职称英语(1-20)详细资料.doc

1.English is a Crazy[a.疯狂的] Language 英语是一门疯狂的语言 1.Lets face it-English is a crazy[a.疯狂的] language. There is no egg in eggplant[n.茄子] nor ham[n.火腿] in hamburger[n.汉堡包]; neither apple nor pine[n.松鼠,松木] in pineapple[n.凤梨,波罗]. English muffins[(muffin):n.松饼] werent invented in England nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats[(sweetmeat):n.糖果,甜食,蜜饯] are candies[(candy):n.糖;巧克力] while sweetbreads[(sweetbread):n.小牛,小羊的胰脏或胸腺],which arent sweet,are meat. 1.让我们接受现实吧--英语是一种疯狂的语言。茄子（eggplant[n.茄子]，字面意为鸡蛋植物）里并没有鸡蛋，汉堡包（hamburger[n.汉堡包]，字面意为火腿夹饼）里也没有火腿。同样，菠萝（pineapple[n.凤梨,波罗]，字面意为松树苹果）里既没有松鼠也没有苹果。松饼（English mu