英语词源系列复习素材知识点精析精练yahoo/Yankee yahoo [jo'hu:]n.雅虎;(《格列佛游记》中的)人行兽;粗鲁的人 起源 英国作家、讽刺文学大师斯威夫特(Swift)的名著《格列佛游记》共分为四卷,以格列佛船长的口吻叙述周游四国的情景。其中一卷描写到:格列佛来到由文明理智和通人性的马群统治的贤马国,这里的马儿叫Houyhnhnm(胡乙姆)。在这个岛上生活的另一种族是人形动物Yahoo(呀呼),他们被Houyhnhnm控制来做奴仆。虽然Yahoo长得和人一模一样,但他们丑陋、贪婪、嫉妒、野蛮和凶残,可以说是罪恶的化身。斯威夫特这部讽刺小说成为英国文学作品中的经典之作,因此他书中所自创的Yahoo一词常被世人传用,久而久之成为一个喻指“野蛮人”“不文明的人”的普通名词。 此外,美国英语中有一个表示“高兴”“兴奋”的感叹词也拼做yahoo,和上述的yahoo不是同源词。另外,著名搜索引擎Yahoo(雅虎)的名称也与起源词没有关系。 例句 Nowadays we have many Internet search engines, such as Google, Yahoo and Web Crawler. 现在有很多互联网搜索引擎,如:谷歌 (Google),雅 虎 (Yahoo),Web Crawler等。 新概念第二册摘要写作答案 英语在线听力室 新概念英语适合多大的孩子学 Yankee ['jenki]n.美国佬,美国人;北部人,北方佬adj.美国北方人的;美国佬式的 起源 Yankee一词大约300多年的历史。关于它的由来,说法五花八门。 有人说Yankee是美洲印第安原住民对English的错误发音。还有人说,早期来北美洲的荷兰殖民者中有一个名叫Yanky的船长。也有人说Yankee是由荷兰男子名Jan的昵称Janke变来的。 但是,最为可信的说法是:在德、法、比利时一带,很早以前就有以JanKaas称呼荷兰人的习惯。在海盗猖獗的时代,英国水手用这个绰号专指“荷兰海盗”。后来,最先到达纽约州的荷兰殖民者还以颜色,用Yankey称康涅狄格州的英国殖民者,因为这些英国佬经常为了赚钱不择手段。不久,北美殖民者普遍以Yankee称呼比较惹人厌的北方人。结果,北部各州的人反而拿Yankee当作自夸的称号。在南北战争期间,Yankee是南方人用来指“北方人”的统一用语,其中含有贬骂的意思。 第一次世界大战时期,Yankee的词义由了进一步扩展,美国兵被称作Yankee或简称Yank。起初南方各州人不愿意,最终还是成为欧洲人对美国公民的通俗称谓,有时也作为山姆大叔或美国的简称。 例句 Is that Yankee lady who takes care of me? 是那北方佬的太太照料我吗? (11) --Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there ? --No, it _____ be him. I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses. A. can’t B. must not C. won’t D. may not (12) --Tom graduated from college at a very young age. -- oh, he _____ have been a very smart boy then. A. could B. should C. might D. must (13) -- I don’t mind telling you what I know. --You _____. I’m not asking you for it. A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t (14) --Who is the girl standing over there? -- Well, if you _____know, her name is Mabel. A. may B. can C. must D. shall (15) --I’ll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow. --You _____her last week. A. ought to tell B. would have told C. must tell D. should have told (16) It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _____ be rather cold sometime。 A. must B. can C. should D. would (17) You don't have to know the name of the author to find a book. You _____ find the book by the title。 A. must B. need C. can D. would (18) —I'm sorry. I ______ at you the other day。 —Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself。 A. shouldn't shout B. shouldn't have shouted C. mustn't shout D. mustn't have shouted (19) Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don't think we ______ it without you。 A. can manage B. could have managed C. could manage D. can have managed (20) What a pity. Considering his ability and experience, he ____ better。 A. need have done B. must have done C. can have done D. might have done 答案 11-15: ADDCD 16-20BCBBD ![]() |