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Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?
【
New words and
expressions
】
★
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
nu
mber 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
< br>相似的单词有
French
，
C
hinese
，
Japanese
等。
2
、
I arrived in
London at last.
arrive vi.
到达
arrive at
小地点；
arrive in
大地点
When will you
arrive?
reach vt.
到达
< br>……
（后面一定要加宾语）
When will you reach(arrive in) BeiJing?
get
to+
宾语到达
……
When will you get to BeiJing?
How can I get there?
home/there
都是副词，副词跟动词连用的时候不需要加介词，
arrive
也一样；但一般不
用
“reach
home/there”
，如一定要这样
写则把
“home”
看作名词，
“th
ere”
当代词看
,
不作副
词看
get home
到家；
get
there
到那
3
、
The railway
station was 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
颜色
(
< br>建筑物
)
The room is black.
dark
没有光线
It is dark.
4
、
I did not know
the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
the
way to …
通往
……
路
Can you tell me the way to…
I don't know the way to…. Can you tell
me how to get there?