英語小知識
『壹』 英語小常識
1. Aoccdrnig to a rseearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter.
劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
(小編註:大家在讀上面這句看起來有點亂碼的句子時,有注意到單詞字母的順序嗎?)
2. 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」(我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓)這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
3. "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
英語單詞「Goodbye」來自於「God bye」,原意是「上帝與你同在」。
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.」(這只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母!
『貳』 英文生活小常識
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭維話不能當飯吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越誇越好,壞人越誇越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.寧可吃虧,不貪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.驕傲使人落後。
Promise is debt.一諾千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語是日常經驗的結晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.開卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.讀書健腦,運動強身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必須自重。
Rome is not built in a day冰凍三尺,非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
Seeing is believing.眼見為實。 Seek the truth from facts.實事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者當差,不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以賊捉賊。
Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算賬。
Something is better than nothing.聊勝於無。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.學得快,忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,爛得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是銀,沉默是金。
Still water run deep.靜水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.趁熱打鐵。
Success belongs to the persevering.堅持就是勝利。
Take things as they come.既來之,則安之。
Talking mends no holes. 空談無補。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.說曹操,曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.樹大招風。
Teach others by your example.躬親示範。
The best hearts are always the bravest.無私者無畏。
The best man stumbles.偉人也有犯錯時。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盜鈴。
The danger past and God forgotten.過河拆橋。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.燭台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老馬識途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有時也會說真話。
The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
The end justifies the means.只要目的正當,可以不擇手段。
The end makes all equal.死亡面前,人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.貪多嚼不爛。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而繞遠路。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢,不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火驗真金,艱難磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.邁出第一步是最艱難的。
The fox knew too much, that『s how he lost his tail.機關算盡太聰明,反誤了卿卿 性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窩邊草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井觀天。
The grass is greener on the other side.這山望著那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.語言的巨人總是行動的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高,摔得慘。
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性難移。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚,越謙虛。
The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犢不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.旁觀者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.筆能殺人。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.太陽也有黑點。
There are two sides to every question.問題皆有兩面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本難念的經。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.人間處處有溫情。
There is no general rule without some exception.任何法規均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.沒有長生不老葯。
There is no place like home.金窩銀窩不如咱的狗窩。
There is no royal road to learning.書山有路勤為徑,學海無涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能載舟,亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清,濁者自濁。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如階梯,有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.海內存知己,天涯若比鄰。
Think twice before you do.三思而後行。
Things at the worst will mend.否極泰來。
Time and tide wait for no man.時不我待。
Time cures all things.時間是醫治一切創傷的良葯。
Time flies.光陰似箭。 Time is money.時間就是金錢。
Time lost cannot be won again.時光流逝,不可復得。
Time past cannot be called back again.時間不能倒流。
Time tries all.路遙知馬力,日久見人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我,我必犯人。
To err is human.人非聖賢,孰能無過。
To know everything is to know nothing.什麼都知道,一如什麼都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.人貴有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日,萬事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.過分熟悉會使人互不服氣。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.學問太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.自由放任,一事無成。
Too much praise is a burden.過多誇獎,反成負擔。
To save time is to lengthen life.節約時間就是延長生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河邊走,哪有不濕鞋。
Troubles never come singly.福無雙至,禍不單行。
Truth never grows old.真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面,改過自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.一個好漢三個幫。
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.別人錯了,不等於你對了。
Unity is strength.團結就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利於行。
Until all is over one『s ambition never dies.不到黃河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小虧佔大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德遠遠勝過美貌。
Walls have ears.小心隔牆有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.家醜不可外揚。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康,錢再多也沒用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.好東西,失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.好的開始,是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可貴。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault
.欲求完美無缺的朋友必然成為孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事別去提,別人的恩惠要銘記。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什麼,都要一心一意
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.兒時所學,終生難忘。
What『s done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟飯了。
What『s lost is lost.失者不可復得。What we do willingly is easy.願者不難。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入國問禁,入鄉隨俗。
When everybody『s somebody then nobody『s anybody.人人都偉大,世間沒豪傑。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.傷心舊事別重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
新仇舊恨,齊上心頭。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黃鼠狼給雞拜年,沒安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒後吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺,魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.好人不長命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.
