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beer and skittles吃喝玩乐
九柱球是一种使用九个柱子、一个球和一条球道进行的游戏,起源于1630年代,其名“skittle”指的是游戏中使用的柱子,可能源自于斯堪的纳维亚语(比较丹麦语和挪威语中的 skyttel “梭子,儿童玩具”)。但是,牛津英语词典表示没有证据证明两者有关联。相关词汇: Skittle-ball; skittle-alley。而“Beer and skittles”则指的是1837年时的“纯粹享受”(当时用 porter 代替 beer)。
撞柱戏
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skutill harpoon, bolt, Danish skyttel shuttle — more at shuttle
The first known use of skittle was in 1634
1 The roots of the term go back to a venerable European lawn game known as skittles.
2 In September 2016, he likened Syrian refugees to a bowl of potentially lethal skittles.
3 At times the near 20-stone Vunipola looked like he was playing human skittles and his ability to get Saracens on the front foot was hugely impressive.
4 At Oxford Crown Court, prosecutor Michael Roques said another driver described the lorry "ploughing through all the other vehicles in the queue, scattering them like skittles".
5 A packet of skittles would have nothing on the rainbow of colours which designers have been showcasing on leather in recent months.
6 Other activities include a frozen salmon toss and turkey bowling , where participants line up to lob a frosty bird at a bunch of skittles.
7 But after a thorough assessment of its technical requirements it was deemed too difficult to pull off in the beer and skittles world of the Fringe.
8 In America, presidential primary elections have gone down like skittles, the Democratic national convention has been postponed and campaigns are frozen in time.
9 Last night, he tweeted an image with the caption “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That’s our Syrian refugee problem.”
10 There was a royal Punch & Judy; beach games like skittles and quoits and a stone shelter built in the 1860s, known as the Queen's Alcove, where she would sit and survey the view.
11 There will be a strong Open section and four other class tournaments, along with skittles, side events and paraphernalia for sale.
12 Has he tried the famous bar skittles mentioned in the original guide?
13 No matter the concentration, there are five unique flavors available: skittles, peppermint, lemon lime, choco mint, and cinnamon.
14 “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you, would you take a handful?” the tweet read.
15 Indeed, it does still have the same skittles table - although it has just been dismantled to make way for Christmas decorations.
16 Spring is here, a - suh - puh - ring is here. Life is skittles and life is beer.
(优美轻松的钢琴旋律开始~)春天来了, 春~~天~~来了! 生活是游戏,生活是美酒.
17 More specifically, it was skittles, a predecessor of the bowling Americans know.
18 If you told me that three @skittles in each bowl are poisonous, I'd look at the data and conclude that you're wrong about Skittle safety.
19 Customers will be able to try the limited-edition skittles and have the chance to purchase some French’s merch.
20 "If it had been skittles or something else, I would have said no."