Andnow,theVOALearningEnglishprogramWordsandTheirStories.
Eachweek,wetellabouttermsandexpressionsweuseinAmericanEnglish.Sometimeswegiveyoutheorigin,orstartingpoint.Butoftentimeslanguageexpertsdonotknowexactlyhowawordorexpressioncametobe.So,therecanbemany"origin"stories.
Todaywerunintojustthatproblem.Butitisnotaboutawordorexpression,butratherasymbol–Rx.
Asymbolisasignthatrepresentsoneormorewords.The"Rx"signisformedbyplacingalineacrosstherightfootoftheletter"R."Itrepresentstheword"prescription"andhas补骨脂注射液零售价你了解多少补骨脂注射液零售价你了解多少
