That's why it was just easier to throw a 13th piece into the pile — thus creating the baker's dozen.
所以往一打面包里多放一个就更保险一些,于是,面包师的一打(baker's dozen)就成了13个。
Meeting a deadline曾经真的是“死线”
When you get that big report to your boss on time, "meeting a deadline" is a good thing. But the phrase was coined during the American Civil War and had some deadly consequences.
如果你准时将重要报告交给领导,meeting a deadline就是好事。但这个短语是在美国内战期间被发明的,当时可是会招来致命的后果。
The deadline was apparently a line inside of the area where Federal prisoners of war were kept. If a prisoner attempted to cross the line, they would be shot, according to Bloomsbury International.
布鲁姆斯伯里国际英语学校称,很显然,deadline是联邦监狱中战犯关押区内的一条线。如果有犯人试图越过这条线,他们就会被枪毙。
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