摘要 : <正> The word 'Yankee' is about 300 years old. It was first used.for the settlers in New England. But what did this word mean?How did it get into the language? There are twenty stories whichexplain where 'Yankee' came from. But ex... 展开 <正> The word 'Yankee' is about 300 years old. It was first used.for the settlers in New England. But what did this word mean?How did it get into the language? There are twenty stories whichexplain where 'Yankee' came from. But experts say that only twoof these stories are believable. A number of people believe that it came from a Scottish word, 收起