VOA慢速英语2012.09.30 英语, earlier, 的, original, surprise

Rebecca949

Some of the most popular expressions are those that are guaranteed not to offend anyone. Most of these exclamations have survived from earlier days. And their original meanings are long since forgotten.最流行的是那些确保不会得罪任何人的表达方式.这些感叹词中的多数流传已久.其原本的意义早已被遗忘.
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zhant220

great scott is a good example, it expresses surprise or shock, you might say to someone "great scott, I did not know she was married." language expert ... tell an interesting story about this expression