1、Lesson 25Do the English speak English?第1页1.railway n.铁路铁路(BrE)=railroad(AmE)表示道路单词:highway,freeway,expressway,motorwayhighway:公路 motorway(BrE)=freeway(AmE):高速公路(主要指城市与城市之间)express:除了v.表示以外,还能够用作adj,表示快速、特快 e.g.express service:快递服务 EMSexpress mail serviceexpressway快速通道(主要指城市内,比如高架桥)第2页第3页第4页 BrE AmE火
2、车站 railway station train station地铁站 underground/tube station subway station加油站 petrol station gas station第5页第6页第7页2.several adj.more than three but fewer than many.修饰可数名字复数e.g.I repeated my questions several times.各自各自Several men,several minds.人各有志人各有志第8页3.foreigner n.外国人外国人 e.g.a blue-eyed foreigne
3、r 蓝眼睛外国人 entertain foreigners 款待外国人 foreign adj.外国,海外 外国留学生:foreign students 洋货:foreign goods 外交事务:foreign affairs 外交政策:foreign policy陌生e.g.The subject is foreign to us.adj.+ern.strangestanger foreignforeigner lightlighter(打火机)第9页4.wonder n.奇观奇观世界七大奇观:the seven great wonders in the worldWhat a wonde
4、r!多么奇妙Its a wonder that he survived the plane crash.短语:No/little wonderNo wonder that=Its no wonder thate.g.Shes jumping the rail.No wonder her husband dumped her.第10页wonderful:adj.奇妙,精彩,极好奇妙,精彩,极好 e.g.I would be a wonderful wife.第11页 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
5、.英国,英格兰英国,英格兰 the English:统称英国人,所以助动词用统称英国人,所以助动词用复数复数 English指英语,谓语动词用单数指英语,谓语动词用单数e.g.English is interesting.The English are friendly.第12页英国全称为: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)第13页1.I arrived in London at last.arrive in+大地点 arrive at+小地点
6、:arrive at my school 表示“抵达”:get to,reachat last:强调经过努力最终。e.g.At last,he succeeded in his pare:in the end,finally in the end:强调一个结果 e.g.They broke up several times,but married in the end.finally:一个次序上最终 firstly,secondly,finally第14页2.The railway station was big,black and dark.dark:adj.黑暗light皮肤黝黑fair(
7、white)深:dark bluelight忧郁:dark expression坏:look on the dark side look on the bright side第15页3.I did not know the way to my hotel,so I asked a porter.the way to:to 是介词,介词短语充当the way定语,类似如:房门钥匙:the key to the door问题答案:the answer to the question大楼入口:the entrance to the building都表示一个由此及彼方向。第16页 4.I not o
8、nly spoke English very carefully,but very clearly as well.not onlybutas well意思等同于:=not onlybut(also)这个句子我们能够换成:I not only spoken English very carefully,but also very clearly.e.g.He is not only clever,but also diligent.He is not only clever,but diligent as well.第17页5.He answered me,but he spoke neith
9、er slowly nor clearly.neither.nor.:表示二者都不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,也应遵照就近标准。比如:e.g.Neither dad nor mum is at home today.Neither you nor I am in.若将neither.nor.句型变为必定句,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
10、 mum are at home today.今天父母都在家。第18页6.My teacher never spoke English like that!like:prep.像He is very like his father.She looks nothing like her mother.Like father,like son.有其父必有其子The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.英语当中普通都把第一人称“我”放在并列主语后面,与汉字刚才相反。e.g.My friend and I went to the theatre y
11、esterday.第19页The Compound Sentence定义:并列句是由两个或两个以上简单句连接而成,意义和语法成份上不是隶属于任何一方。并列连词并列连词分类:第20页并列关系(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 would he ask me for advice.第21页转折关系转折关系 连接词:but,yet,still,while,however He failed many times,but he didnt despair.He studied hard,yet he failed the exam.第22页选择关系选择关系 连接词:or,otherwise eitheror e.g.We must hurry,or well miss the train.Either you come to my place or I go to yours.第23页