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The Word of the Day for December 05, 2009 is:
chapfallen• \CHAP-faw-lun\ • adjective1 : having the lower jaw hanging loosely
*2 : cast down in spirit : 1
Example Sentence:
The team's failure to make it to the playoffs yet again was another disappointment, but hardly a surprise, for its chapfallen and long-suffering fans.
Did you know?
"Chapfallen" is also commonly written as "chopfallen," a spelling that may help us to better understand this somewhat unusual word. The "chap" in "chapfallen" is a word that dates back to at least the 16th century. It refers to the 2 covering of the jaw or to the jaw itself and is often used in the plural, as in "the wolf licked its chaps." If that phrase doesn't seem to quite right to you, it is likely because you are more familiar with "chops," an 3 of "chaps" which is also used to refer to the jaw or the mouth. "Fallen" is the past participle of "fall." Thus, to be "chapfallen" or "chopfallen" is, literally, to have one's jaw in a fallen or lower position.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
本期作业：
1. Listen and fill in the blanks.
2. Translate the Example Sentence.