How our lovely companions entered the language in this way remains a mystery,but there are some explanations.“To let the cat out of the bag” probably refers to traders who tried to pass off(冒充) an old cat as a nice juicy little pig.“It’s raining cats and dogs”,meanwhile,is related to cats with the mysterious force controlling the weather and dogs with the wind.Other sources suggest that it dates from the time when inner-city gutters(排水沟) overflowed with rubbish and dead animals.
Many of these phrases reflect a time when cats and dogs were not as cherished as they are now.My own personal motto “Love me,love my dog” dates back as far as 1485,when it was recorded in a book called Early English Miscellanies.Although originally it may imply“If you really love me,you will have to accept my boils and scars(疤痕)”,it now means “If you love me,you will get to play with my little doggies,too”.
【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了英语中与狗和猫有关的习语。
4.The underlined word “obsolete” in Paragraph 1 probably means .
A.wrong B.out of date
C.unclear D.beyond recognition
答案:B
解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段内容可知,“It’s a dog’s life.”一开始意为“生活艰难”,但是如今狗的生活非但不艰难,反而非常舒服。由此可推测,狗的“生活艰难”已经是老皇历了,obsolete意为“过时的”。
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