基础英语轻松学【84】吐痰的历史
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span>（为感到难过），<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sly">sly</span>（偷偷摸摸）</p><p> 在哈佛大学，有一条很大的标语：请不要随地吐痰，不要乱扔废物，它是用中文写的，而且只用了中文。难道吐痰是中国人的专利？当然不是，今天我们就来聊聊西方也有悠久的吐痰史</p><p> <span word="Spitting">Spitting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="associated">associated</span>（联系） <span word="with">with</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span>（指责、谴责） <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spittoon">spittoon</span>（痰盂）, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="housewife">housewife</span>（家庭主妇） <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="schoolboys">schoolboys</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spit">spit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sly">sly</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="guys">guys</span>（硬汉子） <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span>（允许） <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spit">spit</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="standing">standing</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spit">spit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="out">out</span>（擦掉） <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sputum">sputum</span>（唾液） <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>. <span word="Spitting">Spitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="in">in</span> 19<span word="th">th</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>, <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barber">barber</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>（理发店） <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tolerated">tolerated</span>（可以容忍的）. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spit">spit</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>? <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spitting">spitting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eradicate">eradicate</span>（连根拔除）. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>?</p><p> 「读书笔记」</p>
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