Englandinthe1500s16世纪的英国.docVIP

England in the 1500s 16世纪的英国 England in the 1500s 　　Here are some facts about the 1500s： 　　Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May，and，still smelled pretty good by June.However，they were starting to smell，so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor1). 　　Baths consisted of a big tub2) filled with hot water.The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water，then，all the other sons and men，then，the women and，finally，the children--last of all the babies.By then，the water was so dirty you could，actually，lose someone in it--hence the saying，“Don t throw the baby out with the bath water. 　　”Houses had thatched3) roofs--thick straw，piled high，with no wood，underneath.It was the only place for animals to get warm，so，all the dogs，cats，and other small animals(mice，rats，and bugs)，lived in the roof.When it rained，it became slippery4) and，some times，the animals would slip and fall off the roof--hence the saying “Its raining cats and dogs.” 　　There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.This posed a real problem in the bedroom，where bugs and other droppings could，really，mess up your nice clean bed.Hence，a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top，afforded some protection.That s how canopy5) beds came into existence. 　　The floor was dirty.Only the wealthy had something other than dirt，hence the saying “dirt poor.” 　　The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter，when wet，so，they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing.As the winter wore on，they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside.A piece of wood was placed in the entry way--hence，a “thresh hold.” 　　They cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire.Every day，they lit the fire and added things to the pot.They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat.They would eat the stew for dinner，leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overn