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不少英文谚语都包含某些地方或国家的名称。举例来说"not for all the tea in China"，意思是指中国盛产茶叶和供应全球，因此"all the tea in China"代表巨大的财富，而"not for all the tea in China"便引申为「给某人再多的财富，他也不会做某事」的意思。又例如，"To send someone to Coventry"是指「排斥、杯葛某人」，因为在十七世纪，英国曾发生内战，战败一方的军队被驱逐到科芬特里（Coventry），当地居民都排斥这些流放军人，不愿与他们来往。
请看看以下谚语，并选取正确的意思：
| 谚语 | 释义 |
| 1. To go Dutch | a. 完全不懂 |
| 2. Chinese whispers | b. 惨败 |
| 3. Something be all Greek to someone | c. 乐善好施的人 |
| 4. To carry coals to Newcastle | d. 擅离职守 |
| 5. Something be as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar | e. 多此一举 |
| 6. To meet someone’s Waterloo | f. 各自付帐 |
| 7. A good Samaritan | g. 不实的传闻 |
| 8. To take French leave | h. 绝不动摇 |
答案
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第一百一十六则游戏答案∶
| 1. | B. | All except 'B' means 'a person who steers or is in charge of a ship or a boat'. |
| 2. | C. | 'C' is used in American English, the others are used in British English. |
| 3. | A. | 'A' is a plural form and the others are singular forms. |
| 4. | B. | All except 'B' carries the meaning of 'between two'. |
| 5. | A. | 'A' is crockery while the others are cutlery. |
| 6. | D. | All three parts in 'D' (speak, spoke, spoken) are different while those in the others are identical. |
| 7. | B. | 'B' is from Italian while the others is from Latin. |
| 8. | B. | 'B' is from Latin while the others is from French. |
| 9. | C. | All except 'C' means 'angry'. |
| 10. | A. | All except 'A' means 'police officer'. |
经抽签后，得奖者名单如下∶
| 姓名 | 所属单位 / 职位 |
| 1. CHAN Yuen-ching | RR CTR HKPC / CALLI |
| 2. HO Wai-yee | D & TTC / CA |
| 3. LAU Wun-ming | TWDIST / PTR II |
| 4. LEE Chi-wai | NPDIV / PTR II |
| 5. LEUNG Lai-kuen | PD & TTC / CA |
| 6. LEUNG Sau-chun | PD & TTC / CA |
| 7. WONG Nga-yi | PD & TTC / ACO |
| 8. YIP Fung-chun | PD & TTC / CA |
（由警队善用两文三语工作小组供稿）
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