简单有趣的英语小知识 有趣的英语小知识要有趣( 四 )


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! (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! 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 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! 8、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 。9、The longest word in the English language ! 英语中最长的单词是“”(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、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards 。
“Stressed”(压力)倒过来拼就是“Desserts”(点心) 。14、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” 。
15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E! 。
He Won Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen? Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won. 他赢了 汤姆:约翰尼 , 你小弟弟好吗? 约翰尼:他害病卧床了 。
他受了伤 。汤姆:真糟糕 , 怎么回事儿? 约翰尼:我们做游戏 , 看谁能把身子探出窗外最远 , 他赢了 。
I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?" "A kid bit me," replied Ivan. "Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother. "I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket." 他的耳朵在我衣兜里 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里 。他妈妈问 , “发生了什么事?” “一个男孩咬了我一口 , ”伊凡说 。
“再见到他你能认出来吗?”妈妈问 。“他走到哪里我都能认出他 , ”伊凡说 。
“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢 。” A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱 。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆 , ”他回答说 。“你真是个好孩子 , ”妈妈骄傲地说 。
“再给你两分钱 。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?” “她是个卖糖果的 。”
Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!" 醉酒 一天 , 父亲与小儿子一道回家 。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄 , 老是有提不完的问题 。
他向父亲发问道:“爸爸 , ‘醉’字是什么意思?” “唔 , 孩子 , ”父亲回答说 , “你瞧那儿站着两个警察 。如果我把他们看成了四个 , 那么我就算醉了 。”
“可是 , 爸爸 ,  ”孩子说 , “那儿只有一个警察呀!” Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy. 好客 由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时 , 家里没有奶酪了 , 于是女主人向大家表示歉意 。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子 。

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