-
2019年12月大学英语四级阅读练习题：英国警察的
绰号
The English policeman has several nicknames ( 绰号 ) but
the most frequently used are
name comes from the verb
meaning
from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-
century politician, who was the founder of the police force
as we know it today. An early nickname for the policeman was
Whatever we may call them, the general opinion of the
police seems to be a favorable one; except, of course, among
the criminal part of the community where the police are given
more derogatory nicknames which originated in America, such
as
be very impressed by the English police. It has, in fact,
become a standing joke that the visitor to Britain, when
asked for his views of the country, will always say, at some
point or other,
Well, the British bobby may not always be wonderful but
he is usually a very friendly and helpful sort of character.
A music-hall song of some years ago was called
To Know The Time, Ask A Policeman
watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions
to ask the policeman. In London, the policemen spend so much
of their time directing visitors about the city that one
wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
本文更新与2021-01-18 07:35，由作者提供，不代表本网站立场，转载请注明出处：https://www.bjmy2z.cn/gaokao/526774.html