Step I. Basic Skills
I. Origin of English words Old English—middle english– modern english1. Borrowed wordsGreek:  lesbian, marathon2)Latin:  vice versa, alma mater,  a.m( ante meridiem), p.m( post meridiem)3)French:  elite [ei`li:t]    cliché[kli:ei]   精英.         陈词滥调，陈腐思想
chic [i:k]      encore [k:] a.时尚        n.再一次演出 debut [deibju:]n.首次演出，首次露面4) Italy: spaghetti[sp`geti] n.意大利式细面条paparazzo [pa:p'ra:tsu]  n.专门追逐名人摄影记者, 狗仔队5)Japanese: judo, sushi, karoshi n. <日>过劳死6)Chin ...