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Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project & Assessment
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①tofu n.豆腐
②come as no surprise不足为奇
③bacon n.咸猪肉,熏猪肉
④tank n.坦克;(贮放液体或气体的)罐
⑤golf n.高尔夫球运动
⑥come about 产生,发生
⑦interact v.互动;相互作用;交流
⑧native tongue母语
⑨phenomenon n.现象
globalization n.全球化
⑪integrate vt.&vi.(使)合并;(使)加入
⑫bilingual adj.会说两种语言的;用两种语言(写)的
⑬unknowingly adv.未意识到地,不知不觉地,无意中
⑭kung fu n.功夫
⑮refer to 指的是
⑯oppose vt.反对,抵制;与……对垒
⑰intervention n.干涉行为,干预
⑱pure adj.纯净的;完全的
⑲tribe n.部落
⑳reject vt.拒绝接受,不予考虑;不录用;排斥,排异
pessimistic adj.悲观的,悲观主义的
be pessimistic about 对于……感到悲观
be based on 以……为基础/根据
Germanic adj.日耳曼语的;德国的
restriction n.限制,约束
linguist n.语言学家;通晓数国语言的人
isolated adj.孤立的;单独的;偏远的
for better or for worse不管是好是坏,不管结果如何
tendency n.趋势,趋向;倾向,偏好
go out of style 过时
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Borrowed words
“The restaurant’s fried tofu① is delicious.” Is there anything special about this sentence? Well,all the words except “the” and “is” are borrowed from other languages! This comes as no surprise②,given that English has borrowed words from more than 300 different languages,including Latin,Greek,French and Chinese[1].However,English is not alone in borrowing words from other languages—borrowed words can be found in almost all languages.For example,English words that are borrowed into the Chinese language[2] include “bacon③”,“tank④” and “golf⑤”.
[1]given that引导原因状语从句,given that意为“考虑到,鉴于”。
[2]that引导定语从句,修饰先行词English words。
Word borrowing comes about⑥ when two cultures with different languages interact⑦.This tends to happen when there is no suitable word for an object or idea in the native tongue⑧.This phenomenon⑨ has been occurring for thousands of years.In the current age of globalization,when communications technology brings different cultures closer together,words are even more likely to be borrowed straight from the source language at a faster pace than ever before,especially those related to technological developments,such as “email” and “Internet”.
Though borrowing words has become faster,the process is still complex