It's from a greek word meaning "life discourse."

1、

There is no word for thank you in Dothraki.

多斯拉克语里没有谢谢

互联网摘选

2、

Her name is Larkshimi which means Goddess of Luck in Hindi.

在印度语里是幸运女神的意思。

互联网摘选

3、

Formulaic language is ubiquitous both in spoken and written discourses.

无论在口语还是书面语里，公式化语言无处不在。

互联网摘选

4、

When the young athlete arrived, the crowd chanted his name, held banners aloft and called out "majulah," Malay for "onward," and part of the title of Singapore's national anthem.

这位年轻运动员一下飞机，机场等候的人群就高呼他的名字，手舞横幅，大声喊道：“majulah”。这个词在马来语里是“向前冲”的意思，取自新加坡国歌歌名的一部分。

互联网摘选

5、

Until 2010 Mr Joseph ran Safaricom, the Kenyan company that launched M-PESA, so-called because PESA means money in Swahili.

2010年之前，约瑟夫一直负责肯尼亚移动运营商safaricom的运营，正是该公司推出了m-pesa（pesa在斯瓦西里语里是钱的意思）。

互联网摘选

6、

It may be hindi in Turkey, but in Hindi it's arki.

在土耳其他们称之为hindi，但是在印度语里他们称之为ṭarki。

互联网摘选

7、

Do we use the word'politics'to describe the process so well: Poli'in Latin meaning'many'and'tics'meaning'bloodsucking creatures'.

才能把“政治”（politics）这个字的背后含义描述得如此精准：拉丁语里“poli”意思是“许多”，而“tics”指的是“吸血的怪物”。

互联网摘选

8、

which means "testimony" in Swahili, were TED Fellows.

“Ushahidi”在斯瓦希利语里的意思是“证据”，其中4个人是TED的同道中人

互联网摘选

9、

Curiosity can sometimes lead to disaster.

好奇有时会引致灾祸.

互联网摘选

10、

Dr Anderson has crunched the numbers , and he reckons this need not lead to disaster.

Anderson博士讨论了相关幅度,认为不会带来灾难.

互联网摘选

11、

Moving too fast or getting involved while under the influence of stimulants will lead to disaster.

双鱼座:行动太快或者受刺激的影响都会导致失败.

互联网摘选

12、

Drink-driving can lead to disaster.

酒后驾车会酿成大祸.

互联网摘选

13、

And that would lead to disaster on a world scale.

这就会是世界性的灾难.

互联网摘选

14、

IQ to create trouble in the world also approached a number of a few.

制造麻烦的智商在世界上也数得上前几名.

互联网摘选

15、

To understand combat, one must approach it in a very simple and direct manner.

欲了解搏击, 必以极简捷直接之方式为之.

互联网摘选

16、

So you should speak as briefly as possible and use simple and direct words.

所以,你应该尽可能简短地说话,使用简单而直接的话.

互联网摘选

17、

Some of them are very simple and direct, and others are relatively complex systems.

有的方法非常简单直接, 有的则建立了相对复杂的测评系统.

互联网摘选

18、

The excellence of the book consists in its simple and direct style.

这本书的出色之处在于它简单直接的风格.

互联网摘选

19、

Serve as the spectator who one is unable charge forward being looking at comrades in arms?

当一名力不从心的旁观者,看着战友们向前冲杀吗 ?

互联网摘选

20、

Let go with these words , fling caution to the winds he wanted to rush in.

“放开我! ”他说着就想不顾一切地冲进去.

互联网摘选