands,hemadealotofmista
ThehappiestpeopleintheworldmayliveinScandinavia,anewstudysuggests.That’saccordingtotheUnitedNationsGeneralA
CitingOhioordinancesthatallowindividualstoseekchargesagainstsomeonethey’veseencommitacrime,sevenEuclidresident
WhichofthefollowingcanbedesignatedthecorrespondingpostaccordingtotheBrettonWoodscommonpractice?
A、Inexpensiveandnice.B、Justso-so.C、Notsatisfactory.D、Indecentandexpensive.C
随机试题
试述扁平结构的优缺点。
资产价值的高低要由该资产所能做出的价值贡献来决定,反映的是资产评估经济技术原则中的【】
______dowesuspectthatthisdistrictisrichinmineralresources.
A.阻断M受体B.抗组胺C.阻断H受体D.抑制磷酸二酯酶E.兴奋β2受体溴化异丙托品的作用机制是
女性,67岁。“胆石症”10余年。2小时前餐后出现剧烈上腹痛并向腰背放射,伴恶心、呕吐、发热。体查:BP120/70mmHg,P92次/分,巩膜轻度黄染,上腹明显压痛,伴反跳痛及肌紧张,移动性浊音阴性。血清淀粉酶1200U/L,血钙:2.0mmol/L,血
一小儿,4个月。人工喂养。平时易惊,多汗,睡眠少,近2日来咳嗽、低热,今晨突然双眼凝视,手足抽动。查体:枕后有乒乓球感。可能的诊断是
小儿硬膜外阻滞特点及用药量描述,正确的是
以下错误不能通过试算平衡查找的有()。
内地和香港两地投资者对于投资对方市场的迫切需求,不断促进沪港通从蓝图变为现实。投资讲究合理分散配置,不把鸡蛋放到一个篮子里,但长期以来内地投资者的股票投资主要是投向A股市场这个篮子;内地经济蓬勃发展,香港市场上的投资者倾慕已久,可囿于制度缺失,只能在场外驻
A、Removefoodlabels.B、Eatfoodshighinfiber.C、Looktorfoodshighinsalt.D、Monitortheweighteveryday.B
最新回复
(
0
)