
- UID
- 1115087
- 帖子
- 2
- 贡献值
- 100
- 普币
- 50
- 听力指数
- 8
- 阅读权限
- 50
- 在线时间
- 0 小时
- 注册时间
- 2009-11-9
- 最后登录
- 2009-11-9
|
23#
发表于 2009-11-10 11:05
| 只看该作者

[Homework]【整理】2009-08-18 How to Use a Word
the word of the day for august 18th is canicular,spelled c a n i c u l a r,canicular is an adjective that means of or relating to the dog days,that is the period between ealy july and early september when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere,here is the word used in a sentence:during the canicular heat of august,many the towns residents venture to the local swimming hall in search of way to stay cool,the latin word canicula meaning small dog is the deminitive form of canis,the source of english word for cannie,canicula is also the latin name for sirius the star that represents the hound of orion in the constelation name for that hunter from roman and greek mythology,because the first visible rising of sirius occurs during the summer,the hot sultry days that occur from early july to early september came to be associated with the dog star,the greekss call this time of year the himeriar canadies which romans translated into latin as ds canicularies or as we know them in english the dog days.with your word of the day this august 18th,i'm peter,sokolowski.
This post was generated by put listening repetition system, Check the original dictation thread! |
|