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新概念英语第二册短语lesson25
【New words and expressions】
railway n. 铁路
porter n. 搬运工
several quantifier 几个
foreigner n. 外国人
wonder v. 感到奇怪
★railway n. 铁路
railroad 铁路(美)
railway/railroad station 火车站
★several quantifier 几个
several=a number of… 一些,只能修饰可数
several times 许多次(不能说some times)
some 一些, 即可以修饰可数, 又可以修饰不可数
a great number of… 大量的
some time 一段时间
some time age 一段时间以前
sometime adv. 某时
I will defeat you sometime. (总有一天我将打败你)
sometimes adv. 有时, 偶尔
★wonder v. 感到奇怪
① n. 奇迹,奇观,奇才;惊奇,惊讶
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. 感到惊讶,感到诧异,对……事情感奇怪
They wondered that there was a modern building in district.
wonder at sth.
I wonder at the beauty of the old town.
③ vt.&vi.(对……)感到疑惑/怀疑,想要知道
wonder +if +从句 是否……
I wonder if you have any spare time.
wonder +特殊疑问词 +从句
I wonder what time it is.
I wonder why you are late.
I wondered where you were going.
Could you tell me how to get to?/I wondered how to get there. 问路
no wonder 难怪
wonderful adj. 极好的
【Text】
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?
参考译文
我终于到了伦敦. 火车站很大, 又黑又暗. 我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走, 于是向一个搬运工打听. 我的英语讲得不但非常认真, 而且咬字也非常清楚. 然而搬运工却不明白我的话. 我把问话重复了很多遍. 他终于听懂了. 他回答了, 但他讲得既不慢也不清楚. “我是个外国人, “我说. 于是他说得慢了, 可我还是听不懂. 我的老师从来不那样讲英语!我和搬运工相视一笑. 接着, 他说了点什么, 这回我听懂了. “您会很快学会英语的!” 他说. 我感到奇怪. 在英国, 人们各自说着一种不同的语言. 英国人之间相互听得懂, 可我却不懂他们的话!他们说的是英语吗?
【课文讲解】
1、Do the English speak English?
English这里均为名词,第一个指“英国人”,前面要加the,表示一个群体,后面的动词必须用复数;第二个指“英语”,指语言时前面不加冠词。
The English often talk about the weather.
English还可以作形容词,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。
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