ann-year
annual
meaning: occurring
every year
Example: We are
going to make it an annual event.
annuity
meaning: a
specified income paid to someone every year, usually until their
death, or the investment
which provides the money that is paid
Example: Investors
should consider putting some money into annuity.
anniversary
meaning: the day
on which an important event happened every year
Example: It was the
Wang’s fourth wedding anniversary.
con:
together
conclude
meaning: to end a speech
Example: This week’s
meetings are scheduled to conclude Friday.
connect
meaning: to join ,
to link
Example: We don’t connect these issues.
conduct
meaning: to direct
as a leader
Example: The experiments
were conducted by scientists in Japan.
context
meaning: the part
of a spoken or written statement, which helps
to explain
Example: The determination
of the meaning word is often difficult
understand without
a context.
am/ab:
not normal
abnormal
meaning: not
normal
Example: Let me
check if you have any abnormal breath
sounds.
amoral
meaning: not
involving right or wrong; lacking any sense of moral
standards or
principles
Example: The
effect on his youngest son of growing up this amoral
climate soon
became apparent.
aboriginal
meaning: original
or earliest known
Example: Many museums
now display aboriginal arts and
crafts.
mor:
death
mortal
meaning: deadly,
fatal
Example: No mortal could survived the fire.
morgue
meaning: a place
which bodies are kept
Example: There is
a morgue on this street.
mortician
meaning: funeral
director
Example: The mortician took away the clothes.
mortify
meaning: to
practice mortification ; ashamed
Example: I forgot
to change the shoes. It really mortified me.
The
History of English
English has
developed more than 1400 years. The earliest English
originated from Anglo-Frisian
dialects. It called old English.
Middle English
began in the late 11th century with the Norman
conquest of England.
conquest of England.
Modern English began
in the late 15th century with the introduction
of the printing press to London and the King James I.
of the printing press to London and the King James I.
William Caxton
He was an English
merchant, diplomat, writer and printer.
He was thought to be the first person to work as a printer.
He was thought to be the first person to work as a printer.
King
James I
He was an English
translation of the Christian Bible for the Church
of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.
of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.
Samuel
Johnson
He was an English
writer who made lasting contributions to English literature.
Jesus
Is Knocking On the Door of your Heart
The Secret Life of
Words: How English Became English
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