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B7U2 Extended Reading
Borrowed words
◆ What is word borrowing?
◆ Can you give some examples
of borrowed words in English
and Chinese?
Before reading
Try to write down the translation of the Chinese and English words by filling in the following table.
Lead-in
Chinese words English words
扑克 kung fu
基因
dim sum
yin
克隆
模特 yang
休克
tai chi
poker
gene
clone
model
shock
功夫
点心
阴
阳
太极
Complete the chart below with the information from the magazine article.
(P26)
Para1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
The reason for
word borrowing
The development
of word borrowing
Against
For
Para.1 Introduction
The restaurant’s fried tofu is delicious.
restaurant:在以前,还没有专门的饭店。1765年,有一个叫做 Boulanger 的法国人开了一家店,专门出售叫做restaurant的肉汤,是 restaurer ( to restore )的名词形式,字面意思就是“能 restore (恢复)人体力(的东西)”。由于 Boulanger 的店最初是以 restaurant (肉汤)出名的,所以人们就管这种提供饮食服务的店称为 restaurant 。
fry:来自拉丁语 frigere, 烤,煎。
delicious:来源于拉丁语中由前缀 de- (离开 , 分离)和动词 lacere (引诱 , 欺骗)组成的复合动词 delicere (引诱开)派生的 delicia (使高兴) , 经后期拉丁语 deliciosus 和古法语 delicious 派生为英语 delicious 。
To prove the common phenomenon of word borrowing.
“bacon”, “tank”, “golf” ?
Read carefully and answer questions.
Para 1
To present his topic in a vivid way and draw listeners’ attention.
What is the key sentence in this paragraph?
“English is not alone in borrowing words from other languages — borrowed words can be found in almost all languages.”
Why does the author take the example of “tofu”?
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Para.1 Introduction
Borrowed words can be understood only by
the borrowing side and lending side.
Read carefully and answer questions.
Para 2
When does word borrowing occur?
What makes word borrowing happen at a faster pace?
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Para.3. Process
The pronunciation of “kungfu” is difficult to understand.
A
The course of borrowing words is slow and simple.
B
The original language is seldom filled with borrowed words.
C
The borrowed words sound like native languages over time.
D
What can we infer from the third paragraph?
gongfu
complex an