【趣谈英语】Dr. Seuss不是博士-Dr. Seuss Was Not a Doctor

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

• penname: a made up name that an author sometimes uses
• maiden¹ name: a woman’s last name before marriage
• nerd: a person who seems overly intellectual and/or socially awkward
• honorary: earned without the usual requirements

Dr. Seuss Was Not A Doctor-Dr. Seuss 不是博士

 

Dr. Seuss, one of the world’s best-known children’s story writers, was not a doctor. He did, however, receive an honorary doctorate² from Dartmouth University in 1956. The writer’s penname “Seuss” came from his mother’s maiden name. According to some stories, Dr. Seuss’s father wanted him to be a doctor. The writer’s real name was Theodor Geisel, and he also wrote under Theo Lesieg, which was his last name in reverse. In addition to making up many names for himself, Dr. Seuss invented many words. While many of his made-up words did not stick, the word “nerd” is one that has stood the test of time. The first recorded instance of the word “nerd” was in Dr. Seuss’s book “If I Ran the Zoo”.

1 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

2 doctorate   

n.(大学授予的)博士学位

参考例句：

• He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
• Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士？