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托福口语中，可以会触及到一些外来词，修改选出一些经典外来词为我们说明一下，添加我们对托福口语的快乐喜爱。
Karaoke 卡拉OK
Language of Origin: Japanese
来历语：日语
About the Word:
It comes from the Japanese kara ("empty") + ōke, short for ōkesutora ("orchestra").
该词来历语日语的kara(空的)和ōke(“乐团”的缩写)，即“空荡荡的乐团”。
Karaoke became popular in Japan among businessmen in the late 1970s, and gained widespread popularity in the U.S. in the late 1980s.
上世纪70年代后期，卡拉OK初步在日本商务人士傍边盛行起来，上世纪80年代后期盛行于美国。
Kowtow 屈从、献媚
Language of Origin: Chinese
来历语：汉语
About the Word:
It comes from 
the Chinese kòutóu – kòu ("to knock") plus tóu ("head") – and originally referred to kneeling and touching one's head to the ground as a salute or act of worship to a revered authority.
该词来历语汉语里的“叩头”一词，即以双膝跪地、头触地的方法对权重人士标明尊敬。
The noun arrived in English in the early 1800s, and within a few decades had taken on the "fawn" or "suck up" verb meaning we use today.
该词在19世纪前期被吸纳进英语词汇，后来几十年间，该词在英语中的意思逐步固定为“凑趣、献媚”。
Ketchup 西红柿酱
Language of Origin: Malay
来历语：马来语
About the Word:
This all-American condiment started out as a spicy, fermented fish sauce in Malaysia.
如今已变成美国标志性佐料的西红柿酱最初步在马来西亚来历时其实是一种带辣味的发酵鱼露。
That version, known as kěchap, made its way first to Europe and then to the New World, where tomatoes eventually became the defining ingredient.
那种鱼露的名字叫kěchap，最早传到欧洲，然后才抵达美洲新大陆，在那里，kěchap的主料逐骤变成了西红柿。
Elsewhere, ketchup retains an earlier identity. Traditional English ketchup, for example, is a pureed seasoning based on mushrooms, unripe walnuts, or oysters.
在其他国家，西红柿酱仍然保存正本的配料。例如，传统的英式西红柿酱是由蘑菇、没有老到的核桃或牡蛎制成的酱料。
Hazard 风险
Language of Origin: Arabic
来历语：阿拉伯语
About the Word:
Hazard dates to the time of the Crusaders and involves a game of chance.
Hazard一词的来历要追溯到十字军东征时期，与投机游戏有关。
According to the most likely theory, the original hazard ("al-zahr," in Arabic) was a die. Players would roll the dice and bet on the outcome.
可以性最高的一种说法是，hazard最初步其实就是个骰子。玩家经过掷骰子、猜点数来赌输赢。
English got the word from French. In English, hazard eventually came to name any chance, risk, or source of danger.
英语中的hazard一词来历于法语，指机缘、风险或风险的源头。
以上就是托福口语中比照经典的外来词，在单调的托福备考进程中，我们可以选一些风趣的材料，来调度备考日程，前进备考功率。修改预祝我们获得抱负成果!
