网易公开课VOA短语系列about farm
2019-04-16 本文已影响3人
南郭子文
- the word farms stand for the agricultural land since 1600s.
- the much older meaning of the word is linked to economics
- it comes from a Latin word firma, which means an unchanging payment.
- the earliest meaning is about the yearly payment regarded as a tax or rent.(because the farmers had not their own agricultural land.)
- a hedge come from the trees planted alone the edge of the farm's property.
- hedging, steps adopted to protect peoples' property loss.
- someone is hedging his bet (对冲，分散投资）
- learn to make hay while the sun shines.(to be smart as a farmer to pursue the opportunity if possible)
- not worth a bill of beans. (worth nothing 一文不值）
