1. When I asked about this unusual word, she said that she used the first syllable from each nationality.
当我问这一怪词时,她说她用了每个国家的第一个音节。

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2. Laputa ia an unusual word. It comes from a flying castle in Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
拉普达是个不同寻常的词,它是斯威夫特的小说《格列弗游记》中飞岛国的名字。

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3. Butter is an unusual word that appears to have come into English during the days of Old English but from Latin.
在古英语时代,从拉丁语进入英语的butter是个不寻常的单词。

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4. When I asked about this unusual word, she said because all three cultural backgrounds were mixed in her, she used the first syllable from each nationality.
当我问这一怪词时,她说,因为所有这三个文化背景都融合在她身上,她用了每个国家的第一个音节。

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5. Keep a journal of the highlights of interesting conversations. Write down unusual expressions and word choices for use by characters.
记录下有趣对话的精彩之处。写下与众不同的表达方式和用词,为角色对白撰写做准备。

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6. But I guess that the word must be very unusual.
但是我想这个词一定挺不一般的。

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7. Apply unconventional conjugations and parasynthesis (use odd tenses and variations). Sometimes a common word can be verbose if an unusual tense is applied.
运用非传统的结合和双重造字(使用独特的时态或词语变化).独特时态的使用可以使一个普遍的单词变得冗长。

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8. According to MacLeod et al., saying a word out loud, or at least mouthing it, improves memory by increasing its distinctiveness, i.e. making it unusual compared to others.
据麦克劳德的研究论文中,在测试中如果测试参与者大声读出一个单词,或者至少默读,相较于其他单词,可以明显提高记忆,因为读出来这种举动把这个单词区分开来,提高了它的辨别性。

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9. So with this month's HBR, we're attempting something unusual: devoting the entire issue to “the F word”—to examining the art and science of failing well.
(我那青年儿子和他的伙伴们一般管这叫“载入史册的失败”)因此本月的哈佛商业评论准备了别样的风格尝试:将整本刊物的主题定为“这个F世界”--用来测测在艺术和科学道路上的失败的价值。

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10. Tom: I don't know. But I guess that the word must be very unusual.
汤姆:不知道。但是我想这个词一定挺不一般的。

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11. The word planking refers to the activity of lying face-down in an unusual location and being photographed.
“仆街”指脸朝下趴在一个让人意想不到的地方然后让人给拍照纪录下来的行为。

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12. The word planking refers to the activity of lying face-down in an unusual location and being photographed.
“仆街”指脸朝下趴在一个让人意想不到的地方然后让人给拍照纪录下来的行为。

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