英语是现在世界上用的最多的一门语言，许多国家都在学英语和用英语，所以，学好了英语，出门就不怕沟通不方便了。
趣味英语小知识
1. Aoccdrnig to a rseearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter.
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.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. 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。
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!
"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 !
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 is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
作家厄尔尼斯特 · 文森特 · 莱特曾经写过一篇 5 万字的小说《葛士比》，里面没有一个字母 "E"!
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