Abbreviations(缩写) are now widely used in our daily lives. Here are some of them. Are you familiar with them?
R.S.V.P. stands for a French phrase, “répondez, s'il vous pla?t,” which means “please reply.” If R.S.V.P. is written on an invitation, it means the invited guest must tell the host(主人) whether or not they plan to attend the party as soon as possible. Because the hosts who are planning a dinner party or a wedding need to know how many people to count on and how much food and drink to buy. More important, though, it is polite to reply someone who was nice enough to invite you, even if it is to say that you are sorry that you will not be able to attend.
B.Y.O.B. has been used first in the early 1970s to mean “bring your own bottle (of wine)”, although in present-day it is just as likely to mean “bring your own booze” or “bring your own beer”. It was used by small restaurants that was not allowed to sell wine. But now B.Y.O.B. is often placed on an invitation to tell the guests that the host will not be providing wine and that guests are welcome to bring their own.
R.I.P stands for “rest in peace” in English, The phrase was not found before the 8th century. It became ubiquitous(普遍现象) on the tombs of Christians in the 18th century, Now, it is always written on tombstones to express the wish of forever rest and peace to someone who has died.
P.K. means “Player Killing” originally. The word P.K. is now also used in China and Taiwan as a verb(动词). In fact, there may actually be no player killing. It is most used in 1v1 situations like 1v1 basketball, 1v1 chess, 1v1 footrace and so on. P.K. can also be used in situations where one team is against another in a 1 team vs 1 team competition like in the NBA, soccer, baseball and so on.
1.If you receive a party invitation with R.S.V.P., you ______.
A. have to go to the party B. should reply as soon as possible
C. have to buy some food D. should make plans for the party
2.R.I.P. is used to someone who ______.
A. holds a party B. likes drinking beer C. has been dead D. joins in a game
3.______ will be used when there is a competition between two teams.
A. R.S.V.P. B. B.Y.O.B. C. R.I.P D. P.K.
4.The writer wants to introduce some foreign ______to us by writing this passage.
A. cultures B. histories C. science D. stories
