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德式影響力German Influence How Germany has changed other cultures around the world

型塑全世界文化的實力 位於西歐心臟地帶的德國，擁有豐富文化和輝煌歷史。

德國名人

德國知名歷史人物包括作曲家巴哈和貝多芬，此外還有畫家杜勒以及作家歌德。

德國還擁有一長串具有影響力的科學家暨發明家；包括著名的物理學家愛因斯坦和印刷機發明人古騰堡。

近代德國知名人物則包含在時尚圈叱吒風雲的名模海蒂·克隆以及克勞迪婭·雪弗。

網球名將葛拉芙和貝克亦曾是世界級的頂尖好手。

德式影響力更經由演員暨製片蒂爾·施魏格爾擴展到電影業。

再者，小提琴家安娜-蘇菲·穆特更獲得包括不止一座葛菜美獎等多項國際殊榮肯定。

德語文字

許多英文字都是源自於德文；有些與從德國文化引進的東西名稱有關，例如bratwurst這種香腸，就是德國油煎香腸。

熟食店deli一字指的是販售肉品和乳酪的店舖，是德文delikatessen的簡稱； Delikatessen是複合字，由delikat (美味)和essen (吃)所組成。

Located in the center of Western Europe, Germany enjoys a rich culture and distinguished history.

German people

Famous German historical figures include the composers Bach and Beethoven along with artists and writers such as Albrecht Dürer and Goethe.

Germany also claims a long list of influential scientists and inventors. That list includes the famous physicist Albert Einstein and the inventor of the printing press, Johannes Gutenberg.

More recently, German models Heidi Klum and Claudia Schiffer have made their mark in the world of fashion. Tennis players Steffi Graf and Boris Becker have

also enjoyed great success.

distinguished卓越的；顯著的

Simone’s husband has had a very distinguished career in the field of politics.在政壇上有卓越的成就

distinguished氣質不凡的；睿智的

Ella’s husband may not have very much money, but he is still a very distinguished gentleman.雖不富有，但是個氣質高雅的紳士

Many people feel that men with gray hair look distinguished, but they don’t feel that way about women.

physicist物理學家

People don’t realize that Albert Einstein’s wife was also a brilliant physicist.

physic 物理學

After Peter earned his degree in physics, he got a job as an industrial engineer.

完成物理學學業後，找到一份工業工程師的工作。

Three people received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020: one for his discovery regarding the black holes in space and two for their discovering a massive object at the center of our galaxy. 發現銀河系中超大質量的天體

printing press印刷機

role model榜樣

if someone sets an example for you, and you’re following that example, you could say that they are your role model.

This is a beautiful city with impressive buildings, delicious food and rich history.

In fact, if you're a history buff, you'll love this city.

A history buff is someone who knows a lot about history and always enjoys learning more.

You can also use this word for other things you know a lot about like a film buff or an art buff.

But enough about buffs, let's go to Cologne.

Germany's most famous river, the Rhine, flows through Cologne.

Traveling the river by boat is a good way to admire the ancient architecture in this 2,000-year-old city.

Those two gigantic [dʒaɪˋgæntɪk] towers you see? Those belong to the Cologne Cathedral.

This is a famous site that Christian pilgrims used to visit and to pray and feel close to God.

Fun fact: the northern tower is 7 centimeters taller than the southern one.

Another spectacular sight is the Hohenzollern Bridge.

If two people are in love, they'll travel to this bridge with a lock.

Together, they put this love lock on the bridge and throw the key into the river.

Ah! This is their statement that their love will last forever. Ah, how sweet!

Hohenzollern Bridge霍亨索倫橋是位於德國科隆的一座跨越萊茵河的橋樑。它離源頭688.5公里。這座橋是1907年至1911年建成的，原來由兩座鐵路橋和一座公路橋平行組成。1945年重建時只建造了兩座鐵路橋，後來又增添了第三座鐵路橋。為了取代沒有重建的公路橋在鐵路橋的外側增添了人行路和自行車路。

accolade[͵ækəˋled]榮譽；嘉獎

He received hordes of accolades ever since he became a professional player. 自從他成為一個職業選手之後，他就受到不斷的讚揚。

compound（adj.）合成的；複合的

Air and plane are two words linked together to make the compound word airplane.

compound（n.）複合物；化合物

Water is a compound made out of hydrogen and oxygen.

compound（n.）用圍牆或幾棟建築物中間圍起來的空地

The guards watched the prisoners as they exercise outside at the prison compound.

受刑人在牢房外的空地運動

Mutter【德】= mother

“Fridge” is short for refrigerator

Grammy

loanword外來語的文字

Kindergarten

Wanderlust

Zeitgeist

They're all German words that we use in English.

They're loanwords.

Yes. A loanword is exactly what it sounds like.

It's a word that's borrowed from one language to another.

So what does the word kindergarten really mean?

How did it become part of English?

In German, kinder means children, and garten means garden.

Altogether it literally means children's garden.

A German educator came up with this term "kindergarten."

He had a certain philosophy on early childhood education.

And his philosophy traveled to English-speaking

countries, and the name "kindergarten" stuck.

That's right.

It's funny how many words we use are originally another language.

Friends, think about some words you use often.

Are those words from your native language?