I had a classmate who came from London.One day after class, we went to the school café(咖啡馆)together to enjoy our free time.We chatted(闲谈)about Beefeaters,local conditions and customs(风土人情)of different countries at will.Suddenly he told me excitedly(兴奋地)that his father was once a Beefeater.
I was a bit confused(糊涂的),thinking to myself: Beefeater?Isn't he a person who eats beef?That is nothing worthy of showing off(炫耀).But to maintain(维持)my minimum
(最起码的)good manners,I asked him politely,“Is your father a Moslem(回教徒)?Does he eat pork or chicken besides beef?” Unexpectedly(意想不到地),as soon as I finished,my classmate looked at mewith a very strange expression(表情),showing he was quite baffled(莫名其妙的).
Through further communication(交流),I realized the“Beefeater”that he said was not a person who ate beef,but referred to(指)“a guard at the Tower of London,famous for wearing the 16th century uniform”.