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【英语翻译ItisinthebagThebag--oneofthesimplestandmostusefulthingsineverymanorwoman'slife--hasgiventheworldmanystrangeexpressionsthatarenotverysimple.AnumberoftheseexpressionsarewidelyusedintheUnitedStatesto】
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Itisinthebag

Thebag--oneofthesimplestandmostusefulthingsineverymanorwoman'slife--hasgiventheworldmanystrangeexpressionsthatarenotverysimple.AnumberoftheseexpressionsarewidelyusedintheUnitedStatestoday.SomewereimportedfromEnglandalongtimeago.

Whenyouaresureofsomething,youcansay,"Itisinthebag."

Thisphraseseemedtohavearrivedwiththemodernpaperbag.Before,Americansusedtosay,"Itisallwrappedup."Then,thingsyouboughtwerewrappedinplainbrownpaper,orsometimesinoldnewspapers.

Anotherwidelyusedexpressionis"toletthecatoutofthebag",meaningtorevealawell-keptsecret.

Noonecanexplainhowthecatgotintothebag,orwhyitremainedthere.Butthereisanoldstoryaboutit.Longagotradesmensoldthingsinlargeclothbags.Onceawomanaskedforapig.Thetradesmanhelduphisclothbag.Insidetherewassupposedtobealivepig.Thewomanaskedtoseeit.Whenthedishonesttradesmanopenedthebag,outjumpedasquealingcat,notapig.Thetradesman'ssecretwasout:hewastricky,andnoweverybodyknewit.

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