有趣的十五條英語小知識

　　你知道單詞Goodbye的由來是什麼嗎?你知道tips的本意是什麼嗎?你知道英語中最長的單詞是怎麼來的嗎?學累了課本上枯燥的英語語法，不如來見識一下英語有趣的一面，還有更多有趣的英語知識等待你的發掘哦!

　　1. 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。

　　2. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch 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。

　　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 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。

　　8. 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!

　　9. The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!

　　英語中最長的單詞是“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses”***矽酸鹽沉著病***!

　　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. 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》，裡面沒有一個字母“E”!

　　14. Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.

　　“Stressed”***壓力***倒過來拼就是“Desserts”***點心***。

　　15. 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”。