VOA慢速英语2011.08.22 英语, 饭桌, surprise, popular, wonder

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Other popular exclamations combine holy with other words.
其他的一些常用的感叹词则是和holy相关。
Holy Mackerel! is one that expresses surprise or wonder. ______________________________________________Since mackerel was a common and cheap fish in the United States, it was often eaten for dinner on Friday.
Holy Mackerel!用于表达惊讶或吃惊。因为在美国，鲭鱼是一种常见价廉的鱼，所以，周五的饭桌上常常能看到它。
Then there is Holy Toledo! It is another expression of surprise. It refers to the city of Toledo, Spain, an important religious center in medieval times. Toledo was a holy city for both the Roman Catholics and the Muslim Moors of Spain.
另外，还有Holy Toledo!也能表达惊讶。它是指西班牙的托莱多，中世纪重要的宗教中心。托莱多曾是罗马天主教和西班牙穆斯林摩尔人共同的圣城。

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It comes from earlier days when the Roman catholical church ruled that catholics must not eat meat on Fridays.

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It comes from  earlier days  when the Roman Catholics  church is ruled the Catholics must not eat meet on Friday.

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It comes from  earlier days  when the Roman Catholic  church  ruled that Catholics must not eat meat on Fridays.

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It comes from earlier days when the Roman cafilic church ruled that cafilics must not eat meat on Fridays.