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第一篇：十分鐘英語史
【the history ofenglish in ten minutes】no.1 anglo-saxon
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter 1. anglo-saxon or whatever happen to the jutes.
the english language begins with the phrase ?up yours caesar!? as the romans leave britain and a lot of germanic tribes start flooding in, tribes such as the angles and the saxons – who together gave us the term anglo-saxon, and the jutes – who didn?t.
the romans left some very straight roads behind, but not much of their latin language. the anglo-saxon vocab was much more useful as it was mainly words for simple everyday things like ?house?, ?woman?, ?loaf? and ?werewolf?.
four of our days of the week - tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday were named in honour of anglo-saxon gods, but they didn?t bother with saturday, sunday and monday as they had all gone off for a long weekend.
while they were away, christian missionaries stole in bringing with them leaflets about jumble sales and more latin. christianity was a hit with the locals and made them much happier to take on funky new words like ?martyr?, ?bishop? and ?font?g came the vikings, with their action-man words like ?drag?, ?ransack?, ?thrust? and ?die?, and a love of pickled herring. they may have raped and pillaged but there were also into ?give? and ?take? – two of around 2014 words that they gave english, as well as the phrase ?watch out for that man with the enormous axe.?
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.2 the norman conquest
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter two, the norman conquest or excuse my english.
1066. true to his name, william the conqueror invades england, bringing new concepts from across the channel, like the french language, the doomsday book and the duty-free galois's ch was "de rigueur" for all official business, with words like "judge", "jury", "evidence" and "justice" coming in and giving john grisham's career a kick-start. latin was still used "ad nauseam" in church, but the common man spoke english, able to communicate only by speaking more slowly and loudly until the others understood him. words like "cow", "sheep" and "swine" come
from the english-speaking farmers. while the "a la carte" versions "beef", "mutton" and "pork" come from the french-speaking toffs, beginning a long-running trend of restaurants having completely indecipherable menus.
all in all, the english absorbed about 10,000 new words from the normans, though they still couldn't grasp the rules of cheek kissing. the "bon-ami" all ended when the english nation took their new warlike lingo of "armies", "navies" and "soldiers" and began the hundred years' war against france. it actually lasted 116 years but by that point, no one could count any higher in french and english took over as the language of power.
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.3 shakespeare
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter three, shakespeare, or a plaque on both his houses.
as the dictionary tells us about 2,000 new words and phrases were invented by william shakespeare.
he gave us handy words like eyeball, puppydog and anchovy and more show-offy words like dauntless, besmirch and lacklustre. he came up with the word alligator soon after he ran out of the things to rhyme with crocodile. and the nation of tea drinkers finally took into their hearts when he invented the hob-nob.
shakespeare knew the power of catchphrases as well as biscuits. without him, we would never eat our flesh and blood out of house and home. we would have to say good riddance to the green-eyed monster and breaking the ice would be as dead as a doornail.
if you tried to get your money's worth, you'd be given short shrift and anyone who laid it on with a trowel could be hoised with his own petard. of course it's possible other people used these words first. but the dictionary writers like looking them up in shakespeare because there was more cross dressing and people poking each other's eyes out.
shakespeare's poetry showed the world that english was a rich vibrant language with limitless expressive and emotional power and he still had time to open all those tea rooms in stratford.
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.4 the king james bible
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter four. the king james bible or light there be.
in 1611 ?the powers that be? ?turned the world upside down? with a ?labour of love? – a new translation of the bible. a team of scribes with the ?wisdom of solomon? - ?went the extra mile? to make king james?s translation ?all things to all men?, whether from their ?heart?s desire? ?to fight the good fight? or just for the ?filthy lucre? sexy new bible went ?from strength to strength?, getting to ?the root of the matter? in a language even ?the salt of the earth? could understand. ?the writing wasn?t on the wall?, it was in handy little books and with ?fire and brimstone? preachers reading from it in every church, (更多請你搜索：)its words and phrases ?took root? ?to the ends of the earth? – well at least the ends of britain.
the king james bible is the book that taught us that ?a leopard can?t change its spots?, that ?a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?, that ?a wolf in sheep?s clothing? is harder to spot than you would imagine, and how annoying it is to have ?a fly in your ointment?.
in fact, just as ?jonathan begat meribbaal; and meribbaal begat micah. and micah begat pithon?, the king james bible begat a whole glossary of metaphor and morality that still shapes the way english is spoken today. amen.
