Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner,”I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “You’ll soon learn English!”he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?
railway | n. 铁路 |
hotel | n. 旅馆 |
porter | n. 搬运工 |
several | quantifier 几个 |
foreigner | n. 外国人 |
wonder | v. 感到奇怪 |
language | n. 语言 |
标题Do the English speak English?
English这里均为名词,第一个指“______”,前面要加______,表示一个群体,视为复数;第二个指“______”,指语言时前面不加______。
例:The English often talk about the weather.
English还可以作______,表示“英格兰的,英国的,英国人的”等。
与English相似的单词有French,Chinese,Japanese等。
1. I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark.
u arrive vi.到达,arrive ______小地点;arrive ______大地点
例:When will you arrive?
______vt. 到达,例:When will you reachNew York?
______到达,When will you get to New York?
注意:home/there是副词,副词跟动词连用的时候不需要加______,arrive/gethome/there,比如How can I get there?
u railway n. 铁路
______铁路(美)
railway/railroad station火车站
u big, black and dark
并列的表达方式中前面都是用逗号隔开, 最后两个用and连接
black和dark
black______,比如black people黑人
dark______(没有光线),比如dark clouds乌云,a dark forest黑暗森林,It is dark outside. ____________黑暗
2. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
u the way ______… 通往…路
例:Can you tell me the way tothe library?
u porter(火车站、机场或酒店等的)行李搬运工人
3. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me.
u not only...but...as well= not only…but also…不但…而且…
例:I can speak not only Chinese but English as well.
Mary not only found her aunt, but stayed with her for two weeks as well.
Not only you but also I will go there.主语并列
4. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.
u several quantifier 几个
several=a number of…一些,只能修饰_________,比如several times许多次
some一些, 修饰___________或____________,比如some people,some money
u understand-____________-____________
5. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
u neither…nor…既不…,也不…,谓语动词与后一个主语保持一致,______
例:Neither the boss nor his secretaryisflying to New York.
either … or… 或者…或者…,作主语时同样也是______
例:Either they or Sam is going to Shanghai next Sunday.
=Either Sam or they are going to shanghai next Sunday.
6. “I am a foreigner,”I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
u foreigner外国人,____________外国
7. My teacher never spoke English like that!
u like______,表示“像,像……一样”
There’s no one like you.
He speaks like a foreigner.
8. The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “You’ll soon learn English!”he said.
u soon,fast,quickly
soon表示____________,比如You’ll soon learn English!
fast表示____________,比如He can run very fast.
quickly表示____________,比如She quickly cooked the supper.
9. I wonder.
u wonder词意
① n. _____________________;____________
Jane is a wonder. She never fails in her examinations.
the seven wonders of the world in ancient times 世界古代七大奇观
② vi.&vt. ____________
They wondered that there was a modern building in district.
wonder ______sth.
I wonder at the beauty of the old town.
③ vt.&vi.(对……)____________
wonder +______+从句 是否……
I wonder if you have any spare time.
wonder +____________+从句
I wonder what time it is.
I wonder why you are late.
I wondered where you were going.
____________难怪
____________adj. 极好的
10. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?
u speak词意(speak-______-______)
①vi. ______,比如Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
② vt. ______(某种语言),比如speak English
③vi. ______,交谈,speak ____ sb. ______sth.
I’ve spoken to the manager about it.
Letter Writing书信写作
写信人地址写在信纸右上角,先写地址(由小到大),再写日期
14 Grafton St.,
Croydon,
Surrey,
England.
24thApril, 1999
并列句中的并列连词
通过并列连词可以把几个简单句连接起来构成一个并列句。
一些并列句的连词:and,but,yet,or,so,not only…but…as well 不但……而且……,neither…nor… 既不……也不……,either…or…或者……或者……,both…and…两者都
and和,并且
He finished lunch. He went into the garden.
--He finished lunch and went into the garden.
but但是,表转折
I ran to the station. I missed the train.
--I ran to the station __________________.
I saw him yesterday. He did not greet me.
--I saw him yesterday, __________________.
or 或者, 否则
Hurry up,or you will be late.
so因此,表因果关系
He went to bed late. He got up late.
--He went to bed late, __________________.
both…and…两者都
He teaches English. I teach English.
--Both he and I teach English.
He teaches English. He teaches French.
--He teaches ________________________.
当主语由and或both…and连接, 通常采用复数谓语动词。
________________________are his friends.
either…or…或者……或者……
You must tell him. I must tell him.
--__________________must tell him.
He plays soccer. He plays rugby.
--He plays __________________.
neither…nor… 既不……也不……
He does not speak English. I do not speak English.
--____________speak English.
He does not speak English. He does not speak French.
--He speaks ____________.
He can not read. He can not write.
--He can ____________.
not only…but…as well, not only...but also...不但……而且……
You must wash the dishes. You must sweep the floor.
--You must not only wash the dishes but sweep the floor as well.
--You must not only wash the dishes but also sweep the floor.
当主语由neither...nor,either...or,not only...but also连接时,谓语动词与nor,or,but also后面的词一致,即“______”,离动词最近的名词是单数, 整个主语就视为单数;离动词最近的名词是复数, 整个主语就视为复数
Neither he nor I ______going to the airport.
Not only Mary but also her parents ______ gone abroad.