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Once I was sent to attend a seminar(研讨会). It was pouring outside. (1) I was holding an umbrella, my trouser legs as well as my shoes and socks, still got wet. When I entered the hall, suddenly I (2) (catch) sight of my chief boss coming in.
At that time, I just got the job. Therefore, I hurriedly went (3) (meet) this boss and introduced myself to him as I was (4) newcomer, named so-and-so. He said: “Yes, I recognize you. Got your feet wet?” I lowered my head to look at my trouser legs and with a
(5) (help) tone, I said, “Yeah. It’s raining cats and dogs, isn’t it?” (6) (stare) at me for a moment, the chief boss said nothing with a smile.
Later on, I mentioned the incident to my colleague. And I learnt that I (7) (make) a big fool of myself. It turns out that “Get one’s feet wet” is an American slang, with the meaning of “reaching the state of affairs.” But I regarded (8) ( I ) as humorous and replied with a slang sentence, which is seldom used now to describe the rain falling (9)
(heavy). This was completely off the point. I am lucky that the chief boss did not point it out (10) the spot.