“For Pete’s sake，”said average Joe.This is also an expression used to show a feeling like surprise or disappointment.“I do not believe you，”said he.At that moment，Joe Blow was walking down the street with a woman.Joe Blow is also an expression for a common person.Now this Joe Blow was not walking next to a plain Jane.A plain Jane is a woman who is neither ugly nor pretty.The woman with Joe Blow was a real Sheila—a beautiful woman.

　　Average Joe asked the woman if all banks were closed on Saturday.“No way，Jose，” she answered.This is a way of saying “no.”“Many banks are open on Saturdays.”

　　Average Joe did not know either of these two people from Adam.That is，he did not know them at all.But he followed their directions to the nearest bank.

　　When he arrived，he walked to the desk and said：“I am here to withdraw some money so I can pay my taxes to Uncle Sam”．This represents the United States government.The banker produced some papers and told him to sign his John Hancock at the bottom.A John Hancock is a person’s signed name—a signature.Historically，John Hancock was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.Hancock had a beautiful signature and signed his name larger than all the others.

　　【解题导语】　本文介绍了美国英语中一些与人名相关的约定俗语的含义及来源。

　　5．The main idea of this text is that ________.

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