Some Very "American" Words Come from Chinese Many of the Chinese words that are now part of English were borrowed long ago. They are most often from Cantonese(粤语)or other Chinese languages rather than Mandarin. Let's start with them. kowtow The English word kowtow is a verb that means ...
Some Very "American" Words Come from Chinese On a recent program, we told you the stories of English words borrowed from other languages. Today, we will tell you about words that English has taken from Chinese. Many of the Chinese words that are now part of English were borrowed long ago...
Some Very 'American' Words Come from Chinese Many of the Chinese words that are now part of English were borrowed long ago.These loanwords are most often from Cantonese or other Chinese languages rather than Mandarin. Kowtow- The English wordkowtowis a verb that means to agree too easily to...
Foreigners confusing words and consonants. The English language has a lot of words that sound alike or look alike. Words like assent and accent look and sounds the familiar. But they have very different means. If you use the wrong word in a sentence, you will confuse you later. Therefore,...
a我很喜欢口语这门课 I like spoken language this class very much[translate] aRECENTLY, I asked some of my American friends what Chinese people are like. They used words like these: smart, hardworking, serious, and “a little bit like robots.” 最近,我要求我的一些美国朋友什么中国人民是象。
aRECENTLY, I asked some of my American friends what Chinese people are like. They used words like these: smart, hardworking, serious, and “a little bit *like robots.” 最近,我要求我的一些美国朋友什么中国人民是象。 他们使用了词象这些: 聪明,勤勉,严肃和“稍微*like机器人”。[translate]...
Many new English words come from other languages. David Jost helps create the American Heritage Dictionary. “We constantly borrow words from other cultures,” he says. “This will go on forever in cultures.”“People in many parts of the world speak English now. That is another reason why ...
Some of the heat is used directly or produces useful work; the rest is lost or rejected, radiated into the atmosphere from the engines, motors, boilers and all the energy-consuming machinery that makes American’s wheel go around. 出自-2015年12月听力原文 Some U.S. schoolsacknowledge the rig...
Directions:In this task,you are to write an essay on the role ofphysical exercise in achieving success at college.You will have 30 minutes for the task.You should write at least 120words but no more than 180words. Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) ...
It is known to us that English is not as old as Chinese, but it is widely used by most people all over the world. English speakers enjoy creating new words. In fact, a majority of words are traceable and each of them may have an interesting story. However, no on...