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據中國人民大學新聞院和日本國立國語研究所合作進行的“全國語言意識和外語觀”的調查發現,我國城市居民對學習外語的熱情不減。其中,學過英語的高達70%以上;表示今後想學外語的人,選擇英語的仍然占絕對優勢。但是不少人感到,英語太難學,而且枯燥無味。其實未必盡然,最根本的學習關鍵,是必須把母語學好,母語學習的好壞,直接影響外語學習的成果。另外,語言問題實際上也是知識問題,知識豐富,語言才能完美,表達才能清楚
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1 Ace為什麼叫尖子
2 Nylon 的來歷
3 GoFifty-fifty是個什麼意思?
4 Hi 和 How Are You
5 Time is Money
6 Shanghai不僅是地名
7 l美元為什麼叫 Buck
8 Fat一詞趣談
9 Hot Dog 的來歷
10 Oscar Award 趣聞
11 Kangaroo 是什麼
12 T-shirt and Tea
13 Fan 與球迷
14 AUGreektoMe
l5 What is GOF
l6 Keeping Up with the Joneses
l7 What is Chinaman's Chance
18 What is No Jaywalking
19 What is FX
20 LoseFace是丟臉嗎
21 Bogus (冒牌貨)趣聞
22 Coffee(來歷趣談)
23 你知道 Daik Horee的來歷嗎
24 What ia Doggy Bag
25 Bikini 來自核試驗
26 Tlie Story of Radar
27 Sucker 的趣談
28 人人喜歡的Weekday
29 LongTimeNoSee對嗎
30 GoldBrick趣聞
31 High Way 趣談
32 Chopstick 趣聞
33 News 一詞趣談
34 Grapevine 與小道訊息
35 What is Prime Time
36 What is Stray BuUet
37 Sliniming減肥
38 What is Free?
39 Flashotaxis 和 Riototaxis
40 What is Pusher?
41 TnieHeUYouSay是什麼意思
42 Number One
43 Smoking趣談
44 Gas趣聞
45 Get Off the Rails 與越軌
46 Bad Egg 和 Good Egg
47 What is VlP?
48 Leisure與閒適
49 Sugar趣談
50 為什麼西方人不喜歡 White Elephant
51 Nonsense只能譯成胡說八道嗎
52 GettheSack 與“炒魷魚
53 What is "You Can Say lliat Again"
54 Stewardess 的來歷
55 卡拉OK的“OK
56 Cracker 和 Biscuit
57 登月計畫為何叫 ApoUo
58 What is Birthday Suit
59 Renting a Car
60 Whisky ifP Whiskey
61 Go West的來歷
62 Hand 和 Glove
63 April Fool 趣談
64 Com 和“庸俗語言
65 BuU Maiket iff Bear Maiket
66 Esperanto原來是筆名
67 Horee Opera 與西部片
68 Bunk與廢話
69 What is a Reader in Geography
70 Pirate和“老刀牌”香菸
71 lce Sucker 與“冰棍兒”
72 ThankYou難回答
73 What is ZlP
74 Mickey Mouse 的來歷
75 HijacK與動機
76 Wash One's Hands 趣談
77 Robot的來歷
78 Blind Alley 和死胡同
79 Appendix是多餘的呢
80 Champagne 原是地名
81 Taxi 應譯“計程車”
82 Bum One's Boats 與破釜沉舟
83 Beer 趣談
84 Atom一詞的由來
85 Kiss-me-quick是花名
86 "Whatblt" 是什麼東西
87 Patent 的典故
88 You Are a Lucky Dog
89 Restaurant 和 Kitchen
90 Bike 的其它叫法
9! Comrade一詞的來歷
92 Cold 與感冒
93 Bom Yesteiday 與乳未乾
94 Where's the Beef
95 What is LSD
96 Nicotme原來是人名
97 Smoke 趣談
98 Channel 和 Canal
99 SharpCat是什麼貓
100 What is Casde in the Air
101 Milky Way是牛奶路嗎
102 l Have Two Sistere 為何譯成“我有三姐妹”
lO3 What is A-Okay
104 Hot Line 的灰歷
105 Humour一詞探源
106 Hello 的來歷趣談
l07 What is Blitz
lO8 Polarize 趣談
lO9 Chess是什麼棋
101 Ping-pong 是個商標
111 DonkeyWork趣談
112 What is Coupon
113 January原來是鬥神
114 What is " Count Down"
115 AU Systems Go 趣談
116 Madam一詞趣談
117 Somebody 和 Nobody
118 Waste 和 Trash
119 What is the Sunbelt
120 Vitamine 趣談
121 Goodbye是怎么來的
122 Calendari原是“討債本”
123 Sofa 和 Annchair
124 What is Yellow Press
l25 HoneyMoon的來歷
126 Who is Miss Moral
127 OntheHoree與上馬
l28 Draught 趣談和摩登
129 Modem 和摩登
130 Eat One's Woids 趣談
131 God Knows 趣談
132 Goodldea 的妙用
133 Ciy Wolf 與狼來了
134 What is Old Stoiy
135 To Die Haid 趣談
136 Tnirow Cold Water on 與潑冷水
137 Day-dream 趣談
138 Christmas Caid的來歷
139 What is Godown
140 What is Kungfu
141 What is Punch
142 Philadelphia Lawyer 趣談
143 Jgging 風靡美國
144 Pandora'sBox與災難
145 Millennium Bug 趣談
146 Delicious 與“蛇果”
147 Breakfast 趣談
148 Tlie Customer is the King
149 What is Smog?
150 Whatls亡車鎖庫?
151 TurkeyDinner是土耳其大餐嗎
152 萬能動詞“Fix”
153 What is Red ink
154 KnowHow趣談
155 For Sale
156 What is Wire Tapping
157 HaveaBite是咬人嗎
158 Bara 與坐牢
159 What is Noel?
160 What is Supennaiket
161 What is Kung Hei Fat Choy
162 Who invented lce Cream
163 Bar原是橫木
164 Shampoo一詞的來歷
165 What is Tip?
166 Dixie與十美元
167 Yankee Doodle 趣談
168 What is Bazar?
169 Big Sellere 和 Best SeUere
170 What is El Nino
171 What is Carat
172 What is Bug
173 Number One 趣談
174 High on the Hog 趣談
175 WhatIs“英特納雄納爾”
176 What is the Historian's Trap
177 Mini 一詞趣談
178 Who is Uncle Sam
179 Science 一詞由來
180 What is Good for Nothing
181 What is Cineplex
182 What is Bar Code
183 Money原是“警告”
184 What is Clone
185 Laser 一詞的由來
186 Jeep一詞的誕生
187 What is A B C
188 What is Junk Bonds
189 What is Pie?
190 Quaik一詞的由來
191 What is OPM
192 Love Apple 是何物
193 Toilet 趣談
194 Calculate 一詞趣談
195 What is Flea MaAet
196 Dink 一詞趣談
197 Bankcrupt一詞的來歷
198 What is "Alumni"?
199 Bank一詞的來歷趣談
200 What is Mass Line-up