Libman's culture-medium

culture ['kʌltʃɚ]

n. 文化;[生物学]（微生物等的）培养;修养;养殖; vt. 培植，培养;

cult耕种，培养+ure抽象名词→[对心灵的]培养→人类文化

medium ['midɪəm]

adj. 中等的，中级的;普通的;平均的;半生熟的; n. 媒介物，媒质;中间，中庸，[生]培养基，培养液，颜料溶解液，[数]中数，平均，[逻]中名辞;手段，方法;中间物;

medi中间+um表名词→中间物，媒介

We can write letters. It's cheaper than calling.

我们可以写信就好，那比打电话便宜。

Mr. Tony Smith is from The City College of New York.

托尼.史密斯先生来自纽约城市大学。

I want to ask you for your advice. When I leave school, I want to be an engineer. For years I have been interested in engineering. I have made tools at home and have written articles for magazines. My father says that engineering is not a suitable subject

我希望得到您的指点。中学毕业后，我希望成为一名工程师。多年来，我一直对这个方面感兴趣。我在家制作各种用具，给杂志写文章。我的父亲说工程学不适合女孩子学。他要我学习地理。可是我对这门学科一点也不感兴趣。我尝试阅读有关这方面的书籍，然而，我感到索然无味。我该?2283