【english in ten minutes】no.5 science
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter five. the english of science or how to speak with gravity.
before the 17th century scientists weren?t really recognised – possibly because lab-coats had yet to catch on.
but suddenly britain was full of physicists – there was robert hooke, robert boyle – and even some people not called robert, like isaac newton. the royal society was formed out of the invisible college – after they put it down somewhere and couldn?t find it again.
at first they worked in latin. after sitting through newton?s story about the
?pomum? falling to the ?terra? from the ?arbor? for the umpteenth time, the bright sparks realised they all spoke english and could transform our understanding of the universe much quicker by talking in their own language.
but science was discovering things faster than they could name them. words like ?acid?, ?gravity?, ?electricity and ?pendulum? had to be invented just to stop their meetings turning into an endless game of charades.
like teenage boys, the scientists suddenly became aware of the human body – coining new words like ?cardiac? and ?tonsil?, ?ovary?, and ?sternum? - and the invention of ?penis? (1693), ?vagina? (1682) made sex education classes a bit easier to follow. though and ?clitoris? was still a source of confusion.
【the history of english in ten minutes】no.6 english and empire
the history of english in ten minutes. chapter six. english and empire or the sun never set on the english language.
with english making its name as the language of science, the bible and shakespeare, britain decided to take it on tour.
asking only for land, wealth, natural resources, total obedience to the crown and a few local words in return.
they went to the caribbean looking for gold and a chance to really unwind – discovering the ?barbeque?, the ?canoe? and a pretty good recipe for rum punch. they also brought back the word ?cannibal? to make their trip sound more exciting.
in india there was something for everyone. ?yoga? – to help you stay in shape, while pretending to be spiritual. if that didn?t work there was the ?cummerbund? to hide a paunch and - if you couldn?t even make it up the stairs without turning ?crimson? – they had the ?bungalow?.
meanwhile in africa they picked up words like ?voodoo? and ?zombie? – kicking off the teen horror film – and even more terrifying, they brought home the world?s two most annoying musical instruments – the ?bongo? and the ?banjo?.
from australia, english took the words ?nugget?, ?boomerang? and ?walkabout? - and in fact the whole concept of chain pubs.
between toppling napoleon (1815) and the first world war (1914), the british
empire gobbled up around 10 millions square miles, 400 million people and nearly a hundred thousand gin and tonics, leaving new varieties of english to develop all over the globe.
【english in ten minutes】the age of dictionary or the definition of a hopeless task.
with english expanding in all directions came a new breed of man called lexicographers, who wanted to put an end to this anarchy a word they defined as what happens when people spell words slightly differently from each other.
one of the greatest was doctor johnson, whose dictionary of english language which took him 9 years to write. it was 18 inches tall and contained 42,773 entries meaning that even if you couldn?t read it?s still pretty useful if you want to reach a high shelf. for the first time when people were calling you a “pickle herring”, ”a jobbernowl ” or a “fopdoodle” you could understand exactly what they meant and you?d have the standard spelling. try as he might to stop them, words kept being invented and in 1857 a new book was started which would become the oxford english dictionary.
