in|十五条有趣的英语小知识

学累了课本上枯燥的英语语法 , 不如来见识一下英语有趣的一面 , 还有更多有趣的英语知识等待你的发掘哦!英语外教一对一
1. WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
“WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW”(我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫)这是英语中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子 。
2. According to a research project at Cambridge University, It doesn’t matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter.
剑桥大学的研究表明:单词中字母的顺序如何不重要 , 重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置 。 这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母 。
3. "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
英语单词“Goodbye”来自于“God bye” , 原意是“上帝与你同在” 。
4. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
“The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.”(这只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒狗)这句话用到了字母表中的所有字母!
【in|十五条有趣的英语小知识】5. 'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
“Go”是英语中最短的完整句子 。
6. The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
单词“onion”(洋葱)来自于拉丁词“unio” , 意思是大珍珠 。
7. The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
词组“rule of thumb”(经验法则) , 是从一条古老的英国法律中来的 , 即:不能用超过大拇指粗细的东西打老婆 。
8. The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
单词“tips”(小费)实际上是“To Insure Prompt Service”(保障快捷的服务)的首字母缩写!
9. The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis!
英语中最长的单词是“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis”(硅酸盐沉着病)!
10. More people in China speak English than in the United States.
会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多 。
11. The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
单词“listen”(听)和“silent”(安静的)用到了一样的字母 。
12. Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
胡佛真空吸尘器在英国曾经非常流行 , 到现在很多人还把“vacuuming”(吸尘)说成“hoovering”(胡佛ing…).
13. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
作家厄尔尼斯特·文森特·莱特曾经写过一篇5万字的小说《葛士比》 , 里面没有一个字母“E”!英语外教一对一
14. Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
“Stressed”(压力)倒过来拼就是“Desserts”(点心) 。
15. The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
英语中使用最多的字母是“E” , 用得最少的是“Q” 。

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