英语冷知识
1.No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
英语中没有与month、orange、silver或 purple 押韵的单词。
2.“Dreamt”is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.
“Dreamt”是英语中唯一以 “mt”作为结尾的单词。
3.The words “racecar”“kayak”and“level”are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
单词“racecar”“kayak”和“level”无论从左拼还是从右拼都一样。
4.Typerwriter is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Typerwriter是仅用键盘的一行就可以输入的最长的单词。
5.A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
金鱼的记忆广度有3秒钟之多。
6.A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
鲨鱼是唯一可以双眼眨眼的鱼。
7.A snail can sleep for three years.
蜗牛一次睡眠可以长达3年。
8.An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
鸵鸟的眼睛比自己的脑袋还要大。
9.Babies are born without kneecaps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
婴儿出生时没有膝盖骨，到2至6岁时才长出来。
10.In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
最近的4000年里没有新动物再被驯化过。
11.The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
微波是一位科学家在经过电波探测管时发现口袋中的巧克力溶化后发现的。
12.Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
女人眨眼是男人的两倍。
13.Why is the chef’s hat so tall?Chief’s hat is tall and balloon at the top so as to conteract the intense heat in the kitchen. The unique shape allows air to circulate aroung the scalp, keeping the hat cool.
为什么厨师的帽子那么高呢？厨师的帽子高高的，气球状是为了中和厨房里的热气，其独特的形状可以让空气在头皮周围流通，使得头部凉爽起来。
14.“canada”is an indian word meaning “big village”.
英文单词“加拿大”在印第安人的土著语中是“大村子”的意思
15.The flushable toilet was in use in ancinet Rome
可冲马桶早在古罗马就已开始使用。■, http://www.100md.com
英语中没有与month、orange、silver或 purple 押韵的单词。
2.“Dreamt”is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.
“Dreamt”是英语中唯一以 “mt”作为结尾的单词。
3.The words “racecar”“kayak”and“level”are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
单词“racecar”“kayak”和“level”无论从左拼还是从右拼都一样。
4.Typerwriter is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
Typerwriter是仅用键盘的一行就可以输入的最长的单词。
5.A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
金鱼的记忆广度有3秒钟之多。
6.A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
鲨鱼是唯一可以双眼眨眼的鱼。
7.A snail can sleep for three years.
蜗牛一次睡眠可以长达3年。
8.An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
鸵鸟的眼睛比自己的脑袋还要大。
9.Babies are born without kneecaps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
婴儿出生时没有膝盖骨，到2至6岁时才长出来。
10.In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
最近的4000年里没有新动物再被驯化过。
11.The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
微波是一位科学家在经过电波探测管时发现口袋中的巧克力溶化后发现的。
12.Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
女人眨眼是男人的两倍。
13.Why is the chef’s hat so tall?Chief’s hat is tall and balloon at the top so as to conteract the intense heat in the kitchen. The unique shape allows air to circulate aroung the scalp, keeping the hat cool.
为什么厨师的帽子那么高呢？厨师的帽子高高的，气球状是为了中和厨房里的热气，其独特的形状可以让空气在头皮周围流通，使得头部凉爽起来。
14.“canada”is an indian word meaning “big village”.
英文单词“加拿大”在印第安人的土著语中是“大村子”的意思
15.The flushable toilet was in use in ancinet Rome
可冲马桶早在古罗马就已开始使用。■, http://www.100md.com