it took another 70 years to be finished after the first editor resigned to be an archbishop, the second died of tb and the third was so boring that half his volunteers quit and one of them ended up in an asylum. it eventually appeared in 1928 and has continued to be revised ever since proving the whole idea that you can stop people making up word is complete snuffbumble
第二篇：廣播站英語十分鐘策劃書
英語廣播十分鐘策劃書
據瞭解，在這幾個月來，越來越多的同學在足球場上晨讀英語。有拿英語報紙的、有拿英語書的、還有戴耳機聽聽力的。可以知道，同學們都在為6月份的b級或四級奮鬥着。但是現在的考試都與實事相關聯，在一個閉塞的學院裏，我們的知識水平還遠遠不夠。有沒有想過在我院校也可以有個英語廣播站，給同學練習口語的機會？給同學聽聽國內外的實事新聞，但是是用英語來陳述的！
計劃如下：
1， 藉助英語沙龍協會組織，向院、廣播站長提出意見；
2， 如果同意，有如下的安排：
@1，申請每天在廣播時段內的十分鐘（可以在剛開始時為5分鐘、7分鐘時間），具體時間安排可由廣播站決定。
@2，主播先由上學期的雙語演講比賽第一名——卓麗玲來廣播，之後可以通過邀請英語老師，或者某些同學來進行對話式的廣播。
@3，內容為英語方面的所有資料，可以一天一個不同的主題，有實事、學習方法探討、一天一句名言、電影名句、詩歌朗誦、音樂風暴等。
目的主要是提高同學們對英語的興趣和聽説水平
英語沙龍協會
第三篇：十分鐘隊會演講稿
十分鐘隊會演講稿
甲：同學們，老師們大家中午好！我是今天的主持人________。
乙：我是今天的主持人________，我很榮幸成為今天的主持人！今天我們十分鐘隊會的主題是奧運會。
甲 剛剛過去的倫敦奧運會大家一定還記憶憂新吧！
乙：那當然了！那你還記得有哪些項目嗎？
甲：這可不記得了，還是讓__何兼良____和_王怡君_____來告訴我們吧！下有請他們！（相聲）
乙：謝謝
甲：每屆奧運會都有自己獨具代表的吉祥物。下面讓我們來介紹一下可愛的吉祥物吧! 歷屆夏季奧運會吉祥物
1972年，第20屆奧運會，德國慕尼黑－－小獵狗“瓦爾第”
1976年，第21屆奧運會，加拿大蒙特利爾－－海狸“阿米克”
1980年，第22屆奧運會，前蘇聯莫斯科－－棕熊“米查”
1984年，第23屆奧運會，美國洛杉磯－－“山姆”鷹
1988年，第24屆奧運會，韓國漢城－－小老虎“虎多力”
1992年，第25屆奧運會，西班牙巴塞羅那－－“科比”狗
1996年，第26屆奧運會，美國亞特蘭大－－電腦造型“伊西”
2014年，第27屆奧運會，澳大利亞悉尼－－鴨嘴獸“賽德”、針鼴“米利”和食魚鳥“奧利”2014年希臘雅典夏季奧運會吉祥物athena（雅典娜）和phevos（費沃斯）
2014年 北京奧運就是福娃咯
乙：歷屆冬季奧運會吉祥物
1998年，第10屆冬奧會，法國格勒諾布爾－－滑雪的小人兒“舒斯”
1998年，第12屆冬奧會，奧地利因斯布魯克－－小雪人“斯諾曼”
1998年，第13屆冬奧會，美國普萊西德湖－－北美浣熊“羅尼”
1998年，第14屆冬奧會，南斯拉夫薩拉熱窩－－狼“烏吉克”
1986年，第15屆冬奧會，加拿大卡爾加里－－北極熊“海蒂”
1990年，第16屆冬奧會，法國阿爾貝維爾－－ 流星“麥吉柯”
1994年，第17屆冬奧會，挪威利勒哈默爾－－“海康與克莉汀”
1998年，第18屆冬奧會，日本長野－－雪貂“斯諾波”
甲：下面有請全體蜂鳥小隊的隊員為大家獻上詩朗誦，掌聲歡迎！
（詩歌）
乙：謝謝，今天的十分鐘隊會到此結束，謝謝各位老師各位同學！
第四篇：快樂課間十分鐘演講稿
第五週星期五國旗下講話——快樂課間十分鐘
敬愛的老師、親愛的同學們：
大家早上好！
我今天講話的主題是：
