陶然1204401232013年10月31日TherelationshipbetweenGreekmythologyandEnglishrootAlanguageisformedthroughthecollaborativeintegrationofgeography,culture,historyandeconomy,andespeciallysupportedbyotherculture.So,itiscommondeemedthatalanguagelearnernotonlyneedtorememberalargenumberofthevocabulariesbutalsoknowalittlemoreaboutsomeEnglishbackground.Andwealsobelievetherehavebeensomerelationshipsbetweencultureandwords,suchasGreekmythologyandEnglishrootrespectively.Generally,westudentsfrequentlymeetthevocabularieswhichhavesomethingtodowithGreekmythology,however,withoutanyconscious.Infact,alargeproportionofthewordsareevolvedfromrootscreatedbyHomer,aauthorwritedIliadandOdysseyinGreektime.Hence,I’msureitwillhavemuchallowancewhenyoureadthesebooks,withremarkablyimprovingbothyourknowledgeandyourvocabulary.Now,hereissomeexamples.Flora,awellknowncharacterinGreekmythology,rambledwithherhusbandZephyratnicegardenwhereflowersbloomedaroundinspring.Foraword,Floraisplant,andflorist,floralandflourishallhavethethisrootandhideasimilarmeanwhichrelatestotheessentialmeanoftheFlora.ThesimilarsituationhappenedtotheanotherherowhowecalledPan,hewastheleaderofthemountainyetalittlebitofugly.Becauseofappearance,hismotherthrewhimoutinremoteforest,livingwithaloneandhungry.Everyoneafraidhisappearanceandvoice,sotheword“pan”havebeengiventhemeanofthefear.Sodoesthe“Panic”Perhaps,youarenotfamiliarwiththesenames,nowI’mtalkingabouttheTitan,the陶然1204401232013年10月31日ideaoftheclassicalmovieTitanicdirectedbyCameronwillflashacrossyourmindimmediately,isalsoacharacterinthebook.TheshipnamedTitanicwaswishedtosailacrosstheocean,however,cashedintothehugeiceandsankintothewaterunfortunately.CasesaresomanythatIcan’tlistthemonebyone,mythesisisgivingyouabriefintroductionandleadingyourgotoainterestingpathtotheEnglishvocabularylearning