70个最优美英文单词:“妈妈”夺冠 |
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MUM’S THE WORD! British Council Announces Results of 70 Most Beautiful Words survey London 24 November 2004 Mother is the most beautiful word in the English language, according to a survey of over 40,000 overseas voters and learners of English at British Council teaching centres around the world. The survey was conducted by the British Council to coincide with its 70th anniversary celebrations. The British Council, which operates in China as the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy, asked over 7,000 learners in 46 countries what they considered to be the most beautiful words in the English language. In addition an online poll was run via British Council websites in all non-English speaking countries. Over 35,000 people voted, including 3,500 votes from China. According to the survey results, the top ten most beautiful words in the English language are as follows: 1.Mother 2.Passion 3.Smile 4.Love 5.Eternity 6.Fantastic 7.Destiny 8.Freedom 9.Liberty 10.Tranquillity The full results are as follows: 11.Peace 12. Blossom 13. Sunshine 14. Sweetheart 15. Gorgeous 16. Cherish 17. Enthusiasm 18. Hope 19. Grace 20. Rainbow 21.Blue 22. Sunflower 23. Twinkle 24. Serendipity 25. Bliss 26. Lullaby 27. Sophisticated 28. Renaissance 29. Cute 30. Cosy 31.Butterfly 32. Galaxy 33. Hilarious 34. Moment 35. Extravaganza 36. Aqua 37. Sentiment 38. Cosmopolitan 39. Bubble 40. Pumpkin 41. Banana 42. Lollipop 43. If 44. Bumblebee 45. Giggle 46. Paradox 47. Delicacy 48. Peekaboo 49. Umbrella 50. Kangaroo 51. Flabbergasted 52. Hippopotamus 53. Gothic 54. Coconut 55. Smashing 56. Whoops 57. Tickle 58. Loquacious 59. Flip-flop 60. Smithereens 61. Oi 62. Gazebo 63. Hiccup 64. Hodgepodge 65. Shipshape 66. Explosion 67. Fuselage 68. Zing 69. Gum 70. Hen-night |
70个最优美英文单词:“妈妈”夺冠 |
英国文化协会宣布“最优美的70个英文单词”的评选结果--“妈妈”摘取第一名 2004年11月24日,伦敦 根据对4万名海外投票者和英国文化协会在世界各地英语中心的学习者的调查显示,“母亲”( Mother)是英语当中最优美的单词。此项调查为庆祝英国文化协会成立70周年而举办。 英国文化协会在华作为英国大使馆文化教育处开展工作。为开展上述调查工作,英国文化协会征求了46个国家7000多名英语学习者对英语中最优美单词的意见。此外,英国文化协会还通过自己的网站在网上征求了非英语国家的意见。非英语国家中35000多人参加了投票,其中包括3500份来自中国的选票。 根据投票的结果,排在前10名的最优美的英语单词为: 1.Mother 母亲 2.Passion 热情 3.Smile 微笑 4.Love 热爱 5.Eternity 永恒 6.Fantastic奇妙 7.Destiny 命运 8.Freedom自由 9.Liberty 自由 10.Tranquillity平静 整个评选结果如下: 11.Peace和平 12. Blossom开花 13. Sunshine阳光 14. Sweetheart甜心 15. Gorgeous迷人 16. Cherish珍惜 17. Enthusiasm狂热 18. Hope希望 19. Grace优雅 20. Rainbow彩虹 21.Blue蓝色 22. Sunflower向日葵 23. Twinkle闪烁 24. Serendipity偶然发现有价值物品的才能 25. Bliss极乐 26. Lullaby摇篮曲 27. Sophisticated复杂的 28. Renaissance文艺复兴 29. Cute可爱 30. Cosy舒适 31.Butterfly蝴蝶 32. Galaxy银河 33. Hilarious热闹的 34. Moment时刻 35. Extravaganza盛典 36. Aqua水 37. Sentiment情绪 38. Cosmopolitan世界性的 39. Bubble气泡 40. Pumpkin南瓜 41. Banana香蕉 42. Lollipop棒棒糖 43. If如果 44. Bumblebee大黄蜂 45. Giggle咯咯笑 46. Paradox似是而非 47. Delicacy精巧 48. Peekaboo躲躲猫 49. Umbrella雨伞 50. Kangaroo袋鼠 51. Flabbergasted吃惊的 52. Hippopotamus爱马的人 53. Gothic哥特式的 54. Coconut椰子 55. Smashing粉碎的 56. Whoops呐喊 57. Tickle胳肢 58. Loquacious饶舌的 59. Flip-flop劈啪声 60. Smithereens碎片 61. Oi 62. Gazebo凉亭 63. Hiccup打嗝 64. Hodgepodge混杂物 65. Shipshape井然有序的 66. Explosion爆炸 67. Fuselage机身 68. Zing活力 69. Gum口香糖 70. Hen-night女人的夜晚 |