4. The price of entry to a zoo in 18th century England was a cat or a dog: they were fed to the lions.
4、18世纪,进入动物园的门票是一只猫或一条狗,用来喂狮子的。
In fact visitors had a choice, instead of sacrificing an animal they could pay a half-pence.
其实游客也有别的选择,不愿牺牲动物的话,付半个便士也可以。
5. Back to football. The England national amateur football team once beat France 15-0.
5、回到足球上。英格兰的一支业余足球队曾经以15比0的比分战胜了法国队。
It was the first international match that took place on 1 November 1906 in Paris.
这是第一场国家之间的比赛,于1906年10月1日在巴黎举行。
6. America spells grey as grAy and England spells gray as grEy.
6、“灰色”这个单词,美国人拼成“grAy”而英国人拼成“grEy”。
It's easy to keep in mind: simply associate "A" with America, "E" with England.
其实非常好记,美国(America)的“grAy”里有个“A”,英国(England)的“grEy”里有个“E”
7.French was the official language of England for about 300 years, from 1066 till 1362.
7、法语曾是英国的官方语言长达三百年之久,从1066年到1362年为止。
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