Woden

Don‘t take any woden nickels.

多加小心，别上当受骗。

Woden, who was the father of Tyr, was the god of storms.

除了每四年一次的额外多的一天，二月仅仅有二十八天。

Like Tyr, Thor was a son of Woden, and he was the god of thunder and lightning.

三月以这个神命名是很自然的，因为北美洲的许多地方，三月是强风、大雨和暴风雪的季节。

The Old English word was Wodnesdaeg or "day of Woden". The spelling has changed only slightly over the years.

WEDNESday(星期三)这个词的拼法在古英语里是WODNESDAEG，或者day OF WODEN。数百年来它的拼写只有微小的改动。

Woden, who was the father of Tyr, was the god of storms. He was a lot like the Roman god Mercury-he could run swiftly and speak beautifully.

沃登是蒂尼（TRY）的父亲，是暴风雨之神。他很像罗马神话里的麦克瑞（MERCURY）：他能飞似的跑，能讲一口漂亮的话。

Friday was named for Frigg, the wife of Woden and the mother of Tyr and Thor.The Norse goddess was a lot like the Roman goddess Venus.

FRIDAY(星期五)被命名给弗丽佳（FRIGG），弗丽佳是沃登（WODEN）的妻子，是蒂尔（TRY）和托尔（THOR）的母亲。这个挪威女神很像罗马女神维纳斯（VENUS）。

Thor was a lot like the Roman god Jupiter.Like Tyr, Thor was a son of Woden, and he was the god of thunder and lightning. The people feared him, so they named the fifth day after him.

托尔很像罗马神朱庇特。如同蒂尔，托尔是沃登（WODEN）的儿子，它是司雷鸣和电闪之神。人们恐惧它，所以把它命名于星期五之前。

Wednesday has an unusual pronunciation. When people hear the word for the first time, they think it should be spelled "wensday". The Old German god Woden gave his name to this day.

wednesday(星期三)有一个非正常的拼读。人们第一次听到这个词，他们认为它一定拼写为“WENSDAY”。古德国的神WODEN(沃登)的名字被给了这一天。

Wednesday the day of the god Woden

主神之日

Woden

n. 沃登(日耳曼神话中的主神, 相当于北欧神话中的奥丁)