Whose Name? (1)

People give their names to all kinds of things  by Ruth Devlin
摩天輪為什麼叫Ferris Wheel? 人們以自己的名字為各種事物命名

Some people can never be forgotten. That's because their names become common words. As many as 50,000 word in the English language get their meaning from people's names. Some are real people; others are characters in books or stories.

Often a new dish is given the name of its inventor. The sandwich gets its name from the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu (1718-1792). He spent long hours working or gambling and didn't wish to stop for a meal. He had his servants put meat between two slices of bread to eat while he worked. His friends began to ask for similar snacks, and the name "sandwich" came into common use.

Granny Smith apples are named for Maria Ann Smith, a grandmother. Born into a farm family in 1799, Maria married Thomas Smith at 19. They were persuaded by the British government to move to Australia. On their farm near Sydney, they grew apple trees. Their special variety of tart apple became known as a Granny Smith.

Grammar Gym
[Someone] spends long hours [doing something] and didn't wish to stop for a [something else].
He spent long hours working or gambling and didn't wish to stop for a meal.
* The artist has spent hours working on his painting and doesn't wish to stop for a break.
* Tom spent long hours writing his paper and didn't wish to stop for a snack.

Info Cloud
要表示某人出生於什麼樣的家庭, 介系詞用 into (born into)
* He was born into a musical family. 他出生音樂世家
born with a silver spoon in his mouth 出生於有錢人家/含著銀湯匙
中文是說含著金湯匙出生, 但英文是用銀湯匙,
因為傳統上, 有錢人家生小孩都會送純銀的湯匙當禮物

Language Lab
character n.電影戲劇/書中角色人物
* The actors who played the main characters in the musical were mainly from Britain.
飾演這音樂劇的主要角色的演員們大多來至英國
* The star made his character lovable and charming.
這位名星把自己的角色演的既可愛又迷人

inventor n. 發明者
invent v. 發明
or字尾 人的意思
* The inventor of this computer software is only a college student.
這個電腦發明的發明者才只是一個大學生
invention n.
* The invention of Facebook created a new era.
臉書的發明開啟了一個新的世代

slice n. 食物切下來的薄片
I put some slices of ham on my sub.
我在我的淺水艇三明治放了幾片火腿
slice v. 將食物切成薄片
* You need a sharp knife to slice the roast beef.
你需要一把銳利的刀才能切烤牛肉

persuade v. 說服 勸說 使相信
* Jonathan was persuaded to join this club by his friend.
Jonathan 是因為朋友勸說參加了這個社團
* It was the great benefits that persuaded Sean to accept the job offer.
優渥的福利讓Sean接受了這份工作


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