同學們，課間十分鐘是我們自由活動的時間，也是我們調節和放鬆的時刻。對於我們來説這十分鐘應該是健康的、有益的、豐富多彩的。文明有序的課間活動，能給大家帶來輕鬆和愉悦，好讓大家以飽滿的熱情投入到下一節課的學習當中去。但我們也經常發現有的同學只是一味地在走廊或樓梯上追逐打鬧。好多小朋友拉拉扯扯、跑來跑去，攀爬扶梯，或是到遠離教室的地方玩耍，這樣既不安全又不雅觀，跑得滿頭大汗，氣喘吁吁，坐到教室裏好長時間平靜不下來，反而影響學習了;課間休息時，我們經常會聽到一些同學不是在輕聲細語地交談，而是高聲喊叫、大吵大鬧，影響了其他同學的休息與放鬆。因此，希望同學們都能科學合理地安排課間活動的內容，那我們該如何做呢?在此我提出幾點建議：
第一，做好課前準備工作。當下課鈴聲響起以後，請小朋友們先做好下一節課的課前準備，把相關的課本和學習用具拿出來,再進行其它的活動。需要去洗手間的小朋友，要抓緊時間去一下。
第二，呼吸一下清新的空氣。一節課坐在教室內，室內的二氧化碳不斷增加，容易使人精神疲乏。課間十分鐘的時候，走出教室去呼吸新鮮的空氣，可以讓我們疲勞的身心得到舒緩。
第三，課間可以做些小遊戲。譬如：下下棋、看課外書、玩玩魔
方、跳跳繩，踢踢毽子等，還可以在老師帶領下做些有趣的體育類活動。
第四，課間可以做些休閒又愉悦的事情。我們還可以幾個小朋友聚在一起談談心，聊聊開心的事;還可以約上好友一起靜靜地欣賞欣賞班級牆報、欣賞小朋友們優秀的作業、美術作品等等。
第五，課間活動一定要安全、文明。課間在教室，在走廊，在廁所，在操場不打鬧，不追逐，不亂跑亂跳，更不大聲吵鬧，要做到文明禮讓。約束自己的活動範圍，學會玩耍，開展文明遊戲。
希望各班同學都能在老師的指導下科學合理地安排課間休息的十分鐘，讓我們的課間多一些歡笑，多一些趣味，也讓我們的校園多一份文明與優雅。
謝謝大家!
第五篇：十分鐘記住有關星期的單詞(巧記英語)
十分鐘記住有關星期的單詞
星期一至星期日的單詞為：monday（星期一）, tuesday（星期二）, wednesday（星期三）, thursday（星期四）, friday（星期五）, saturday（星期六）, sunday（星期日）。仔細觀察這7個單詞，會發現它們的詞尾都是“day”（天，日），所以只需記住前面幾個字母即可。
（一）monday [’m?ndei] 星期一（簡）mon.
記憶説明：諧音法。音頭“mon”類似“忙”，週一是上班或上學的第一天，大家都要“忙”(mon)了。其他記憶法：詞頭mon，聯想到月亮moon，週一為“月亮日”,mon + day。
（二）tuesday ['tjuzdei] 星期二（簡）tue.
記憶説明：詞頭“tu”的漢語發音類似two，就是2，所以是星期二。
其他記憶法：特有意思，即t（特） u（有） e（意） s（思），哈哈，特有意思吧，就是tuesday。
（三）wednesday ['w?nzdei] 星期三（簡）wed.
記憶説明：詞頭“wed”是結婚的意思，想象週三適合結婚，是結婚日。
其他記憶法：音頭“wednes”類似“蚊子”，“三”用“扇”作諧音，想象週三扇“蚊子”。
（四）thursday ['θ?zdei] 星期四 （簡）thu.
記憶説明：“thurs”，可讀成“四子”，注意四要兒化，即“四兒”子，週四是“四兒子”的日子。 其他記憶法：音頭“thurs”象“色子”，想象週四已接近週末了，4人坐在一起打麻將，丟“色子”。（色正規應該讀shǎi，這裏也可以有意讀sè，色子即骰子）。
（五）friday ['fra?,dei] 星期五 （簡）fri.
記憶説明：音頭“fri”類似five，就是5，所以是星期五。
其他記憶法：音頭“f”可理解為“乏”（fa）,“fri”可理解為“f”（乏）“ri”（日），即乏累的日子，工作或上學一週，真的很“乏累”（friday）。
（六）saturday ['s?t?dei]星期六（簡）sat.
記憶説明：詞頭sat，是sit（坐）的過去式，發音也類似。想象週五乏累，週六應該“坐”下來休息了。
其他記憶説明：sa“賽”，tur“的”。到週六了，我們要一起玩耍，比賽的日子，saturday。
（七）sunday ['s?ndei] 星期日 （簡）sun.
記憶説明：詞頭sun，太陽。星期日，“日”就是太陽，也就是太陽日。
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