Unit 3
Understanding each other
Word power
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Do you know the meaning of the following English words?
dim sum [ˌdɪm ˈsʌm]
Kung Pao Chicken
Tai chi
brainwashing
kowtow[ˌkaʊˈtaʊ]
Mahjong [mɑ:ˈdʒɒŋ]
won ton[ˌwɒnˈtɒn]
宫保鸡丁
点心
云吞/馄饨
洗脑
叩头
麻将
太极
Why can we guess the meaning of these words right?
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These words are borrowed from Chinese. They are called
____________(borrow) English Words
borrowed
外来词
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shanghaied
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He is shanghaied.
说是因为19世纪初的时候在旧金山港口远航的船经常招不到水手...于是经常有人去酒吧里给人下药或者把人灌醉了然后卖给船长当水手...他们第二天醒来一看船已经出海了... 而这些船里有很多都是去上海进口茶叶的...所以“他被拐去当水手了”就叫做"He's shanghaied"..(作者:刘泽坤 来源:知乎)
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Read Part A on Page 38 and finish the following table.
food, entertainment, jobs
tools, machines, snacks,
geological[ˌdʒi:ə'lɒdʒɪkl] terms
music, the arts, the military
[ˈmɪlətri]
spices, chemicals, animals,
food, mathematics
Language
Categories(类别) of words
French
German
Italian
Arabic
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geological[ˌdʒi:ə'lɒdʒɪkl] terms
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military[ˈmɪlətri] tent
military[ˈmɪlətri] boots
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spices
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Spice girls
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