字母W,为什么叫double u

W is the 23rd letter in English.
W是英语字母表的第23个字母。

Its name is "double u", which means two U's.
它的名字叫“double u”,意思是两个U。

Long ago, W was written as two U's together.
很久以前,W就是两个U连在一起写的。

Later, the two U's joined into one letter.
后来,两个U才合成一个字母。

But the name stayed the same.
但名字一直没变。

So we still call it "double u" today.
所以今天我们还是叫它“double u”。

Letters have interesting stories too.
字母也有自己有趣的故事。