日用品英语趣说之stocking 长袜

Stocking 长袜 Socks are worn by both men and women； stockings are chiefly for the latter. “Tom stands six feet in his stockings. ” Is Tom really wearing a pair of stockings? No, he isn't. The sentence tells you that he measures six feet in height without his shoes on. Stockings can be made of cotton, nylon or silk. in the past silk stockings were expensive. only royalty or rich people called afford them. So it is not difficult to see why “silk stocking” can refer to the rich, the nobility or people who are very nicely dressed. How do you like the legendary figure Santa Claus，or Father Christmas？Some small boys and girls in English-speaking countries believe that Santa Claus brings gifts to them in a stocking on Christmas Eve. 短袜男人女人都穿，长袜主要是女士穿的。Tom stand six feet in his stockings，汤姆是不是穿了一双6尺的长袜子呢？不是的。这个句子告诉你，他身高六尺，不连鞋子。 长袜可以用棉花、尼龙或丝制造。从前**十分昂贵，只有王族和富人才穿得起。因此，你也就不难理解，为什么silk stocking可以指富人，贵族或衣着极其讲究的人了。 你觉得故事中的圣诞老人怎么样？英语国家中的一些儿童，相信圣诞前夕圣诞老人是会把礼物放进长袜子里送给他们的。