t know a B from a battledore. 由于贫穷,父亲没有受过教育,几乎是目不识丁。
Because of poverty father had no schooling and almost didn't know a B from a battledore. 由于贫穷,父亲没有受过教育,几乎是目不识丁。
The daughters of the Duke of Beutfout were playing popular English game called battledore and shuttlecock in the Badminton House. 伯尔特福特工觉得女儿们在伯明顿楼玩当时英国很流行的板羽球游戏。
battledore
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a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
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an ancient racket game
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battledore \bat"tle*dore\ n. same as {battledoor}.
Syn: battledore and shuttlecock. [WordNet 1.5]
battledoor \bat"tle*door`\, n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See {Battle}, n.] 1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock. [Also spelled {battledore}.]
2. [OE. battleder.] A child's hornbook. [Obs.] --Halliwell.