文档介绍：英语词汇与文化叶荷 ********** 机械工程学院 11 级材料班 This semester I take English word and culture as my elective course,I learned many things I don ’t know before in this course , I found English isa old and beautiful language ,it has a long history,and there has more than one hundred thousand words nowadays ,moreover, the word increased ina rapid speed in every year ,and English isa global language today,I think the reason why the language is so glorious is easy ,just as the textbook said; “ That happy tolerance ,that willingness to accept words from anywhere ,explains the richness of English and why it has e,to a very real extent,the first truly global language ”,we can see the language English e more and more important in our life,English word can be seen everywhere,to adapt the rapid development society ,we should try our best to learn English well, I’ ll introduce some words and the culture about it in the next. Nearly every word has his own history, I’ ll talk about the animal dog with you ,it is known to all dog isa smart and faithful animal,there has various dogs in the world,I ’ ll introduce some varieties of dogs with you ,do you know the afghan Hound ?the afghan Hound is an aristocrat, he gives the impression that is noble and aloof, not any ordinary or crude signs , straight to his forequarters, head of the proud erect, his eyes staring into the distance, like memories passing yea