15个有趣的英语冷知识,你肯定没听过!

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1

单词字母顺序不重要?

 

Aoccdrnig to a research 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.

 

译文:

剑桥大学的研究表明:单词中字母的顺序如何不重要,重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置。这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母。

 

大家在读上面这句看起来有点乱码的句子时,有注意到单词字母的顺序吗?

 

2

神奇句式,反过来念一样?

 

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.

 

译文:

“WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW”(我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫)这是英语中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子。

 

3

单词意思:再见,上帝与你同在

 

"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

 

译文:

英语单词“Goodbye”来自于“God bye”,原意是“上帝与你同在”。

 

4

所有字母都用在一句话?

“The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.”

 

译文:

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

最短句子,GO?

 

'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

 

译文:

“Go”是英语中最短的完整句子。

 

6

洋葱来源大珍珠?

 

The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.

 

译文:

单词“onion”(洋葱)来自于拉丁词“unio”,意思是大珍珠。

 

7

关于小费保障快捷服务?

 

The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.

 

译文:

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

经验法则打老婆?

 

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.

 

译文:

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

最长单词,硅酸盐沉着病?

 

The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!

 

译文:

英语中最长的单词是“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses”(硅酸盐沉着病)!

 

10

会说英语哪国人多?

 

More people in China speak English than in the United States.

 

译文:

会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多。

 

11

一样字母:听vs安静的?

 

The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."

 

译文:

单词“listen”(听)和“silent”(安静的)用到了一样的字母。

 

12

吸尘器?胡佛ing…

 

Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.

 

译文:

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

倒过来拼:压力vs点心

 

Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.

 

译文:

“Stressed”(压力)倒过来拼就是 “Desserts”(点心)。

 

14

E用得多还是Q?

 

The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!

 

译文:

英语中使用最多的字母是“E”,用得最少的是“Q”。

 

15

没有字母E?

 

Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!

 

译文:

作家厄尔尼斯特·文森特·莱特曾经写过一篇5万字的小说《葛士比》,里面没有一个字母“E”!
15个有趣的英语冷知识,你肯定没听过!

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