1、Lesson 14 Do you speak English? I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in Fr
2、ench and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, Do you speak English? As I soon learnt, he was English himself!参考译文 去年我有过一次有趣的经历。在离
3、开法国南部的一个小村庄后,我继续驶往下一个城镇。途中,一个青年人向我招手。我把车停下,他向我提出要求搭车。他一上车,我就用法语向他问早上好,他也同样用法语回答我。除了个别几个单词外,我根本不会法语。旅途中我们谁也没讲话。就要到达那个镇时,那青年突然开了口,慢慢地说道:“你会讲英语吗?” 我很快了解到,他自己就是个英国人! 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语amusing adj. 好笑的,有趣的amused:感到好笑的amuse v.动词后面会加人做宾语The story amused me.The story is amusing.I am amused.in
4、teresting:有意思The book is interesting.The book is amusing.funny:好笑的,可以指贬义,开心的,令人开心的interesting/funny storyexperience n. 经历经验、体验:不可数名词经历、感受:可数名词He has a lot of experience. He has a lot of experiences.Experience is the best teacher. 经验是最好的老师。They still lacked experience. 他们经验还不足。Something about your ba
5、ckground and experience. 谈谈你的背景情况和经历。+s(a/an),经历;原形,经验experienced:有经验的He is an experienced doctor.表示做某事的经验,其后通常不接不定式,而接 in of doing sth。He has had much experience in of this kind of work. 他有丰富的经验做这项工作。experiece in of teachingteaching experience(教学经验)experience还可表示“体验”“经历”等,只用作及物动词。All children will
6、experience fun and excitement in learning and growing up. 在学习和成长中的所有儿童都将感受到快乐和兴奋。The child had never experienced kindness. 这孩子从未受过善待。词语扩展:experienced作形容词,表示有经验的。例句:He is an experienced teacher.他是一位经验丰富的老师。wave vt. 向挥手示意;使成波浪形 vi. 波动;起伏;挥手示意;摇动;呈波形wave to sb;向某人招手The children waved to their teacher.
7、孩子们向老师招手。lift n. 搭便车 vt. 举起;提升I was a lift.take a bus/taxi/lifttake a lift:搭便车I take a list.The student gave me a lift.give sb a lift:让某人搭便车 I will give you a lift to the airport.我可以顺便送你去机场。B wants to take a lift.A will give B a lift.hitch hiker:搭便车的人lift sb. /sth. up 将某人/某物抬起He lifted the box. 他举起了
8、箱子。reply v. 回答answerHe answered/replied.answer sth/reply to sth.answer the letter:回信I will reply to the letter.language n. 语言native language:母语mother tongueThe native language is Chinese.My mother tongue is Chinese.journey n. 旅行begin a trip:开始一个旅行begin a journeytrip,travel,tourtrip:短距离旅行或出差go on bus
9、iness/go on a triptravel:周游(长途)tour,为了玩tourist:游客journey:所有的旅行go on a journey, 3 days journey2 hours journeyvoyage:旅行(海上)flight:空中飞行journey:偏重于陆地旅行trip;travel;tour;journey;voyage;flight【notes on the text】l I drove on to the next town. 我继续驶往下一个城镇。句中的副词on 有“继续地”“不停顿的”的意思。 He can work on without a brea
10、k. 他能不停地工作。l in the south of 表达方位的表达方式一共有3个介词,in,on,to 没有相接的,是相离的,to 接壤,on 在什么里面,inl On the way 在途中,即将发生 in the way在路上,在途中 挡住去路 in a way 在某种程度上 in this way 这样 by the way顺便提一下,另外 by way of通过方法;经由 give way让路,让步;撤退 in every way在各方面,以各种方式 in no way决不,一点也不 in the way of妨碍;在方面,关于 lead the way引路,带路;示范 make
11、 way让路;开路;进展 make ones own way成功,发迹 make ones way前进,前往,行进 under way在进行中,前进着l as soon as:一.就.户名一定要加一个句子(时间主语从句),后面的先发生 As soon as I had received the letter,I ringed/called him back. 只要是状语从句,一旦遇到将来时,变为一般现在时 As soon as you arrive,you must call me. As soon as 强调两个动作几乎是连在一起的l Ask for a lift 要求搭车 搭便车:take
12、 a lift给某人搭便车:give sb a liftl Apart from 除了.之外Except They were all there except me. 除了我以外他们都在那里。except for含有对整体中的某一个方面不满意 Except for his height,he is very excellent. The article is very good except for his handwriting. Besides She has so much else to do besides doing her homework. 除了做她的作业外她还有许多其他的事情
13、要做。 in addition to He speaks French in addition to English. 他除了说英语之外,还会说法语。 I invited everyone except George. Except for George I invited everyone.Except for/apart from this,everything is in order.l not at all:一点点都不 I dont like it. I dont like it at all.l neither during the journey:在旅途当中,自始自终 neithe
14、r of sb,either of sb either of sb:什么当中的任何一个 neither of sb:什么当中的任何一个都不 either,neither 都是指两个当中的任何一个 如果不只两个人,就变成none ofl As I soon learnt, he was English himself! 我很快就知道,他自己就是一个英国人。 As主语动词逗号句子,As:正如 As I think,it is the coldest day in the year. As my mother said/As I heardAs he said,English is easy to
15、learn.l himself,反身代词单独放在句尾,起强调作用 I read English myself.I stopped=I stopped the car.ask sb for sth:请求某人要求得到什么东西say goodbye,say sorry,say hello,say good morning to him用某种语言:in某种语言I speak English.I say a word in Chinese.reply 要想加宾语要加 toin the smae languageas soon as:一.就.As soon as I had entered the roo
16、m,I took off my coat at once.【Key structures】过去完成时过去完成时:过去的过去或两个动作都在过去,一个动作在前,一个在后,发生在前的动作为过去完成时过去完成时一定要以一个过去时态在铺垫,这个动作一定要发生在had done之后After he had finished work he went home.The children ran away after they had broken the window.until:直到什么时候为止,直到什么时候才until,在后面一个从句之前发生了主句until,主句和从句两个都用一般过去时对,主句和从句然
17、后一个用过去完成是也对I had not understood the problem until he explained it.after后面会加过去完成时,before后面会加一般过去时【Special difficulties】a.ask and ask forask sth:问什么什么东西,ask a question/ask sbask for sth:要求得到,ask for the answerc.which of ,either of, neither of ,both ofeither of :两者当中的任何一个neither of:两者都不which of :那一个,wh
18、ich of the twoboth of:两者都Which of the two do you like?I want both of them.I want either of them.I want neither of them.【Multiple choice questions】6.I speak a few words of French. I dont know _French. .b. A. Many B. Much C. Plenty of D. A little French不可数,不能用manyplenty of:足够多的not much: a littlenot a
19、little: much7.Neither of us spoke. We _ .c. A. Neither spoke C. Either spoke C. Both didnt speak D. Neither didnt speakneither不会和not连用either:任何一个both:两个都neither of,不能说we neither,只能说neither of us9. The young man waved the writer. He _him. .c. A. Saluted B. Greeted C. Signalled to D. nodded salute:n.
20、致敬,欢迎;敬礼Greet vt. 欢迎,迎接;致敬,致意;映入眼帘Signal vt. 用信号通知;标志10.He asked for a lift. He was a _ .b. A. Tramp B. Hitch hiker C. Passenger D. Foreigner tramp:流浪汉hitch hiker:搭便车的人passenger:乘客,付车钱12. The writer had _ reached the town when the young man spoke. A. Often B. Almost C. Sometimes D. Just as almost=nearlyjust as 正当.时候 时间主语