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The Word of the Day for December 03, 2009 is:
winnow• \WIN-oh\• verb1 : to remove (as chaff) by a current of air; also : to free (as grain) from waste in this manner
2 : to remove, separate, or select as if by winnowing
*3 : to narrow or reduce
4 : to blow on or fan
Example Sentence:
The ___1___is finding it extremely difficult to winnow the list of job candidates down to five; many of them are highly qualified and very desirable.
Did you know?
Beginning as "windwian" in Old English, "winnow" first referred to the ___2___from grain by a current of air. This use was soon extended to describe the removal of anything undesirable or unwanted (a current example of this sense would be "winnowing out outdated information"). People then began using the word for the selection of the most desirable elements (as in "winnowing out the qualified applicants"). The association of "winnow" with the movement of air led to the meanings "___3___" and "to beat with or as if with wings," but those uses are now rare. The last meanings blew in at the turn of the 19th century. They are "to blow on" and "to blow in gusts."
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
本期作业：
1. Listen and fill in the blanks.
2. Translate the Example Sentence.
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