Name: 英語家教Nick P單詞起源（46）連體雙胞胎。 (English Tutor Nick P Word Origins (46) Siamese Twins)
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Word Origins 46. The word origin today is

形容詞比較級

Siamese twins. Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. This is a more informal

頻率副詞

term for conjoined twins.  So sometimes today if you see an article

about it you know especially in like in a medical magazine,  they might more

likely still say conjoined twins. But you do hear Siamese twins that's how most

people know it. If they actually seen somebody like this,

they say Oh Siamese twins. I's first thing they usually think of but the more

formal name is conjoined twins. Okay.  Let's continue.

So conjoined twins or Siamese twins are inextricably linked or inseparable. Yeah.

they can separate more today than they used to be able to. But it really depends

upon where they're connected . If they're connected on the hip I think there's a

better chance. We've seen you know,  several years ago I remember there were

those twins in  Iran that were connected with their heads.

That didn't work out well.  They tried to separate them both and the operation

actually killed them. So it depends  where you're joined and you know whether

you know,  what, what organs you're sharing,  whether it's possible to try to

separate. So you can have more of a normal sort of a life. Well let's

continue here. The term Siamese twins came from an actual pair of twins Chang

and Eng bunker. Okay. They were born in Siam the old name for Thailand. So

Thailand at one time used to be called Siam. You know,  if you ever seen the older

films or the old play or movie you know, "The King and I ' that was also Siam at

that time. Okay. That is where the term Siamese twins comes from because it was

from Thailand. So they were Siamese because they were from Thailand and the

old name of Thailand was Siam. Okay,  Good.  Let's continue. They actually had Chinese

parents,  so it's kind of ironic they're known as the Siamese twins but they're

their actual background nationality is Chinese. So in Thailand , they

were known as the Chinese twin. So in Thailand they didn't call them the Siamese twins

they call them the Chinese twins. This pair of Siamese twins was the first to

become internationally famous. So the first pair of you know,  conjoined or

Siamese twins that people started to know about or learn about was this pair.

So that's why you know Siamese twins,  that term held for a long time. All right.

So , so so the pair of Siamese twins were the first to become internationally

famous due to Rubert Hunter an entrepreneur,  businessman who arranged

for them to travel in a circus freak show. All right so this is how they started

to make their money originally when they were younger.  I think,  I think that was

actually in England. In the show , they were known as the United brothers. Okay.

Then they made a certain amount of money and I think they actually moved to the

US. In 1839 , they settled in Carolina I'm not sure today whether it's

North Carolina or South Carolina but they settled in Carolina and married

local sisters. Yeah . I think there's been a few cases of conjoined twins

actually marrying sisters. Yes,  And had 22 children. So I don't know how much

privacy they had when you have conjoined twins. Obviously everybody sees

everything. But you know,  they enjoyed themselves. They had 22 children you know,

this is far more than anybody has today.  This is like five or six families today.

And actually had become slave owners.  Yeah. They bought like a plantation in

the Carolinas. So they needed slaves to help work the plantation. Then I think

once they had all their children though they still had some money troubles. After

that's a lot of children to raise. That's a lot of money even in 1839. That's a lot

of money. So I think they actually had to join his circus again in the US to you

know,  to to supplement their income. To pay for everything. Anyway,  so that's why

Siamese twins got to be known you know , as an informal name for

conjoined twins. Okay. Anyway,  I hope you got it.  I hope it's clear hope. I hope it was

informative. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.