Other popular exclamations combine holy with other words. Holy Mackerel! is one that expresses surprise or wonder. It comes from earlier days when the Roman Catholic Church ruled that Catholics must not eat meat on Fridays. Since mackerel was a common and cheap fish in the United States, it was often eaten for dinner on Friday.其他一些常用感叹词则将holy与其它词联系起来.Holy Mackerel!就是其中表达惊奇或怀疑的一个.它源自于很久以前,罗马天主教规定天主教徒周五不能吃肉.因为在美国,鲭鱼是一种常见且便宜的鱼,常在周五作为正餐.
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