英语词汇the four hundred的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the four hundred
词源	the Four Hundred. Society columnist Ward McAllister coined this term in 1889, when he claimed only 400 people formed New York City’s high society. The old story says “400” was chosen because Mrs. Astor’s ballroom held only that number, but the truth is that she often invited twice that many people to parties held there. See four million.
随便看	it might have been it must have been one of the nuts it rains on the just and unjust alike i trust it-s nothing trivial its 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

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