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口语加试 阅读短文1 If you are invited to a “Dutch treat”, each of you have to pay your own way. You can also say, “Go Dutch”.Do you know where it comes from? During the l600s, the British and the Dutch competed(竞争) in world trade and fought with each other. The British didn t like the Dutch, so they thought all things about the Dutch were bad. They used words with “ Dutch” to make fun of their European neighbours. “Go Dutch,” shows they are stingy(吝啬的).The words are used in American English, too. Dutch people have been unhappy about this for over the years. So, if you “Go Dutch” no one will pay