英语词汇steerage的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	steerage
词源	steerage. The ancestors of millions of Americans came to America in steerage, which literally was the noisy, crowded sec- tion of a ship below deck. Passage was $10 to $15 for such quar- ters, compared with about $40 for regular tickets. Later, the term came to mean any area on a ship where the passage was cheapest. See ellis island.
随便看	if you can’t lick ’em join ’em if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen if you don’t do you’re gonna get done if you don’t like the weather just wait a minute if you need anything just whistle if you peel that onion a little farther if you want god to laugh tell him your plans if you want peace prepare for war if you’ve got the money honey i’ve got the time ignoramus ignorance is bliss ignore i gotta million of ’em i have but one answer i don’t know i have found it i have lost a day i have not yet begun to fight ihs i laughed till i cried il canzoniere iliad i like ike ilk illeist

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