精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Unit7Some languages resist the introduction of new words. Others, like English, seem to welcome them. Robert MacNeil looks at the history of English and comes to the conclusion that its tolerance for change represents deeply rooted ideas of freedom. 有些语言拒绝引入新词。另一些语言,如英语,则似乎欢迎新词的引入。罗伯特麦克尼尔回顾英语的历史,得出结论说,英语对变化的包容性体现了根深蒂固的自由思想。 The Glorious Messiness of EnglishRobert MacNeil 1 The story of our English language is typically one of massive stealing from other