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red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show   61   (happy), as in “a  red- letter day”. This is a day when something special happens. The expression is probably based  62    church customs. For almost six hundred years, church calendars(日历)  63  (mark) with red to indicate special holidays. Today’s calendars are still marked that way with the  _64   (meaning) of holidays and special days printed in red.

The expression “a red-letter day” is often heard in everyday life. A red-letter day is   65   day when people are feeling quite happy. It may be a day   66 __ you’ve long waited for, a wedding day, for example, or it may be a day with a happy surprise. You might tell your friends that yesterday was a red-letter day,   67   you won sonic money in the state lottery (*).

“Rolling out the red carpet" is another  68  (common) heard expression, which 69  (represent) a warm welcome of any kind. A city may “roll out the red carpet” for its baseball team when the team arrives home after winning the championship.

Red is also used in some expressions that are not happy. Red-handed is one. To be caught red handed is to be caught   70   (perform) a wrong act.

【回答】

iness    62. on    63. have been marked   64. meanings     65. a      66. that/which  

67. because/when    68. commonly    69. represents      70. performing

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