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Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating(創(chuàng)造) new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.
Sometimes , however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers(漢堡包) are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef(牛肉), they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting. too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
1. According to the writer, English is .
A. as old as Chinese B. older than German
C. not so old as Chinese D. very difficult to learn
2. Hamburg is .
A. a kind of food B. a round piece of beef
C. the name of a village D. a city in Germany
3. According to the story, .
A. few Americans like hamburgers B. hamburgers are made with beef
C. hamburgers are made with ham D. hamburgers were first sold about a century ago
4. According to the writer, which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary?
A. Where all the new words come from
B. Where those Germans came from
C. The reason why a word has a certain meaning
D. The reason why English is spoken around the world
5. According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from .
A. China because it has a long history
B. England because Germans don’t speak good English
C. the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating
D. English speakers because they always create new words
雖然英語不是像中國一樣古老，它是由世界各地每天都有許多人說。說英語的人總是創(chuàng)造(創(chuàng)造)新單詞，我們往往能夠知道大多數(shù)的詞是從哪兒來的。
有時(shí)，然而，可能沒有人真正知道一個詞從哪里來。你曾經(jīng)想過為什么漢堡(漢堡包)被稱為漢堡，尤其是當(dāng)他們不與火腿(火腿)?大約一百年前，一些人從歐洲到美國。他們來自一個大城市，在德國被稱為漢堡。他們英語不好，但他們吃美食。當(dāng)一些美國人看到他們吃的牛肉圓塊(牛肉)，他們要求德國人是什么。德國人不懂的問題和回答說，“我們來自漢堡?！逼渲械囊粋€美國人擁有一家餐廳，并有了一個主意。他喜歡那些來自漢堡的人們所吃的牛肉片煮一些輪。然后他把每兩片面包，開始出售他們之間。這種面包來到被稱為“漢堡包”。今天的“漢堡包”是世界上許多國家出售。
不管這個故事是不是真的，它肯定是有趣的。知道為什么任何詞都有一定的意義是有趣的。太。因此，對于大多數(shù)英語單詞，可以發(fā)現(xiàn)在任何英語大字典。
Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating(創(chuàng)造) new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from.
Sometimes , however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers(漢堡包) are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef(牛肉), they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting. too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
1. According to the writer, English is .
A. as old as Chinese B. older than German
C. not so old as Chinese D. very difficult to learn
2. Hamburg is .
A. a kind of food B. a round piece of beef
C. the name of a village D. a city in Germany
3. According to the story, .
A. few Americans like hamburgers B. hamburgers are made with beef
C. hamburgers are made with ham D. hamburgers were first sold about a century ago
4. According to the writer, which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary?
A. Where all the new words come from
B. Where those Germans came from
C. The reason why a word has a certain meaning
D. The reason why English is spoken around the world
5. According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from .
A. China because it has a long history
B. England because Germans don’t speak good English
C. the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating
D. English speakers because they always create new words
雖然英語不是像中國一樣古老，它是由世界各地每天都有許多人說。說英語的人總是創(chuàng)造(創(chuàng)造)新單詞，我們往往能夠知道大多數(shù)的詞是從哪兒來的。
有時(shí)，然而，可能沒有人真正知道一個詞從哪里來。你曾經(jīng)想過為什么漢堡(漢堡包)被稱為漢堡，尤其是當(dāng)他們不與火腿(火腿)?大約一百年前，一些人從歐洲到美國。他們來自一個大城市，在德國被稱為漢堡。他們英語不好，但他們吃美食。當(dāng)一些美國人看到他們吃的牛肉圓塊(牛肉)，他們要求德國人是什么。德國人不懂的問題和回答說，“我們來自漢堡?！逼渲械囊粋€美國人擁有一家餐廳，并有了一個主意。他喜歡那些來自漢堡的人們所吃的牛肉片煮一些輪。然后他把每兩片面包，開始出售他們之間。這種面包來到被稱為“漢堡包”。今天的“漢堡包”是世界上許多國家出售。
不管這個故事是不是真的，它肯定是有趣的。知道為什么任何詞都有一定的意義是有趣的。太。因此，對于大多數(shù)英語單詞，可以發(fā)現(xiàn)在任何英語大字典。