参加英语考试的时候,老师总会提醒需带2B铅笔涂答题卡,那么你知道这里“B”代表什么吗?先看看铅笔笔芯有什么成分
A pencil lead is made from graphite mixed with clay. Graphite is a naturally soft substance and clay is mixed with it to make it harder. This means a lead with a high graphite content is known as a soft lead and pencils with a soft lead will make a dark mark when used.
铅芯是由石墨和粘土混合制成的。石墨是一种天然的软物质,人们把它和粘土混合在一起使它变硬。这意味着石墨含量高的铅被称为软铅,软铅的铅笔在使用时会留下黑色的痕迹。
Soft leads are graded using the letter ‘B’ to designate how ‘black’ the mark they make is. Numbers are then used to indicate the degree of softness - the higher the number the softer the lead and the blacker the mark. For example, a 2B lead is softer than a B lead and will produce a blacker mark. A 4B lead is softer than a 2B etc.
软铅芯用字母B来表示它们黑的程度。然后,数字被用来表示柔软程度——数字越高,铅越软,所以画出来越黑。例如,2B铅比B铅软,会产生更黑的痕迹。4B比2B等要软。
因此,2B=2 Black,2B铅笔是软性铅笔,常用于涂抹答题卡和绘画, B 就是“ black”代表铅笔的黑度。
HB=hard black,HB类铅笔笔芯硬度适中,适合一般情况下的书写
例句:
Everybody,time's up. Please put down you 2B pencil.
各位同学,时间到了,放下你的2B铅笔。
熟词偏义是英文中常见的现象,pen作名词译为“笔”
例句:
Don't write in pen , or you won't be able to rub out any mistakes you make.
不要用钢笔写,否则写错就擦不掉了。
pen作动词则译为“写”
例句:
She penned a note of thanks to her hostess.
她给女主人写了一封感谢信。
pen还表示:(尤指饲养动物的)圈,栏
a sheep/pig pen=羊/猪圈
在美国俚语中pen还是penitentiary的缩写
例句:
Pikachu served nine years in the state pen.
皮卡丘在州立监狱服刑9年。
另外还有两个和pen,相关的习语值得学习
put/set pen to paper
开始写,动笔
例句:
It's time you put pen to paper and replied to that letter from your mother.
该动笔给你妈妈写回信了。
the pen is mightier than the sword
笔墨胜过刀剑(mightier=强大的,sword=刀剑)
近代著名文学家鲁迅先生,就在民族陷入危难迷茫之时,以笔为武器,战斗了一生,被后人誉为"民族魂"
常见文具用品英语单词
teacher [ˈtiːtʃər] 教师
pupil [ˈpjuːpl] 学生
ruler [ˈruːlər] 尺子
scissors [ˈsɪzəz] 剪刀
eraser [ɪˈreɪzər] 橡皮
pencil-case [ˈpensl keɪs] 铅笔盒
school [skuːl] 学校
schoolbag ['skuːlbæɡ] 书包
glue [ɡluː] 胶水
pncil sharpener [ˈpensl] [ˈʃɑːpnər] 卷笔刀
book [bʊk] 书
pen [pen] 笔
felt-tip-pen 毡尖笔
calculator [ˈkælkjuleɪtər] 计算器
paintbrush [ˈpeɪntbrʌʃ] 画笔
chair [tʃeər] 椅子
whiteboard [ˈwaɪtbɔːd] 白板
waste paper bin 废纸篓
watercolor paint set 水彩画
desk [desk] 桌子
bell [bel] 铃声
stapler [ˈsteɪplər] 订书机
paper [ˈpeɪpər] 纸
sellotape [ˈseləteɪp] 透明胶带
School bus [skuːl bʌs] 校车
computer [kəmˈpjuːtər] 电脑
colored-pencil 彩色铅笔
classroom [ˈklɑːsruːm] 教室
board [bɔːd] 板
pencil [ˈpensl] 铅笔
schoolyard [ˈskuːljɑːd] 校园 运动场
copy book [ˈkɒpibʊk] 字帖,习字簿
crayons [ˈkreɪənz] 蜡笔
blackboard [ˈblækbɔːd] 黑板
chalk sticks 粉笔
clock [klɒk] 钟表
compass [ˈkʌmpəs] 圆规
file [faɪl] 文件
highlighter [ˈhaɪlaɪtər] 荧光笔
paper clips [ˈpeɪpər klɪp] 曲别针
protractor[prəˈtræktər] 量角器
globe [ɡləʊb] 地球仪
bookshelf [ˈbʊkʃelf] 书架
lunchbox [ˈlʌntʃbɑːks] 饭盒 便当
set square 三角板
folder [ˈfəʊldər] 文件夹
inkwell [ˈɪŋkwel] 墨水瓶
bookcase [ˈbʊkkeɪs] 书柜
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