Where did the British people come from? This is an extraordinarily interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded(入侵) Britain at various times from Europe. Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century...
from the present day back to its ancient roots. While modern English shares many similar words with Latin-derived romance languages, like French and Spanish, most of those words were not originally part of it. Instead, they started coming into the l...
Where did English come from? When we talk about English, we often think of it as a single language but what do the dialects spoken in dozens of countries around the world have in common with each other, or with the writings of Chaucer? And how are any of them related to the strange ...
例10:Many American names come from England. But where did most English names come from?Centuries ago, most people in England had only one name-their first name. In the 11th century, five or six of the 50 people in a village might be named William, and it was easy to get confused. ...
【题目】Many American names come from England. But where did most English names come from?Centuries ago, most people in England had only one name-their first name. In the llth century, five or six of the 50 people in a village might be named William, and it was easy to get confused...
61.Where do many American names come from?62.When did people find a way to describe each person exactly?63.How long did it take for extra names to develop into last names?64.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?65.Why were many people trained blacksmith in the Middle Ages?
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Where did the English language come from? Why has it become so popular? To answer these questions we must travel back in time about five thousand years to an area north of the Black Sea in southeastern Europe. Experts say the people in that area spoke a language called ...
(D)Where did these numbers come from?Eleven and Twelve The number “eleven” comes from the German word “ainlif"', which means “one left" in English. Twelve follows the same rule. It comes from “twalif"--“two left". Why did people use“teen” instead of“lif’ from 13 to 19...
【题目】(二)Many American names come from England. But where did most English names come from?Many centuries ago, most people in England had only one name -their firs name. In the llth ceptury.four or five of the 30 people in a village might be named William, and it was casy to ...
More people are trying to learn English than any other language in the world. 1School children in the Philippines and Japan begin learning English at an early age. Where did the English language come from? Why has it become so popular? To answer these questions we must travel back in time...