智者嘴在心裡,愚者心在嘴裡。
Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。 Wet behind the ears.乳臭未乾。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蠟燭不能兩頭點,精力不可過分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.魚與熊掌,不可得兼。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 強扭的瓜不甜
。 You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.是驢子是馬,拉出來遛遛。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.朋友不能阿諛奉承。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上當一回頭,再多就可恥。
If you make yourself an ass, don『t complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺,馬善被人騎。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵發燒,有人念叨。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.腳踏兩條船,必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.殺雞取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知,就得吃苦。
Instry is the parent of success.勤奮是成功之母。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.寧為玉碎,不為瓦全。
It is easier to get money than to keep it.掙錢容易攢錢難。
It is easy to be wise after the event.事後諸葛亮好當。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.創業容易守業難。
It is hard to please all.眾口難調It is never too old to learn.活到老,學到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.萬事開頭難。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良機,後悔已遲。
It never rains but it pours.不鳴則已,一鳴驚人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年樹木,百年樹人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.門門精通,樣樣稀鬆。
Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相,海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.天網恢恢,疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤近墨黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it君王發狂,百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.普天之下,莫非王土。
Knowledge is power.知識就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博學使人謙遜,無知使人驕傲。 Learn and live.活著,為了學習。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越學越好,壞人越學越壞。
Learn not and know not.不學無術。Let sleeping dogs lie.別惹麻煩
Learn to walk before you run.先學走,再學跑。
Let bygones be bygones.過去的就讓它過去吧。
Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天機。Life is but a span.人生苦短。
Lies can never changes fact.謊言終究是謊言。
Lies have short legs.謊言站不長。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.人過半生,方知天命。
Life is not all roses.人生並不是康莊大道。
Life without a friend is death.沒有朋友,雖生猶死。
Like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鱉。
Like author, like book.文如其人。
Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
Like for like.一報還一報。 Like knows like.惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.什麼樣的老師教什麼樣的學生。
Like tree, like fruit.羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.小人無大志。
Look before you leap.摸清情況再行動。
Lookers-on see more than players.當局者迷,旁觀者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.勝者為王,敗者為寇。
Lost time is never found again.歲月既往,一去不回。
Love at first sight.一見鍾情。 Love cannot be compelled.愛情不能強求。
Love is blind.愛情是盲目的。 Love is full of trouble.愛情充滿煩惱。
Love is never without jealousy.沒有妒忌就沒有愛情。
Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏Make hay while the sun shines.良機勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.化敵為友。
Man is the soul of the universe.人是萬物之靈。
Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人,成事在天。
Many hands make light work.眾人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one.三個臭皮匠,賽過諸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.
有心栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成蔭。
Measure for measure.針鋒相對。
Misfortunes never come alone.禍不單行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患難見真情。
Money isn『t everything.錢不是萬能的。 Murder will out. 紙包不住火。
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.
兒子婚前是兒子,女兒終生是女兒。
Nature is the true law.天行有常,不為堯存,不為桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是發明的動力。
Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸魚。
Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。 Never say die.永不言敗。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊補牢,為時未晚。
New wine in old bottles.舊瓶裝新酒。 No cross, no crown.不經歷風雨,怎麼見彩虹。
No garden without its weeds.沒有不長草的園子。
No living man all things can.世上沒有萬事通。
No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.沒有生而知之者。 No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象
No man is wise at all times.聰明一世,糊塗一時。
None are so blind as those who won『t see.視而不見。
None are so deaf as those who won『t hear.充耳不聞。
No news is good news.沒有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.昨日不會重現。
No pains, no gains.沒有付出就沒有收獲。
No pleasure without pain.沒有苦就沒有樂。
No rose without a thorn.沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.先苦後甜。 No smoke without fire.無風不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼淚幹得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上無難事,只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上無難事,只要肯登攀。
Nothing seek, nothing find.沒有追求就沒有收獲。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行語言最要緊。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有貧窮可以不勞而獲。
Not to advance is to go back.不進則退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
不懂世故,幼稚可笑。
No way is impossible to courage.勇者無懼。
『叄』 英語的五個生活小常識
1、早上醒來.先喝一杯水. 預防結石(Woke up this morning . Drink a glass of water. Prevention of stone)
2、雞屁股含有致癌物, 不要吃較好(Chicken butt contains carcinogens , do not eat well)
3、喝豆漿時不要加雞蛋及糖. 也不要喝太多(Do not drink milk and sugar , add eggs . Do not drink too much)
4、空腹時不要吃蕃茄, 最好飯後吃(Do not eat tomatoes fasting , the best meal to eat)
5、抽煙,關系最大的是 肺癌,唇癌,舌癌,喉癌,食道癌,也與膀胱癌有關 (Smoking , the relationship is the largest lung cancer, lip cancer , tongue cancer , laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, but also with bladder cancer)
6、飲酒導致肝硬化 .引發肝癌(Drinking leading to cirrhosis. Cause liver cancer)
『肆』 有趣的英語小知識
我知道一些有趣地道的英語表達:
1. A bird tell me 我聽說的
2. It』s a date 一言為定
3. Follow my nose 憑直覺
4. You don't say 是嗎
5. pull up one's socks 鼓起回勇氣
6. bring down the house 博得全場喝彩答
7. blue stocking 女學者
8. Don't give me that 別跟我耍花招
本答案純屬原創,嚴禁抄襲。
很高興能為您回答,望採納。
『伍』 20條有趣的英語小知識
1、劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
2、「WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW」(我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓)這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
3、英語單詞「Goodbye」來自於「God bye」,原意是「上帝與你同在」。
4、「The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.」(這只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母!
