Fun Facts About November

The eleventh month is full of surprises.  樂在十一月 , 十一月充滿了驚喜.

November doesn't usually top the list of people's favorite months. Falling between harvest and winter, November is often associated with gray days and blasts of cold wind. But  despite its poor reputation , November is a very interesting month. For instance, the month's name comes from the Latin word " novem" meaning nine. That's because November was once the ninth month in the Roman calendar.

In the early 20th century, a flower was assigned to each month. Each flower was chosen according to when it blooms. The meanings of each flower come from old stories about the flower. November's flower is the chrysanthemum, which represents long life and wealth as well as intelligence and happiness. 

Several holidays fall in November. On November 11, Veterans Day, people remember soldiers who fought in wars. And the fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. November has also been made the national month for many things. In the Untied States, it's National Beard Month and also National Novel Writing Month. Each day in November also celebrates a food. November 5 is National Donut Day. Nutty people celebrate November 24 as National Cashew Day. And November 26 really takes the cake. It, of course, is National Cake Day.

Grammar Tips:
And November 26 really takes the cake.
"takes the cake " -the best or worst of something.  
*At the party, every guest wore a funny costume, but Donald's costume really took the cake.
*I've seen a lot of bad advertisements, but that one takes the cake! 

Vocabulary Tips:
blast -一阵疾风或气流。very strong, fast cold wind.
* A blast of cold air hit me as I opened the car door.强劲的冷风。
* Cold blasts of snow chilled us when we stepped out of our cabin.
blast -暴炸。exposure.
*Many people were seriously injured in the blast.
assign -派定，分配，分派，指定。given job to someone.
*Each member of our group was assigned to clean a certain area of the classroom.
*This controversial case was assigned to our most capable DA.
assignment -被分派的工作。
*The assignment is due on Thursday. 作业缴交日食星期四。
veteran -退伍军人。
*Patrick's father is a World War II veteran.
veteran -老兵，老手，经验丰富的人。
*Howard is a 10 year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. 10年资深的。。。
fall between - refer to location, not drop down something.
reputation - what people think of you.
National Beard Month - other saying:  "no shave November".
take the cake (idiom) - is nothing to do with dessert or cake. use on informal situation, means. the best or worse thing. 最具代表性（最好或最坏的）


Chat Room:
top-顶端。位于顶端的。
November doesn't usually top the list of people's favorite months.
tops the to-do list = top priority 最重要的。最先要做的。
priority seat -（美）保留给“残障人士的座位”。让座给老弱妇孺是一般的礼貌。但要注意：（在美国）不要轻易让座给体健的老人。他们不认为自己老，可能还会向你发脾气，不敢谢呢。

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