事实：美国宪法中的拼写错误-Spelling Errors in the US Constitution
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：Facts-事实
英语课
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
US Constitution: document of rules and principles for governing in the US
glaring: very noticeable
inconsistent: not the same throughout
variation: a different version
raise eyebrows 1: to cause people to feel surprised or concerned
According to the history books, the final preparation of the text for the US Constitution (signed Sept 17, 1787) was a bit rushed. The most glaring 【 】
is the inconsistent spelling of the word Pennsylvania. This word appears with two n’s first and later with one n. 【 】
the one n spelling was common at the time (it appears on the Liberty Bell), it was an error since Pennsylvania was named after 【 】
founder William Penn. In addition, the Constitution uses the spelling c-h-u-s-e for choose, which was also a non-standard variation of the word at the time. Finally, in Article I, Section 10, the 【 】
form its is incorrectly written as the contraction 2 it’s (before inspection 3 Laws). These 【 】
inconsistencies and errors likely didn’t raise any eyebrows in the late 1700s.
US Constitution: document of rules and principles for governing in the US
glaring: very noticeable
inconsistent: not the same throughout
variation: a different version
raise eyebrows 1: to cause people to feel surprised or concerned
According to the history books, the final preparation of the text for the US Constitution (signed Sept 17, 1787) was a bit rushed. The most glaring 【 】
is the inconsistent spelling of the word Pennsylvania. This word appears with two n’s first and later with one n. 【 】
the one n spelling was common at the time (it appears on the Liberty Bell), it was an error since Pennsylvania was named after 【 】
founder William Penn. In addition, the Constitution uses the spelling c-h-u-s-e for choose, which was also a non-standard variation of the word at the time. Finally, in Article I, Section 10, the 【 】
form its is incorrectly written as the contraction 2 it’s (before inspection 3 Laws). These 【 】
inconsistencies and errors likely didn’t raise any eyebrows in the late 1700s.
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
- Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
- His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
n.缩略词，缩写式，害病
- The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
- The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。
n.检查，审查，检阅
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。