1、 你知道不仅有一种英语吗？你知道不仅有一种英语吗？Do you know there is more than one kind of English?1.more than+n.不止一个学生不止一个学生(很多学生很多学生)已经来过。已经来过。More than one student _(come).There _(be)more than one girl in the team.more than+数词数词 more than+adj.more than sb.can do has come is 以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也
2、可以相互交流。尽相同，也可以相互交流。Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.3.even if=even though as if=as though 2.because of/as a result of /on account of due to /owing to /thanks to 我很乐意到你的公寓去。我很乐意到你的公寓去。Id like to come up to your e up:被提出被提出=be m_ come up with=p
3、ut f_ come across/run into/meet with come about:happen come out:be publishedSo why has English changed over time?5.over 在在期间期间 Will you be home _(圣诞期间圣诞期间)?Over a period of ten years he stole a million pounds from the company.Can we talk about this over dinner/coffee?over Christmas entioned orward 它
4、（当时的英语）更多地是以德语为基础的，它（当时的英语）更多地是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。而现代英语不是。It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.6.more than He is more lazy than stupid.与其说与其说_不如说不如说_ 不那么像德语不那么像德语 less like German 他笨他笨 他懒他懒 所以到所以到17世纪，莎士比亚所用的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。世纪，莎士比亚所用的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。So by the 1600s Shakespeare was
5、 able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.7.the 1600s/1600s the 17th century the 1980s/the 80s 8.make(good/full)use of sth.to do 你的业余时间应该被好好用来学习一门外语。你的业余时间应该被好好用来学习一门外语。Your spare time should be made good use of to lean a foreign language.9.a wider vocabulary than ever before I have n
6、ever heard a better voice than hers.他们从来没有看过比这个再无聊的电影了。他们从来没有看过比这个再无聊的电影了。They have never seen a more boring film than this.那时，英语在拼写上发生了两大变化。那时，英语在拼写上发生了两大变化。At that time two big changes in English spelling happened.10.happen/take place 昨晚在那个城市昨晚在那个城市发生发生了一起重大交通了一起重大交通事故事故，造成造成20人死亡。人死亡。A serious tr
7、affic accident happened in the city last night,causing 20 deaths.自从十年前我的家乡自从十年前我的家乡发生发生了很大了很大变化变化。Great changes have taken place since ten years ago.后者体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。后者体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.11.separate adj.单独的，分离的单独的，分离的 两栋独立的建筑两栋独立的建筑 /他们各自的
8、房间他们各自的房间 two buildings/their rooms v.分开，分离分开，分离 from When you learn a language,reading and writing cant be separated from each other.学习学习 语言的时候，读和写不能分开。语言的时候，读和写不能分开。比如，印度拥有比如，印度拥有众多众多讲英语很流利的人。讲英语很流利的人。For example,India has a very large number of fluent English speakers.12.a(large)number of the num
9、ber of 目前在中国学习英语的人数正在迅速增长。目前在中国学习英语的人数正在迅速增长。Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly.事实上，中国可能拥有世界上最多的英语学习者。事实上，中国可能拥有世界上最多的英语学习者。In fact,China may have the larges number of English learners.时间会证明一切。时间会证明一切。Only time will tell.13.tell v.tell jokes/stories/the truth/lies/a lie A from B(与与can/could/be able to连用连用)辨别辨别;识别识别Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?I cant tell them apart.tell the difference between andtell the time You can never tell.(=You never can tell.)谁也不知道谁也不知道;谁也没把握。谁也没把握。
