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| Every language has its ways of expressing strong emotions surprise, shock, anger. |
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每一种语言都有其表达强烈情感的方式—如惊讶，震惊，愤怒。 |
| The expressions range from mild to strong, from exclamations and oaths, to curses and swear words. |
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表达的范围从轻微到强烈，从感叹词和宣誓到诅咒和脏话。 |
| The ones that are accepted in public speech change through the years as social rules change. |
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随着社会准则习惯的改变，一些在公开场合讲话公认的表达也逐年改变。 |
| At times, only very mild expressions are socially accepted. |
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有时，只有非常温和的表达才能被社会所接受。 |
| Some of the most popular expressions are those that are guaranteed not to offend anyone. |
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一些最流行的表达是那些保证不会得罪任何人的表达。 |
| Most of these exclamations have survived from earlier days. |
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大多数从早期流传下来的感叹词。 |
| And their original meanings are long since forgotten. |
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其原有意义早已被遗忘。 |
| Great Scott is a good example. |
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Great Scott就是一个很好的例子。 |
| It expresses surprise or shock. |
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它表示惊讶或震惊。 |
| You might say to someone, Great Scott I did not know she was married! |
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你可能会对某人说，“天哪！我不知道她已经结婚了！” |
| Language expert Webb Garrison tells an interesting story about the expression. |
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语言专家Webb Garrison讲述了一个有关表达的有趣故事。 |
