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第 199 课:称呼某人-2

About twenty years later, someone did explain. 大约20年后,有人做出了解释。

She was the wife of the famous American general George Custer. 她就是美国著名将领George Custer的妻子。

Elizabeth Custer wrote that a doughboy was a sweet food served to Navy men on ships. Elizabeth Custer称doughboy这个词是指,一种供应给舰艇上海军官兵的甜点。

She also said the name was given to the large buttons on the clothes of soldiers. 她还说这个词也倾向于指士兵军装上的大纽扣。

Now, we probably most often think of doughboys as the soldiers who fought for the Allies in World War One. 现在,我们更习惯于认为doughboys指一战中的盟军士兵。