5、「Go」是英語中最短的完整句子。
6、單詞「onion」(洋蔥)來自於拉丁詞「unio」,意思是大珍珠。
7、單詞「tips」(小費)實際上是「To Insure Prompt Service」(保障快捷的服務)的首字母縮寫!
8、片語「rule of thumb」(經驗法則),是從一條古老的英國法律中來的,即:不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。
9、英語中最長的單詞是「」(硅酸鹽沉著病)!
10、會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。
11、單詞「listen」(聽)和「silent」(安靜的)用到了一樣的字母。
12、胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行,到現在很多人還把「vacuuming」(吸塵)說成「hoovering」(胡佛ing…)。
13、「Stressed」(壓力)倒過來拼就是「Desserts」(點心)。
14、英語中使用最多的字母是「E」,用得最少的是「Q」。
15、作家厄爾尼斯特·文森特·萊特曾經寫過一篇5萬字的小說《葛士比》,裡面沒有一個字母「E」!
『陸』 英語文化小知識
分美音(American English)和英音(British English),其中英音的標准發音為RP英語(Recived Pronunciation)-_-|||,是一種較正式的英語口音,並不見得比其他口音好多少,但是用於受過正規教育的人。
而且英語有不少外來詞彙,如:
法語:biscuit,passport
西班牙語:guitar,banana,mosquito
拉丁語:lobster,candle
義大利語:violin,mafia
德語:kingdergarten,hamburger
荷蘭語:landscape,cruise
我這些是外教交的和自己的積累,若有質量或數量問題……見諒了……:P
『柒』 英語小知識(非常簡單)
你好!
on the swimming team
因為:swimming表示游泳這項運動,是一個名詞,比如游泳池,我們說swimming pool,而不說swim pool.
swim一般作動詞用,表示游泳這個動作。
我們可以說:I participated in a swimming team to learning to swim.(我加入了一個游泳隊去學習游泳)
希望可以幫到你!有問題再聯系我。
『捌』 英語小知識有什麼
英語小知識之中國的小吃
早餐
燒餅 Clay oven rolls 油條 Fried bread stick
水餃 Boiled mplings 饅頭 Steamed buns
飯團 Rice and vegetable roll 皮蛋 100-year egg
咸鴨蛋Salted ck egg 豆漿 Soybean milk
飯類
稀飯 Rice porridge 白飯 Plain white rice
糯米飯Glutinous rice 蛋炒飯Fried rice with egg
面類
刀削麵Sliced noodles 麻辣面Spicy hot noodles
烏龍面Seafood noodles 板條 Flat noodles
榨菜肉絲面Pork , pickled mustard green noodles
米粉 Rice noodles
湯類
紫菜湯Seaweed soup 牡蠣湯Oyster soup
蛋花湯Egg & vegetable soup 魚丸湯Fish ball soup
點心
臭豆腐Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu) 火鍋 Hot pot
油豆腐Oily bean curd 蝦球 Shrimp balls
春卷 Spring rolls 蛋卷 Chicken rolls
肉丸 Rice-meat mplings
英語小知識
足球運動中常見的英語術語:
kick off: 開球
shoot: 射球
tackle: 搶球
forward: 前鋒
goal: 球門
goal-keeper 守門員
free kick,corner kick任意球;角球
corner arc: 角球區
penalty kick: 點球
offside: 越位
golden goal: 黃金點球
pressing: 緊逼戰術
off-side trap: 越位陷阱
英語小知識---12個月的英語名稱的來歷
公歷一年有12個月,但不少人並不知道12 個月的英語名稱的來歷。公歷起源於古羅馬歷法。羅馬的英語原來只有10 個月,古羅馬皇帝決定增加兩個月放在年尾,後來朱里斯*撒大帝把這兩個月移到年初,成為1月.2月,原來的1月.2月便成了3月.4月,依次類推。這就是今天世界沿用的公歷。
