你知道吗？这些英文词汇竟都起源于中国

1. Typhoon

　　台风

　　Pronounced "tai feng" in Chinese. The literal translation is"strong wind." Experts say the term, typhon from the Greek andArabic, was strengthened with the Chinese translation。

　　中文的发音为：taifeng。直译过来就是：“强风”。有专家表示这个词汇源自于希腊语和阿拉伯语，中文翻译后意思加强了。

　　2. China

　　中国

　　In Chinese, the name is pronounced zhōng guó and literallymeans "the middle country." The name was first used by the Italianexplorer, Marco Polo。

　　在中文里的读音为：zhōng guó，字面意思是“中间的国家“。最初使用这个词汇的人是意大利探险家马可波罗。

　　3. Silk

　　丝绸

　　Pronounced ”si“ in Mandarin. The word was first introduced toWestern culture by smugglers who took silk worms and mulberryleaves out of China in 552 Common Era (CE)。

　　在普通话里的读音为：si。这个词语第一次引入到西方，是公元552年走私者将蚕和桑叶从中国带到西方的时候。

　　4. Feng Shui

　　风水

　　Literally wind and water. It is the Chinese belief in creatinga spiritual balance in one's home and workplace. The word was firstintroduced to Westerners in 1757.

　　字面意思是：风和水。风水是中国人在家和工作场所创造精神平衡的一种信仰。这个词最开始进入西方是1757年。

　　5. Kowtow

　　磕头

　　Literally means "knock head." Pronounced ”ke tou“ in Chinese.In China the word is a way of bowing and touching the forehead tothe ground to indicate respect. In English the word means to "beservile: to behave in an extremely submissive way in order toplease somebody in a position of authority."

　　字面意思就是“扣头”，在中文中的发音为：ketou，意思是：鞠躬，前额碰到地上以示尊重。在英语中的意思是“奴化：为了取悦别人，表现得非常顺从”。

　　6. Junk

　　垃圾

　　The literal translation in Chinese is "boat." In 1884 the termcame to mean "old refuse from boats and ships," and eventually cameto mean trash in Western culture。

　　中文中的字面意思是“船”。这个词语在1884年表示的是“船上的废旧物”，在西方最终演变成垃圾的意思。

　　7. Lose Face

　　丢面子

　　The literal translation is "humiliation" and is pronounced diumian zi in Chinese. The word is said to have been introduced toEnglish speakers in 1876.

　　字面的意思是“丢脸、耻辱”，发音为diu mian zi。据说这个词汇是在1876引进西方的。

　　8. Shanghai

　　上海

　　Shanghai is a Chinese port. The word in English came to mean,"to drug a man unconscious and ship him as a sailor." This was thepractice of ”recruiting“ sailors to the port of Shanghai。

　　上海是中国的一个港口城市。在英语中的意思是“给某人下毒使其失去意识，然后带他去做船员”。这就是上海港口实际中“招募”的船员。

　　9. Tai Chi

　　太极

　　In Chinese, the word is literally translated to the "supremeultimate." It is now used in American lingo to describe the martialart of tai chi. Some emphasize the slow movements as a form ofexercise, while others practice it as a martial art。

　　按照中文译过来就是“太极(最高极限)”。这也是现在美国武术馆中描述的太极。一些人将其看做一种慢动作的练习方式，但是另一些人将其当做武术来练。

　　10. Oolong

　　乌龙茶

　　Literally "black dragon." First introduced to the Englishlanguage in 1852 as a dark, black tea。

　　字面意思是“黑龙”。首次是1852年作为红茶引入的。