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Expressions Using the Word “Sun”

Now it’s the time for the Learning English program “Words and Their Stories”.

In today’s program, we have expressions using the word “sun”.

The first expression is about everything, everything under the sun. If you own a store that sells many different things, your advertisements could say you sell everything under the sun. 1. .But advertising needs new and creative ideas.

Here is another example: Let’s say you are talking with a friend you have not seen for a long time. The two of you could have a lot to talk about. 2..

“Under the sun” is an old expression. 3. It means everywhere the sun shines. King Solomon used it in his poem. He wrote that nothing under the sun is new. If there is nothing new under the sun, there is nothing new anywhere. New or old, few things can be hidden in the bright light of the sun. 4. This law says that all government meetings must be open to the public. In some states, sunshine laws also say the government must allow the public to see government records. An important newspaper in the United States published a report about the value of sunshine laws. It told about how officials of a local government met secretly with a land developer to discuss using public land for a private entertainment center.

5. The newspaper report said, “It is often difficult to wake up people to their rights under the state sunshine laws.” It said the laws are called that because they shine sunlight on dark corners where secret deals can be made.

A. It is at least 3,000 years old

B. That leads to another expression: a sunshine law

C. This would not be exactly true, of course

D. The deal was stopped when it finally became publicly known

E. So, you talk about everything under the sun

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了英语词汇故事。所讲的词汇是"sun"。首先要说的第一个含义是所有的，位于太阳之下的事物。"under the sun"是一种非常古老的说法，最起码有3,000年的历史了。这句话意思是说所有在太阳下笼罩的地方。还有另一种表达含义：a sunshine law，“阳光法案”。这种表达含义是政府所有会议必须向公众公开。该法案被称之为阳光法案，是因为他们把阳光照进存在秘密交易的黑暗角落。

1.C句意：当然，这也不完全正确。结合上下句“your advertisements could say you sell everything under the sun. But advertising needs new and creative ideas.”你的广告可能会说你卖的东西全天下应有尽有。当然这种表达有点夸张，故答案为C。

2.E句意：因此，你们无所不谈，话题可能天南海北包罗万象。根据前面的句子Let’s say you are talking with a friend you have not seen for a long time. The two of you could have a lot to talk about.可知，好友很长时间不见，见面后肯定有说不完的话。故答案为E。

3.A句意：它有3000年的历史。根据上一句的表达“Under the sun” is an old expression.进一步陈述它有多少年的历史。故答案为A。

4.B句意：还有另一种表达含义： “阳光法案”。根据下文中的句子“This law says that all government meetings must be open to the public. In some states, sunshine laws also say the government must allow the public to see government records.” 这条法律说，所有的政府会议必须向公众开放。this law指上面提到的“a sunshine law”，故答案为B。

5.D句意：当这个案件被公众了解之后被叫停。根据前面的句子It told about how officials of a local government met secretly with a land developer to discuss using public land for a private entertainment center. 该报道讲述了当地一位政府官员秘密会见土地开发商，讨论利用公共土地开发私人娱乐中心的事情。因此当媒体曝光后，案件被叫停。答案为D。

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