January——1月
在羅馬傳說中,有一位名叫雅努斯的守護神,生有先後兩副臉,一副回顧過去,一副要眺望未來。人們認為選擇他的名字作為除舊迎新的第一個月月名,很有意義。英語January,便是由這位守護神的拉丁文名字January演變而來的。
February——2月
每年2 月初,羅馬人民都要殺牲飲酒,歡慶菲勃盧姆節。這一天,人們常用一種牛、草製成的名叫Februa的鞭子,抽打不育的婦女,以求懷孕生子。這一天,人們還要懺悔自己過去一年的罪過,洗刷自己的靈魂,求得神明的饒恕,使自己成為一個貞潔的人。英語2月February,便是由拉丁文Februar-ius(即菲勃盧姆節)演變而來。
March-----3月
3月,原是羅馬舊歷法的1 月,新年的開始。凱撒大帝改革歷法後,原來的1月變成3月,但羅馬人仍然把3 月看做是一年的開始。另外,按照傳統習慣,3月是每年出征遠戰的季節。為了紀念戰神瑪爾斯,人們便把這位戰神的拉丁名字作為3月的月名。英語3月March,便是由這位戰神的名字演變而來的。
April——4月
羅馬的4月,正是大地回春.鮮花初綻的美好季節。英文4月April便由拉丁文April(即開花的日子)演變而來。
May——5月
羅馬神話中的女神瑪雅,專門司管春天和生命。為了紀念這位女神,羅馬人便用她的名字——拉丁文Maius命名5月,英文5月May便由這位女神的名字演變而來。
June——6月
羅馬神話中的裘諾,是眾神之王,又是司管生育和保護婦女的神。古羅馬對她十分崇
敬,便把6月奉獻給她,以她的名字——拉丁文Junius來命名6 月。英語6月June便由這位女神的名字演變而來。也有學者認為,Junius可能是個代拉丁家族中一個顯赫貴族的姓氏。
July——7月
羅馬統治者朱里斯*凱撒大帝被刺死後,著名的羅馬將軍馬克*按東尼建議將凱撒大帝誕生的7月,用凱撒的名字——拉丁文Julius(即朱里斯)命名之。這一建議得到了元老院的通過。英語7月July由此演變而來。
August——8月
朱里斯*凱撒死後,由他的甥孫屋大維續任羅馬皇帝。為了和凱撒齊名,他也想用自己的名字來命名一個月份。他的生日在9月,但他選定8月。因為他登基後,羅馬元老院在8 月授予他Augustus(奧古斯都)的尊號。於是,他決定用這個尊號來命名8月。原來8月比7月少一天,為了和凱撒平起平坐,他又決定從2月中抽出一天加在8月上。從此,2月便少了一天。英語8月August便由這位皇帝的拉丁語尊號演變而來。
September——9月
老歷法的7月,正是凱撒大帝改革歷法後的9月,拉丁文Septem是"7"月的意思。雖然歷法改革了,但人們仍襲用舊名稱來稱呼9月。英語9月September,便由此演變而來。
October——10月
英語10月,來自拉丁文Octo,即"8"的意思。它和上面講的9月一樣,歷法改了,稱呼仍然沿用未變。
November——11月
羅馬皇帝奧古斯都和凱撒都有了自己名字命名的月份,羅馬市民和元老院要求當時的羅馬皇帝梯比里烏斯用其名命名11月。但梯比里烏斯沒有同意,他明智地對大家說,如果羅馬每個皇帝都用自己的名字來命名月份,那麼出現了第13個皇帝怎麼辦?於是,11月仍然保留著舊稱Novem,即拉丁文"9"的意思。英語11月November便由此演變而來。
December——12月
羅馬皇帝琉西烏斯要把一年中最後一個月用他情婦的Amagonius的名字來命名,但遭但元老院的反對。於是,12月仍然沿用舊名Decem,即拉丁文"10"的意思。英語12月December,便由此演變而來。
『玖』 英語小知識
讓我們學習一些有趣的小知識吧。以下是一些的英語和漢語對手指的稱呼:
1.thumb :大拇指。與漢語相映成趣的是,英語的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨腳"的意思,例如:(1)I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to button up my shirt.今天早上我的手怎麼這么笨呢,好像連襯衫都扣不上了。(2)He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激動得手都不好使了,竟把茶杯摔了。
2. forefinger :又稱index finger,即食指。前綴fore-表示"位置靠前的"(placed at the front),所以從排位上說,forefinger應為"第一指"。從功用上看,此手指伸出時有標示或指向的作用。在一些英語工具書中,我們會見到這樣的表示"參見"(index)含義的手型符號。
