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高级英语试卷：9.DOC 高级英语试题（九） Explain the italicized words or phrases in the following sentences. (20%) All languages are dynamic rather than static, and hence a “rule” in any language can only be a statement of contemporary practice. Was I gypped by the landlord when he called the folding contraption that shuts off my kitchen a door? To some (of whom I am one) the omission of the label “colloquial” will seem meritorious… … and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow suit. … there is the spice-market, with its pungent and exotic smells; … Every here and there, a doorway gives a g