广播电视英语短句 第 101 课：完美的秩序-2

The housewives of New England cut their apples in even slices. 新英格兰州的家庭主妇将苹果切成均匀的薄片。

Then they filled pie pans with them in an organized way, row upon row. 然后，他们按照一种方式把馅夹在苹果薄皮中间，一排落一排。

As one writer said, the women of New England loved to have everything in its place. 像一个作家说的那样，新英格兰州的妇女们非常喜欢他们当地的所有东西。

This perhaps explains why it generally is believed that the expression apple-pie order began in New England . 这种可能解释为什么“ apple pie order ”是从新英格兰州开始使用的。

Another old expression describes the opposite condition - wild disorder. 另外一种古老的表达方式描绘了相反的情景——疯狂的无序。