3. middle finger :中指。此指居中,名正言順,且與漢語說法也一致。
4. ring finger:無名指。從世界各地的婚俗習慣來說,結婚戒指(wedding ring)戴在這一手指(通常指左手)之上,表示已婚。
5. little finger: 顧名思義為小指。在美國和蘇格蘭,人們又賦予它一個愛稱,管pinkie(pinky),後綴-ie(-y)有"小巧可愛"之意。
和時間有關的英語趣味小知識職場英語 2010-02-24 17:52:16 閱讀264 評論0 字型大小:大中小 訂閱
(一) 時間是金,其值無價
1. Time is money.
(時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金)
2. Time flies.
(光陰似箭,日月如梭)
3. Time has wings.
(光陰去如飛)
4. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.
(光陰如銼,細磨無聲)
5. Time stays not the fool's leisure.
(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜)
5. Time and I against any two.
(和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人)
6. Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.
(時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。或時間就是生命,節省時間,就是延長生命)
7. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.
(消磨於惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失)
(二) 時間是風,去而不返
8. Time undermines us.
(光陰暗中催人才。或莫說年紀小人生容易老)
9. Time and tide wait for no man.
(歲月不待人)
10. Time cannot be won again.
(時間一去不再來)
11. Time is , time was , and time is past.
(現在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復返)
12. Time lost can not be recalled.
(光陰一去不復返)
13. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.
(光陰似箭,一去不返)
(三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢
14. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.
(時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗黃金)
15. Time tries truth.
(時間檢驗真理)
16. Time is the father of truth.
(時間是真理之父)
17. Time will tell.
(時間能說明問題)
18. Time brings the truth to light.
(時間使真相大白。或時間一到,真理自明。)
19. Time and chance reveal all secrets.
(時間與機會能提示一切秘密)
20. Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.
(時間考驗一切,經得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰)
21. Time reveals(discloses) all things.
(萬事日久自明)
22. Time tries all.
(時間檢驗一切)
(四)時間是秤,衡量權質
23. There is no time like the present.
(現在正是時候)
24. Take time by the forelock.
(把握目前的時機)
25. To choose time is to save time.
(選擇時間就是節省時間)
26. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
(今日事,今日畢)
27. Procrastination is the thief of time.
(拖延為時間之竊賊)
28. One of these days is none of these days.
(拖延時日,終難實現。或:改天改天,不知哪天)
29. Tomorrow never comes.
(明天無盡頭,明日何其多)
30. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
(常將今日推明日,推到後來無蹤跡)
(五)時間是水,淘金流沙
31. Time works wonders.
(時間可以創造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議)
32. Time works great changes.
(時間可以產生巨大的變化)
33. Times change.
(時代正在改變)
『拾』 20條有趣的英語小知識
1、 According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, 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。
劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
2、 'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。
(我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓)這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
3、 "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。
英語單詞「Goodbye」來自於「God bye」,原意是「上帝與你同在」。
4、 The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet!
(這只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母!
5、"Go", is the shortest complete sentence in the English language。
「Go」是英語中最短的完整句子。
6、 The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。
單詞「onion」(洋蔥)來自於拉丁詞「unio」,意思是大珍珠。
7、 The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。
單詞「tips」(小費)實際上是「To Insure Prompt Service」(保障快捷的服務)的首字母縮寫!
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。
片語「rule of thumb」(經驗法則),是從一條古老的英國法律中來的,即:不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。
9、 The longest word in the English language !
英語中最長的單詞是「」(硅酸鹽沉著病)!
10、 More people in China speak English than in the United States。
會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。
11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。
單詞「listen」(聽)和「silent」(安靜的)用到了一樣的字母。
12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。
胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行,到現在很多人還把「vacuuming」(吸塵)說成「hoovering」(胡佛ing…)。
13、 Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。
「Stressed」(壓力)倒過來拼就是「Desserts」(點心)。
14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used!
英語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!