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AEIS英语中最长的AEIS考试单词是怎么来的?
AEIS单词“Goodbye”的由来是什么?
“tips”的本意是什么?
这里有15个脑洞无敌的冷知识,和AEIS英语纠缠死磕了N多年,AEIS考试培训中心带你来见识一下它逗比的一面吧。
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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.
剑桥大学的研究表明:单词中字母的顺序如何不重要,重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置。这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母。
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT ISAW'.. 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”(我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫)这是英语(精品课)中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子。
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
英语单词“Goodbye”来自于“God bye”,原意是“上帝与你同在”。

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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.”(这只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒狗)这句话用到了字母表中的所有字母!
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
“Go”是英语中最短的完整句子。
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
单词“onion”(洋葱)来自于拉丁词“unio”,意思是大珍珠。
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
单词“tips”(小费)实际上是“To Insure Prompt Service”(保障快捷的服务)的首字母缩写!
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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.
词组“rule of thumb”(经验法则),是从一条古老的英国法律中来的,即:不能用超过大拇指粗细的东西打老婆。
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
英语中最长的单词是“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses”(硅酸盐沉着病)!
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多。
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
单词“listen”(听)和“silent”(安静的)用到了一样的字母。
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
胡佛真空吸尘器在英国曾经非常流行,到现在很多人还把“vacuuming”(吸尘)说成“hoovering”(胡佛ing…)。
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
“Stressed”(压力)倒过来拼就是“Desserts”(点心)。
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
英语中使用最多的字母是“E”,用得最少的是“Q”。
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