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月分來歷知多少 英文一月的由來 How Did the Name “January” Originate?

How Did the Name “January” Originate?
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月分來歷知多少 英文一月的由來 How Did the Name “January” Originate?
縱使至今,幾乎每個人都在一月一日開始新的一年,維 持這好幾世紀以來的傳統
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        Foreigners studying Chinese are usually delighted upon learning that both the days of the week and the months of the year are given names according to their order. That is, the first day of the week in Chinese is called “weekday one,” the first month of the Chinese calendar is “first month,” __1__. Memorizing the English names for the days of the week and months is not all that easy, especially when it comes to spelling them. Many Americans, for example, misspell February. __2__ difficult, these names are anything but boring. Each one has a rich background, so learners of English can also discover some history and culture from them.

 

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Words in Use
deity
[ˋdiətɪ]
n. 神祇
uphold
[ʌpˋhold]
vt. . 支持;維持(原判)
persist
[pɚˋsɪst]
vi. 堅持;持續
worship
[ˋwɝʃɪp]
n. 崇拜,信仰(上帝或神)
vt. 崇拜;信仰(上帝或神)
version
[ˋvɝʒən]
n. 譯本;版本;(文藝作品的)改編形式
revise
[rɪˋvaɪz]
.vt. 修正
accurate
[ˋækjərɪt]
a. 精準的
astronomically
[͵æstrəˋnɑmɪklɪ]
adv. 跟天文學有關地
utilize
[ˋjut!͵aɪz]
vt. 利用
misspell
[mɪsˋspɛl]
vt. 拼錯
memorize
[ˋmɛmə͵raɪz]
.vt. 背熟,熟記
delighted
[dɪˋlaɪtɪd]
a. 感到高興的
originate
[əˋrɪdʒə͵net]
vt. 源自
bear
[bɛr]
vt. 忍受;生(小孩);結(果實)
n. 熊
analyze
[ˋæn!͵aɪz]
vt. 分析,解析
assess
[əˋsɛs]
vt. 評估;對……估價
diagnose
[ˋdaɪəgˌnoz]
vt. 診斷
depict
[dɪˋpɪkt]
vt. 描述,描繪
modification
[͵mɑdəfəˋkeʃən]
n. 修改
compromise
[ˋkɑmprə͵maɪz]
vt. 危害(名譽、原則)
n. & vi. 妥協
take... for granted
視⋯⋯為理所當然
name
[nem]
n. 名字
vt. 命名
Practical Phrases
name A after B
 以 B 的名字來命名 A

Kenneth was named after his father, so he is sometimes called Kenneth Jr.
肯尼斯的名字是他爸為名,所以他有時被叫做小肯尼 斯。

take... into account
 考慮……
= make an allowance for...
= take... into account
and so on
 等等,諸如此類
= and the like
= and so forth
as follows
 如下

The room types are as follows: garden view rooms, sea view rooms, and city view rooms.
房間的類型如下:花園景觀房、海景房和市景房。

among others
 還有其他等等(置於一 連串名詞後,最後一個名詞前方要加 and)

William and Kate, among others, came home for their friend's funeral.
威廉和凱特還有其他人都回去參加他們朋友的葬 禮。

if need be
 如果有需要

You can ask me for help if need be.
若有需要,你可以找我幫忙。

be anything but N/Adj.
 一點也不/絕非⋯⋯

The title sounds dull, but the movie itself is anything but boring.
那個片名聽起來很無趣,但電影本身一點都不無聊。

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Bruce E. Bagnell
Bruce E. Bagnell
常春藤解析英語雜誌資深外籍教師,中英文流利,曾為台灣大學資深教授,與賴世雄老師為多年好友。
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