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1、TheEnglishpolicemanhasseveralnicknames(绰号)butthemostfrequentlyusedare"copper"and"bobby".Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb"tocop"(whichisalsoslang),meaning"totake"or"tocapture",andthesecondcomesfromthefirstnameofSirRobertPeel,thenineteenth-centurypolitician,whowasthefounderofthepoliceforceasweknowittoday.
2、Anearlynicknameforthepolicemanwas"peeler",butthisonehasdiedout. Whateverwemaycallthem,thegeneralopinionofthepoliceseemstobeafavorableone;except,ofcourse,amongthecriminalpartofthecommunitywherethepolicearegivenmorederogatorynicknameswhichoriginatedinAmerica,suchas"fuzz"or"pig".VisitorstoEnglandseemn
3、earlyalwaystobeveryimpressedbytheEnglishpolice.Ithas,infact,becomeastandingjokethatthevisitortoBritain,whenaskedforhisviewsofthecountry,willalwayssay,atsomepointorother,"Ithinkyourpolicemenarewonderful." Well,theBritishbobbymaynotalwaysbewonderfulbutheisusuallyaveryfriendlyandhelpfulsortofcharacter
4、.Amusic-hallsongofsomeyearsagowascalled"IfYouWantToKnowTheTime,AskAPoliceman".Nowadays,mostpeopleownwatchesbuttheystillseemtofindplentyofotherquestionstoaskthepoliceman.InLondon,thepolicemenspendsomuchoftheirtimedirectingvisitorsaboutthecitythatonewondershowtheyeverfindtimetodoanythingelse! Twothin
5、gsareimmediatelynoticeabletothestrangerwhenheseesanEnglishpolicemanforthefirsttime.Thefirstisthathedoesnotcarryapistol(手枪)andthesecondisthathewearsaverydistinctivetypeofheadgear,thepoliceman'shelmet.Hishelmet,togetherwithhisheight,enableanEnglishpolicemantobeseenfromaconsiderabledistance,afactthatis
6、notwithoutitsusefulness.Fromtimetotimeitissuggestedthatthepolicemanshouldbegivenapistolandthathishelmetshouldbetakenfromhim,butboththesesuggestionsareresistedbythemajorityofthepublicandthepolicethemselves. 21.NowadaysBritishpeoplecallthepoliceman_______. A.pigB.peeler C.fuzzD.bobby 22.Whichofthe
7、followingstatementsisTRUE? A.TherearefewercriminalsinAmericathaninBritain. B.TheEnglishpoliceusuallyleaveadeepimpressiononvisitors. C.TheBritishbobbyisfriendlybutnothelpful. D.TheEnglishpoliceenjo
