早安英文 第528期:一些来自法语的英文单词

 

Mayday是国际通用的无线电通话遇难求救信号。“Mayday”原为“救我”的法语“m'aider”，以英语发音变成了“Mayday”。在无线电内发出Mayday呼唤，是指遇上了威胁生命的即时危险情况。

ballet 芭蕾

I was a ballet dancer when I was younger.

在我年轻一些的时候，我是一名芭蕾舞者。

I want to see swan lake the ballet, its showing at the king’s theatre next month.

下个月在国王剧院会有天鹅湖的表演，我想要去看。

café 咖啡店，咖啡厅

Would you like to go to the café for a coffee？

要不要去咖啡店喝杯咖啡呢？

croissant 可颂，羊角面包

entrepreneur¹ 企业家

He is an entrepreneur.

他是一个企业家。

The first word today which is a word I have a lot of knowledge about is Ballet, when I was younger I was a ballet dancer. I danced ballet in many different theaters in Scotland².

今天要聊的第一个词，我可有话要讲--芭蕾。我年轻点儿的时候是一个芭蕾舞者，而且在苏格兰的很多剧院都有演出过。

I love to drink coffee and when I visit Europe I like to visit street cafes and drink good coffee and watch the world go by.

我爱喝咖啡，当我在欧洲的时候，我喜欢坐在路边的咖啡店喝咖啡，看人来人往车水马龙。

1 entrepreneur   

n.企业家，主办人

参考例句：

• The entrepreneur has become a news figure.这位企业家变成了新闻人物。
• The entrepreneur takes business risks in the hope of making a profit.企业家为追求利润而冒险。

2 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。