优才英语秀-interesting knowledge of English-Ashley丨张雅欣

1. WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW. This is the only English sentence , which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence. “WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW”(我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫)这是英语中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子。 2. "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you." 英语单词“Goodbye”来自于“God bye”，原意是“上帝与你同在”。 3. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet! “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.”（这只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒狗）这句话用到了字母表中的所有字母！ 4. 'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. “Go”是英语中最短的完整句子。 5. The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. 词组“rule of thumb”(经验法则)，是从一条古老的英国法律中来的，即：不能用超过大拇指粗细的东西打老婆。 6. The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'. 单词“tips”(小费)实际上是“To Insure Prompt Service”(保障快捷的服务)的首字母缩写！ 7. More people in China speak English than in the United States. 会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多。 8. The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent." 单词“listen”(听)和“silent”(安静的)用到了一样的字母。 9. The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used! 英语中使用最多的字母是“E”，用得最少的是“Q”。