英语词汇集锦(之三)
一：墨西哥食物篇：(均源自西班牙语)
1)taco：墨西哥玉米卷饼
2)tortilla：玉米粉圆饼，墨西哥薄饼
3)burrito：玉米煎饼(长方形状)
二：词语篇：
1)give over to：专用于...
Much of the garden was given over to vegetables.
花园的大部分面积专用于种蔬菜。
2)pull the strings：在幕后操纵；托关系走后门；牵线搭桥
Non-native speaker：
If you want to work for my company, I will try to talk to some important people to try to influence them.
Native speaker：
If you want to work for my company, I'll try to pull some strings.
三：词根篇：
- Philanthropy：博爱，慈善事业
Philanthropy is a word of Greek origin. 源于希腊语
Phil means "love" and anthropy "human or humanity", so the meaning of this compound is "love of human/humanity".
Phil is used in "philosophy, anglophile, francophile, bibliophile...etc".
Anthropy is used in "anthropology人类学" which means the study of human societies or communities.