1、新概念二新概念二Lesson 25Do the English speak English?Railway n.铁路铁路 表示道路的单词：highway,freeway,expressway,motorway highway:公路 motorway(BrE)=freeway(AmE)高速公路(主要指城市与城市之间的)IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,black anddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskeda porter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,bu
2、tveryclearly aswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme.Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesand atlastheunderstood.heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.Iamaforeigner,Is aid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlike that!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled
3、.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.YoullsoonlearnEnglish!hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachpersonspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdontunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?BrE AmE 火车站 railway station train station 地铁站 underground/tube station subway station 加油站 petrol station gas
4、stationSeveral:adj.more than three but fewer than many.修饰可数名字复数e.g.I repeated my questions several times.各自的各自的Several men,several minds.人各有志人各有志foreigner:n.外国人外国人 e.g.a blue-eyed foreigner 蓝眼睛外国人 foreign:adj.外国的，海外的 外国留学生：foreign students 洋货：foreign goods Adj.+ern.strangestanger foreignforeigner li
5、ghtlighter(打火机)wonder n.奇观奇观 世界七大奇观：the seven great wonders in the world What a wonder!多么奇妙 Its a wonder that he survived the plane crash.v.觉得奇怪，不明白觉得奇怪，不明白+at sth e.g.She wonders at her own stupidity.+从句从句(从句用陈述句的语序从句用陈述句的语序)e.g.Im wondering what I should do.I wonder who he is.礼貌地提问或请求别人做某事礼貌地提问或请求
6、别人做某事e.g.Im wondering whether I could ask you out.Im wondering if you could help me.Wonderful:adj.奇妙的，精彩的，极好的奇妙的，精彩的，极好的 About the title:Do the English speak English?English：n.英语，英国人，英格兰人英语，英国人，英格兰人 adj.英国的，英格兰的英国的，英格兰的 the English:统称英国人，所以助动词用复数统称英国人，所以助动词用复数 English指英语，谓语动词用单数指英语，谓语动词用单数 e.g.Engli
7、sh is interesting.The English are friendly.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（the Britainthe British）I arrived in London at last.arrive in+大地点 arrive at+小地点：arrive at my school 表示“到达”：get to,reachat last:强调通过努力最后。e.g.At last,he succeeded in his pare:in the e
8、nd,finally in the end:强调一种结果finally:一种次序上的最后 firstly,secondly,finallyThe railway station was big,black and dark.dark：adj.黑暗的light 皮肤黝黑的fair(white)深的：dark bluelight 忧郁的：dark expression 坏的：look on the dark side look on the bright sideI did not know the way to my hotel,so I asked a porter.the way to:to
9、 是介词，介词短语充当the way的定语，房门的钥匙：the key to the door 问题的答案：the answer to the question 大楼的入口：the entrance to the building I not only spoke English very carefully,but very clearly as well.not onlybutwell意思等同于：not onlybut(also)这个句子我们可以换成：I not only spoke English very carefully,but also very clearly.e.g.He i
10、s not only clever,but also diligent.He is not only clever,but diligent as well.He answered me,but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.neither.nor.:表示两者都不e.g.I have neither time nor money to travel.She likes neither butter nor cheese.当neither.nor.连接两个主语时，也应遵循就近原则。例如：e.g.Neither dad nor mum is at home
11、 today.Neither you nor I am in.若将neither.nor.句型变为肯定句，只需把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:prep.像 Like father,like son.有其父必有其子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
12、刚刚相反。e.g.My friend and I went to the theatre yesterday.The Compound Sentence定义：并列句是由两个或两个以上的简单句连接而成,意义和语法成分上不是从属于任何一方并列连词并列连词的分类：并列关系(联合关系)连接词：and,not onlybut(also),bothand，neithernor等 I help him and he helps me.Not only did we write to her but also we telegraphed her.Neither would I consult him nor
13、 would he ask me for advice.转折关系转折关系 连接词：but,yet,still,while,however He failed many times,but he didnt despair.He studied hard,yet he failed the exam.选择关系选择关系 连接词：or,otherwise eitheror Money or life?We must hurry,or well miss the train.Either you come to my place or I go to yours.因果关系因果关系 连接词：for,so,thus,therefore We had better stay at home,for it was raining.He didnt work hard,therefore he failed in the examination.
