28.an; but; color; English; family; father; have; it; next; one; son; the |
Everyone has a (1)
name. In front of it, people (2)
"Mr, Miss, Mrs and Ms". (3)
what do they mean? Where are they from?
(4)
, some of them come from the place of their homes. If a man lives (生活) on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In (5)
, people's names may be Wood, Lake, Bush, because they live near the wood & lake, or bush.
Next, family names come from a person's job (工作). If someone is (6)
cook, he may be Cook. And Smith's job may be a smith (铁匠). There is also Tailor from tailor (裁缝), Miller from miller (磨坊工人), etc.
Then, many people get their family names from their (7)
given names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you know that he is the (8)
of Jack.
Last, some family names are from (9)
— Green, Brown, White, Black... But the first letters of (10)
are big letters.