阅读理解。AboutthreehundredwordsintheEnglishlanguagecomefromt...阅读理解。AboutthreehundredwordsintheEnglishlanguagecomefromthenamesofpeople.Manyofthesewordsaretechnicalwords.Whentherei
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阅读理解。AboutthreehundredwordsintheEnglishlanguagecomefromt...
| 阅读理解。 |
| AboutthreehundredwordsintheEnglishlanguagecomefromthenamesofpeople.Manyofthesewords aretechnicalwords.Whenthereisanewinventionofdiscovery,anewwordmaybecoined(杜撰)afterthe inventororscientist. Itisinterestingtoobservehowmanycommonwordshavefoundtheirwayintothelanguagefromthe namesofpeople.LordSandwich,wholivedfrom1718-1792,usedtositatthegambling(赌博)tableeating breadwithmeatinbetween.AstheLordwastheonlyoneamonghisfriendswhoatebreadinthatway,his friendsbegantocallthebread"sandwich"forfun.Lateron,thewordbecamepartoftheEnglishlanguage. Theword"boycott"meanstorefusetohaveanythingtodowithsomebodyorsomething.Itcomesfrom amancalledCaptainBoycott.Hewasalandagentin1880andhecollectedrentsandtaxesforanEnglish landownerinIreland.ButtheCaptainwasaveryharsh(苛刻的)man.Hetreatedhispoortenants(佃户)very badly.Histenantsdecidednottospeaktohimatall.Eventuallywordgotbacktothelandownerandthe Captainwasremoved(免除).Theword"boycott"becamepopularandwasusedbyeveryonetomeanthekind oftreatmentthatwasreceivedbyCaptainBoycott. |
| 1.Afewhundred________comefromthenamesofpeople. |
| A.newinventions B.languages C.Englishwords D.newdiscoveries |
| 2."Sandwich"isawordcoined(杜撰)by________. |
| A.LordSandwich B.thefriendsofLordSandwich C.inventors D.scientists |
| 3.Thetenantsdidnotlike________. |
| A.tocollectrentsandtaxes B.theEnglishlandowner C.theharshlandagent D.tospeak |
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