奇闻趣事（V）

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奇闻趣事（V）

　　The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

　　军礼由中世纪的一个动作演化而来。当时的骑士举起他们的头盔来显示自己的身份。

　　The first coin minted in the United States was a silver dollar. It was issued on October 15, 1794.

　　美国的第一枚硬币是一银元，于1794年10月15日发行。

　　The sport with the largest expenses (medical, legal, and others) due to injuries treated in U.S. emergency rooms in 1995 was bicycling, with costs exceeding $4 billion. More than half a million bicycling injuries were documented. A huge percentage of those injuries were head injuries, which could have been prevented had riders worn protective helmets.

　　1995年在美国，因受伤急诊而造成的开支最大的运动（包括医疗、法律等费用）是自行车项目，开支超过四十亿美元。大约有超过五十万起的自行车运动受伤被记录在案。其中，大多数为头部受伤。其实，只要车手戴保护头盔，这些受伤就有可能避免。

　　Puerto Vallarta was touted in the 1950s as a \"little Acapulco.\" Tiny PV (as regulars call it) changed forever when movie director John Huston chose to film his classic Night of the Iguana here. Once the media and the world discovered that film box-office queen Elizabeth Taylor was hanging out here with new lover Richard Burton, the quiet Mexican village exploded with tourism.

　　二十世纪五十年代，普艾托-范拿大被捧为\"小阿卡普尔科\"。当电影导演约翰-休斯顿选定此地来拍摄他的经典作品\"鬣蜥之夜\"时，小阿卡普尔科-大多数人们这么叫它-时刻都在改变。当媒体和整个世界发现电影票房之后伊丽莎白-泰勒与她的新情人理查德.波顿在此共度假日后，这个墨西哥小村庄成为游客的宠儿。

　　Crayola has renamed only three crayon colors in its corporate history. In 1958, Prussian Blue was renamed Midnight Blue because, according to teachers, children could no longer relate to Prussian history. In 1962, Flesh was renamed Peach to recognize that not everyone's skin is the same shade. In 1999, Indian Red was renamed Chestnut after a public contest, which drew more than 100,000 entries; rejected contest entry names included ginger spice, crab claw red, old penny, and baseball mitt.

　　克莱尤拉在它的存在期间，只重命名了三种粉笔画颜色。1958年，普鲁士蓝被更名为深蓝。教师们说，这样孩子们就不会再把这种颜色与普鲁士历史联系在一起。1962年，肉色被更名为桃红色，因为人们认识到并非所有人的皮肤都是桃红色。1999年，在一场涉及一万多个条目表达法的辩论后，印度红被更名为栗色，一些条目名诸如生姜香料、螃蟹爪红、老便士、棒球手套均被弃用。

　　The planner of the city of Washington, D.C. was French architect Pierre L'Enfant. In 1791, it was known as Federal City.

　　华盛顿市的设计者是法国建筑师彼瑞-拉恩方特。1791年，这座城市被称为联邦城。