1、Lesson 25Do the English speak English?英国的全称为:大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国,又名英国,大英帝国。(The United Kingdom of Great British Isles and Northern Ireland),是由英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰组成的联合王国,主体是英格兰,所以习惯上称英国(英国本来是英格兰王国的简称)。语言 英国名义上没有官方语,实际上以英语为主要语言。英格兰以外地区有其他官方语
2、言,例如威尔士语(威尔士人口的26%)、苏格兰盖尔语(6万人使用)等New Words and Expressions railway n.铁路 porter n.搬运工 several 几个 foreigner n.外国人 wonder v.感到奇怪 railway n.铁路,铁道 u (Br)railroad (Am)a line of railway 一条铁路 railway station 火车站 eg.这条铁路是去年通车的。The railway was opened to traffic last year railway n.轨道(pl.)c high level railway
3、 高架铁路 subway (Am)tube (Br)underground (Br)metro (Paris)地铁rail n.横杆,扶手,围栏,轨道jump the rail 出轨stair rails 楼梯扶手ride the rails 逃票乘火车sit on the rails (Am)骑墙,保持 中立railing n.栏杆iron-bar railing 铁栏杆 porter n.搬运工,脚夫(在车站,机场等处 的)bellboy/pageboy (Am)旅馆,俱乐部等通常穿制服 的男服务员 port n.港,口岸 出港 clear a port 封港 close a port 入
4、港 reach/enter a port eg.许多船只常来此港。Many ships frequent the port.eg.Any port in a storm.慌不择路,穷途之策。(谚)several 1)more than three but fewer than many 一些,几个 (pron.)eg.Several more people than usual came to the concert.来音乐会的人比平常多了几个。eg.我把问题重复了几遍。I repeated my question several times.2)各自的,各个的 eg.Several men,
5、several minds.人各有志,十个人十个样。(谚)foreigner n.外国人 eg.一个蓝眼睛的外国人 a blue-eyed foreigner entertain foreigners 款待外国人 foreign adj.外国的,无关的,陌生的 外语 languages 外国货,洋货 goods 留学生 students 外交事务 affairs 外交政策 policy 外贸 trade eg.The question is foreign to the matter in hand.这个问题与处理中的事情无关。eg.The subject is foreign to us.这
6、个问题对我们来讲很陌生。overseas/oversea adj.在海外的,来自海外的,侨居海外的 海外贸易 overseas trade adv.在海外,来自海外 到海外去 go overseas 在海外生活 live overseas adj.+er n.strange stranger foreign foreignerwonder n./v.1)n.奇迹 世界八大奇迹 the eight wonders of the world eg.What a wonder!真奇妙!eg.他从空难中幸存下来这是一个奇迹。It is a wonder that he survived the pla
7、ne crash.and no wonder/and little wonder(用来强调前面的句子)不足为奇,难怪 eg.He declined our offer,and no wonder.难怪他拒绝了我们的给予。a nine-day wonder 一时的轰动 No wonder that./It is no wonder that.难怪。eg.难怪你来晚了。No wonder that you were late!2)v.感到惊奇,惊讶 wonder at sth 对什么事情感到惊奇 eg.我们对如今火车的速度感到惊奇。We wonder at the speed of modern
8、trains.接宾语从句 eg.I wonder that you werent killed.真奇怪你居然没有被杀死。3)v.对某事感到好奇,想知道(通常表示自问的意思)eg.我真想知道他是谁呢。I wonder who he is.eg.我想知道是否你能借我20英镑。I wonder whether you can lend me 20.wonderful adj.令人惊奇的;绝妙的,神奇的(口)eg.她是个伟大的母亲。She is a wonderful mother.天气棒极了。The weather is wonderful.学习英语的热情是极棒的。The enthusiasm to
9、 study English is wonderful.About the title:Do the English speak English?English:n.英语,英国人,英格兰人 adj.英国的,英格兰的 the English:统称英国人,所以助动词用复数 English指英语,谓语动词用单数 e.g.English is interesting.The English are friendly.I arrived in London at last.arrive in 到达(大地方)arrive at 到达(小地点)get to reach vt.到达 at last 终于,到底
