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A 'Dutch bargain'at that time was an uneven,one-sided deal;'Dutch reckoning'was an unitemized account;and 'Dutch widow'was slang for prostitute.Later centuries brought in 'Dutch courage',for bravery induced by drink;'Dutch concert',for discordant music; 'Dutch nightingale',meaning a frog;and'double Dutch',for incomprehensible language, or unintelligible talk. Some of the expressions are still in use today,but some are not.In fact,in American English,some 'Dutch'expressions have nothing to do with the Dutch,but something with the German.It was probably because of the similar spelling and pronunciation that people made a mistake in distinguishing between 'Dutch'and 'Deutsch'(the German word for German),when German immigrants came to America in the 1700s.For instance,the Pennsylvania Dutch'refers to the German descendants,instead of the Dutch descendants, living in Pennsylvania. Questions(26-30)Multiple Choice:Choose the best answer among the choices given.Write the appropriate letters in the space indicated on the answer sheet. 26.If someone invites you to dinner and says 'let's go Dutch',he means A.that he'll invite you to a Dutch restaurant B.that you'll buy his dinner C.that you are expected to pay your own meal 27.Many of the‘Dutch’expressions were invented with derogatory(贬义)sense, because A.the Dutch were underdeveloped people B.Britain and Holland were competitors at that time C.the Dutch had many bad habits 28.With the information you get from Paragraph 2,make a guess at the meaning of the sentence 'You are in Dutch.It probably means A.You are in Holland B.You are in trouble C.You are lucky 21A ‘Dutch bargain' at that time was an uneven , one-sided deal; ‘Dutch reckoning' was an unitemized account; and ‘ Dutch widow' was slang for prostitute. Later centuries brought in ‘ Dutch courage' , for bravery induced by drink; ‘Dutch concert' , for discordant music; ‘ Dutch nightingale' , meaning a frog; and ‘ double Dutch' , for incomprehensible language , or unintelligible talk. Some of the expressions are still in use today , but some are not. In fact , in American English , some ‘ Dutch ' expressions have nothing to do with the Dutch , but something with the German. It was probably because of the similar·spelling and pronunciation that people made a mistake in distinguishing between ‘ Dutch ' and ‘ Deut sch ' (the German word for German) , when German immigrants came to America in the 1700s. For instance , ‘the Pennsylvania Dutch' refers to the German descendants, instead of the Dutch descendants, living in Pennsylvania. Questions (26-30) Multiple Choice: Chω,se the best answer among the choic四given. Write the appropriate letters in the space indicated on the answer sheet. 26. If someone invites you to dinner and says ‘let's go Dutch' , he means A. that he' 11 invite you to a Dutch restaurant B. that you' 11 buy his dinner C. that you are expected to pay your own meal 27. Many of the ‘ Dutch ' expressions were invented with derogatory (贬义) sense , because A. the Dutch were underdeveloped people B. Britain and Holland were competitors at that time C. the Dutch had many bad habits 28. With the information you get from Paragraph 2 , make a guess at the meaning of the sentence ‘ You are in Dutch. It probably means A. You are in Holland C. You are lucky B. You are in trouble 21
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