1.20条有趣的英语小知识
1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。
剑桥大学的研究表明：单词中字母的顺序如何不重要，重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置。这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母。
2、'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。 （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。
3、"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”。
4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet！ （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！ 5、"Go", is the shortest complete sentence in the English language。 “Go”是英语中最短的完整句子。
6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 单词“onion”（洋葱）来自于拉丁词“unio”，意思是大珍珠。
7、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！ 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and 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。 9、The longest word in the English language ispneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses！ 英语中最长的单词是“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses”（硅酸盐沉着病）！ 10、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。 11、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。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。
胡佛真空吸尘器在英国曾经非常流行，到现在很多人还把“vacuuming”（吸尘）说成“hoovering”（胡佛ing…）。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。
“Stressed”（压力）倒过来拼就是“Desserts”（点心）。 14、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”。
15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。
2.有关英语的课外知识
推荐一篇文章，很感人的！A Boy and His Tree A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and played around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow…He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad.” Come and play with me.” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid; I don't play around trees anymore.” The boy replied.” I want toys. I need money to buy them.””Sorry,but I don't have money…But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn't come back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited.” Come and play with me.” The tree said.” I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?””Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn't appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted.” Come and play with me!” the tree said. I am sad and getting old. I want to go selling to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went to sailing and did not show up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years.”Sorry, my boy. I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” The tree said.” I don't have teeth to bite.” The boy replied.” No more trunk for you to climbed on.” ”I am too old for that now.” the boy said.” I really want to give you something…The only thing is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears.” I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears… This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with mum and dad…，when we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.。
3.有关英语的课外知识
推荐一篇文章，很感人的！A Boy and His Tree A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and played around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow…He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad.” Come and play with me.” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid; I don't play around trees anymore.” The boy replied.” I want toys. I need money to buy them.””Sorry,but I don't have money…But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn't come back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited.” Come and play with me.” The tree said.” I don't have time to play. I have to wor饥花观拘攥饺硅邪亥矛k for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?””Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn't appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted.” Come and play with me!” the tree said. I am sad and getting old. I want to go selling to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went to sailing and did not show up for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years.”Sorry, my boy. I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” The tree said.” I don't have teeth to bite.” The boy replied.” No more trunk for you to climbed on.” ”I am too old for that now.” the boy said.” I really want to give you something…The only thing is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears.” I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears… This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with mum and dad…，when we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.。
4.关于英语的中西文化,和课外小知识
The chips are down 糟糕的状况
A real snap 轻易的成功
Easy as pie 不费吹灰之力
Hang loose 轻松自如
Wet blanket 扫兴的家伙
Stag party 男性聚会
Kick back 其乐无穷
Paper pusher 摆弄文件的人
Rain or shine 风雨无阻
Money in the bank 稳操胜券
bite one's lip 保持沉默
Make a killing 大赚一笔
A hill of beans 一钱不值
To beat one's brains out 绞尽脑汁
To have a bone to pick 抱怨有理
Sweeten the pot 增加赌注
Free-for-all 一场混战
Inside story 内幕
Loaded dice 暗中搞鬼
Shop talk 三句话不离本行talk one's ear off 喋喋不休
Early bird 捷足先登
Bird-brain 没头脑的人
Happy-go-lucky 随遇而安
Have a bear by the tail 骑虎难下
Happy camper 心满意足
Slap-happy 高兴得晕头转向
Straight arrow 宁折不弯
like clockwork 精确地；有规律地
hit the nail on the head 正中要害
Clean someone's clock 打得落花流水
A slip of the tongue说溜了嘴
To cry in one's beer 自我可怜
Blow one's own horn 自吹自擂
Cry baby 哭哭啼啼
All washed up 彻底完蛋
greenhorn 生手
5.英语的课外知识
1、I helped my mom to buy a coat.
2、Lili joined in the swim competition and won the first prise in front of the yesterday.
3、We watched the show of dolphins yesterday.
4、They met the stars of tennis yesterday .
5、I had an egg.
6、I went to the hainan last vacation with my family, I visited the beaches and the weather were fine .There were delicious foods, so I ate lots of seafoods ,It's so beatiful ,I want to go there again .
6.英语课外小常识
1、Your grandmother is very ill （病）， which number do you need （需要）？ _c_.
2、You see a thief（小偷） on the way home, you want to ask the policeman for help. You can call _a_.
3、The house your live in is on fire （着火）. You are going to call __b__.
4、Your father and mother are going to take you to the park this Sunday. But you don't know the weather （天气） . Then you call __d___.
5、You want to telephone Jing Ling Hotel to book （预订） a room. But you don't know their telephone number. You can ask ___e____for help.
