Supposedly in Medieval times, farmers would go to markets to purchase pigs. Most of the time, their bag would contain the animal they paid for. But if they bought from a shady dealer, they would open their bag to find an unpleasant surprise - their pricey pig had been swapped for a much less expensive cat.
据说,在中古时期,农民会到集市去买猪。大多数时候,这些农民付钱后就会拿到装在麻袋里的猪。但如果他们是从不良商贩那里买的,农民打开麻袋后会惊愕地发现高价买来的猪居然被替换成不值钱的猫。
But as Mental Floss notes, there are quite a few holes with this theory.
不过,Mental Floss网站指出,这一说法漏洞百出。
Baker's dozen查验面包师的诚信
You may be thankful to count on that 13th roll in your baker's dozen, but you can think a rather sinister rule for its creation.
从面包师那里买了一打面包,结果一数有13个,你可能还挺感激的,但是baker's dozen的起源却和一条残忍的规定有关。
It all traces back to a 13th-century British rule called the Assize of Bread and Ale. The rule stated that if bakers were caught selling smaller or low-quality bread to customers, they could have their hands chopped off.
这要追溯到13世纪英国一项名为《面包和麦酒法令》的法规。这条法规规定,如果面包师被发现卖给顾客不足量或劣质的面包,这些面包师的双手就会被剁掉。
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