金东实验中学八上期中测试卷(有答案).docVIP

As we all know, silver is a naturally occurring, soft, white precious metallic element that is used in coins and jewellery, and has many other uses. When it comes to the metaphorical meaning of silver, there are differences and similarities between western and eastern. Please allow me to spell out. Whether in western or eastern, silver is on behalf of wealth. In western, if one is born with a silver spoon in ones mouth, it means that he is rich because of his parents wealth. Silver tail also means rich person. If one think his penny silver, it means that he is a lucky man or he has a good luck. If one says a silver moon , it means that the moon is pacific. In western countries, silver can also be a financial monetary system, which refers to a system with fixed weight of silver for standard. Do you know what Silver lining means? It means a bright side which proverbially accompanies even the darkest trouble. For example, every cloud has a silver lining(每朵乌云背后都有阳光). As we all know that gold is expensive than silver, so sometimes silver can refer to something inferior to the best. For example, speech is silver, but silence is gold, which means that to be silent is better than to speak. Silver has something to do with courage, such as silver star---Us military decoration awarded for gallantry in action. Silver bullet means very effective, almost magical remedy. Late 14 century, moon also an alchemical name for silver. Do you have silver dollar? Coins in America have different names, such as penny(一分钱）, nickel(五分钱), quarter(两角五分). While 一元钱 we can say one dollar or silver dollar. So the next time people ask you whether you have silver dollar or not ,you may not feel confused. In western, it can be considered as a name, the profession (Sliver smith 银匠)， the place（There is a place called 锡尓弗 in America). If one has a silver tongue ,it means he or she is eloquent or persuasive. if you have a silver voice ,your voice must be beautiful,. People often say