趣说“瓶起子”
<p>如果某天你跟老外喝酒，他让你把“<span word="church">church</span> <span word="key">key</span>”递给他，你可千万别说“我哪有教堂钥匙啊？”，因为他会指着你手边的瓶起子说，“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="key">key</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="key">key</span>”在英语里是瓶起子的俗称。那你可能要问了，瓶起子怎么会叫教堂钥匙呢？做好心理准备，因为人们对于这种说法的解释是五花八门的。有人说瓶起子跟古代的门钥匙长得比较像，而这么大个的门钥匙也只有教堂才有了。有人说这么叫是为了讽刺，因为教会禁止人们喝酒，所以人们称瓶起子为教堂钥匙。还有人联系到了中世纪的欧洲，那时候只有修道士和贵族才有权利酿造啤酒。酒窖建在修道院里，酒窖的钥匙每天拴在修道士的腰带上。于是就有了教堂钥匙这种说法。</p><p>这些解释听上去似乎一个比一个玄。不过，不管怎样，相信也好，不信也罢，“<span word="church">church</span> <span word="key">key</span>”这种说法你一定是牢记在心了吧。</p><p>看下面例句：</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>.（用完瓶起子别忘了挂起来。）</p>
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