"Copper" and "bobby" are two of several nicknames that the English policeman has. And "peeler" was the early nickname for the policeman, but this one has died out. Of course, among the criminal part of the community where the police are given more derogatory (贬损的) nicknames which originated in America, such as "fuzz" or "pig".
Visitors to England seem, nearly always to be very impressed by the English police. They are usually very friendly and have helpful sort of character. In London, the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about the city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!
Two things are immediately noticeable to the stranger, when he sees an English policeman for the first time. The first is that he does not carry a pistol and the second is that he wears the policeman’s helmet. From time to time it is suggested that the policeman should be given a pistol and t
A. There are fewer criminals in America than in Britain.
B. The English police usually leave a deep impression on visitors.
C. The British bobby is friendly but not helpful.
D. The English police enjoy having pistols.
Color plays a very important role in selling products. It was not until after 1950 that much attention was even given to what the container of a product looked like. Most products were packaged in wrappers that were designed to protect and deliver. But that has all changed. These days, impulse purchasing (冲动型购物) makes up almost 75 percent of the consumer spending, and if the package fails to express the right message, it might be left sitting alone on the shelf.
Color is certainly the number one thing when designers settle upon a packaging design. The design teams know that people react differently to different colors furthermore, through a series of testing, certain patterns can be found. Color sends unseen messages to people and most of us react basically the same to some colors. Businessmen use this information to make their product more sellable.
As consumers, if we are aware of the most eye-catching package, we won’t be able to walk past it without taki
A. To protect the product.
B. To attract the buyers.
C. To sit on the shelf.
D. To help delivery.
In 1910 the world was shocked by a particularly cold-blooded murder. H. H. Crippen was (21) American doctor who worked in London. He was a married (22) ,but when he was (23) in England, he fell in love (24) his secretary. Instead of asking his (25) for a divorce (离) ,he killed her and buried (26) body in the cellar(地下室) of his house. Then he and his secretary, who was dressed (27) a boy, sailed on a (28) called “The Montrose” for New York. Only a very (29) time before, however, the wireless telegraph (无线电报) (30) been invented. The Montrose was one of the (31) ships equipped with Marconi’s wireless, and the passengers were not (32) ignorant of its presence on board, but probably did not (33) know what a “wireless telegraph” (34) . The captain of the ship recognized Crippen and secretly (35) a message to the London police. An inspector set out in a
A. for
B. to
C. on
D. with
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