我愛學英語手抄報

英語是現在世界上用的最多的一門語言，許多國家都在學英語和用英語，所以，學好了英語，出門就不怕溝通不方便了。

趣味英語小知識

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。這是因爲大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。

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." ( 這隻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.

詞組 "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 is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!

英語中最長的單詞是 "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses" ( 硅酸鹽沉着病 ) !

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", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!

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》，裏面沒有一個字母 "E"!