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　　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…)。