英语词汇flying dutchman的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	flying dutchman
词源	Flying Dutchman. The legend of the Flying Dutchman try- ing to round the Cape of Good Hope against strong winds and never succeeding, then trying to make Cape Horn and failing there too, has been the most famous of maritime ghost stories for over 300 years. The cursed spectral ship sailing back and forth on its endless voyage, its ancient white-haired crew cry- ing for help while hauling at her sails, inspired Samuel Taylor Coleridge to write his classic “The Rime of the Ancient Mari- ner.” The real Flying Dutchman is supposed to have set sail in 1660.
随便看	it-s a great life if you don’t weaken it-s all in a day-s work it-s all over but the shouting it-s all worth it including the final crash it-s always the best swimmers that drown it-s a naive domestic burgundy without any breeding but i think you’ll be amused by its presumptions it-s a new ball game it-s chess not checkers it-s greek to me it-s how you played the game it smells of the lamp it-s naughty but it-s nice it-s not brain surgery it-s not cricket it-s not funny it-s not over till the fat lady sings it-s not the size of the dog in the fight it-s the size of the fight in the dog it-s not what it-s cracked up to be it-s the berries it-s the only ballgame in town it-s the pits itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini it worked i vant to be alone ivory soap

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