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英语翻译Although English is not as old as Chinese,it is spoken b

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英语翻译
Although English is not as old as Chinese,it is spoken by many people around the world every day.English speakers are always creating new words,and we should be able to know where most words come from.
Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers,especially when they are not made with ham (火腿)?About a hundred years ago,some men went to America from Europe.They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg.They did not speak good English,but they made good food.When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef,they asked the Germans what it was.The German did not understand the question and answered:“We came from Hamburg.“ One of these Americans owned a restaurant,and had an idea.He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburg ate.Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them.Today “hamburgers“ are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not,it certainly is interesting.Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting too.The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.
虽然英语并不像中国一样古老,它是由世界各地的发言有很多人每一天.说英语的人总是创造新词,我们应该能知道大多数的话从何而来.
你有没有想过为什么被称为汉堡包汉堡包,尤其是当他们不与火腿(火腿)呢?大约一百年前,一些人从欧洲到美国.他们来自德国的所谓大城市汉堡.他们没有说一口流利的英语,但他们取得了良好的食物.当一些美国人看到他们吃的牛肉圆块,他们要求德国人是什么.德国不明白的问题,回答说:“我们来自汉堡.”其中之一的美国人拥有一间餐厅,并有了一个主意.他像从熟的人吃牛肉汉堡的一些轮件.然后他把两片面包他们,他们开始销售.今天,“汉堡包”销往世界各地的许多国家.
不管这个故事是真还是假,它肯定很有趣.知道为什么任何单词有一定的意义也很有趣.其原因可能是任何大英字典中找到.