单选题Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the sentence “Marco Polo, eat your heart out.” in para. 4?AMarco polo would be sad to know about the easy access to information about the world.BMarco polo would sincerely welcome the information age.CMarco polo would be happy to learn to use the Web.DMarco polo would never believe the story from the author’s friend.
单选题
Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the sentence “Marco Polo, eat your heart out.” in para. 4?
A
Marco polo would be sad to know about the easy access to information about the world.
B
Marco polo would sincerely welcome the information age.
C
Marco polo would be happy to learn to use the Web.
D
Marco polo would never believe the story from the author’s friend.
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解析：
题目问的是：下列哪一项最能解释第4段中的“Marco Polo, eat your heart out.”？该段主要讲了一个即将去贝宁的朋友轻松收集了很多当地的资料，在出行之前就可以全面而详细地了解任何想知道的信息，无需亲自游历。结合马可波罗的事迹可知，这里是“悲伤”的意思。Eat one’s heart out意为“感到悲伤或沮丧”。故选A。
题目问的是：下列哪一项最能解释第4段中的“Marco Polo, eat your heart out.”？该段主要讲了一个即将去贝宁的朋友轻松收集了很多当地的资料，在出行之前就可以全面而详细地了解任何想知道的信息，无需亲自游历。结合马可波罗的事迹可知，这里是“悲伤”的意思。Eat one’s heart out意为“感到悲伤或沮丧”。故选A。
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