10、(强调努力的结果)e.g.At last,he succeeded in his business.终于,他生意上成功了。compare:in the end,finally in the end 表示一种结局,结果 eg.We talked and talked about where to go but stayed at home in the end.我们不断地讨论去哪,最后决定呆 在家里。finally 通常用于句首,一种次序上的最后 firstly,secondly,finally 第一,第二,最后eg.Finally,he thanked them and took his le
11、ave.最后,他表示感谢然后离开了。The railway station was big,black and dark.用三个形容词对火车站进行了简单的描述。这句话交代了作者问路的必要,从而引起下文的幽默故事。big 更口语化,多用于指体积,重量,规模,程度 方面的大large 指宽度,数量之大,一般可互换eg.一个大的建筑 a big/large building 此外,用 large 表示巨大的事物,带有敬畏的感情色彩。eg.他的手很大。He has large hands.black adj.1)黑色的 white 2)发黑的,污染的 eg.Your hands are black.3
12、)黑皮肤的 black coffee 纯咖啡 4)不祥的 black Friday 黑色星期五 5)黑暗的 (dark)短语 black and blue 青一块,紫一块 go black 失去知觉,眼前一黑 in the black 有盈余 in the red 赤字 black eye 黑眼圈 swear that black is white 颠倒黑白,指鹿为马 dark adj.1)黑暗的 light eg.天空变得非常的黑暗。The sky has turned quite dark.2)皮肤黝黑的 fair 3)深色的 light dark blue 深蓝色 还可指眼睛,头发等很黑
13、的 4)阴暗的,忧郁的 忧郁的表情 dark expression 在暗处 in the dark eg.猫在黑暗中也能看得见。A cat can see in the dark.in the dark 秘密地,一无所知地 keep a plan in the dark 把这个计划保密 dark horse 黑马,不明实力的马,竞赛中实力不明但被认为可能获胜的人 I did not know the way to my hotel,so I asked a porter.the way to my hotel to 是介词,可以加名词、动名词或代词做介词 的宾语。类似的如:房门的钥匙:the
14、key to the door 问题的答案:the answer to the question 大楼的入口:the entrance to the building 这里的 to 都表示由此及彼的方向。I not only spoke English very carefully,but very clearly as well.not only.but.as well 不但,而且 用not only.but also 来替换、I not only spoke English very carefully,but also very clearly.He answered me,but he
15、 spoke neither slowly nor clearly.neither.nor.表示两者都不,既不.也不.e.g.他既不会说也不会写这种语言。He could neither speak the language nor write it.我既没有时间也没有钱去旅游。I have neither time nor money to travel.当neither.nor.连接两个主语时,也应遵循就 近原则。e.g.Neither dad nor mum is at home today.Neither you nor I am in.若将neither.nor.句型变为肯定句,只需
16、把 neither.nor.改为both.and.即可,同时谓语 动词必须用复数形式。e.g.Both dad and mum are at home today.今天父母都 在家。My teacher never spoke English like that!like that 像那样 eg.我不喜欢像他一样不诚实的人。I dont like dishonest person like him.eg.有其父必有其子。(谚)Like father,like son.feel like 想要,意欲 feel like doing.eg.我累了,我今天不想跳舞了。I am tired,I don
17、t feel like dancing today.The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.英语当中一般都把第一人称“我”放在并列主语后面,与 中文刚刚相反。e.g.My friend and I went to the theatre yesterday.Key Structure-并列句 如果句子包含有两个或更多互不依从的主谓结构,就是并列句。并列句中的分句通常用连词来连接。常用的连词有:and 和,然后(表并列,联合关系),both.and 两者都.(表并列,联合关系),not only.but also(not only.but.as well)不但.而且 but 但是,yet 然而(表转折关系),so 因此(表因果关系),or 或者,否则,either.or 要么.要么.(表选择关系),neither.nor,not only.but also,not only.but.as well