(完整版)裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记第25课

1、英国人讲的是英语吗？Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?Why does the writer not understand the porter?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 por

2、ter, 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 port

3、er 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

4、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？【New words and expressions】(5 )1 railway 'rei

5、lwei n. 铁路2 porter 'p ?:t? n. 搬运工 3 several 'sev ?r?l 几个4 foreigner'f ?rin ? n. 外国人5 wonder 'w ?nd ? v. 感到奇怪 一单词讲解： railway n. 铁路，铁道 U (Br.) / railroad (Am.) a line of railway一条铁路railway station火车站railway n. 轨道 (pl.) Ceg. The railway was opened to traffic last year.这条铁路是去年通车的。high le

6、vel railway高架铁路表示 “地铁 ”的词汇： subway 's ?bwei (Am.) tube tju:b (Br.) underground (Br.) metro 'metr ?u (Paris) 地铁 rail n. 横杆，扶手，围栏，轨道 jump rail 出轨stair rails 楼梯扶手ride the rails 逃票乘火车sit on the rails (Am.)骑墙，保持中立railing n. 栏杆iron-bar railing 铁栏杆porter n. 搬运工，脚夫(在车站，机场，旅馆等处的)bellboy / pageboy (Am

7、.) 旅馆，俱乐部等通常穿制服的男服务员 port n. 港，口岸clear a port出港close a port 封港reach a port / enter a port入港eg. Many ships frequent the port.许多船只常来此港。eg. Any port in a storm.慌不择路，穷途之策。 (谚)several1) more than three but fewer than many一些，几个eg. Several more people than usual came to the concert. 来音乐会的人比平常多了几个。eg. I rep

8、eated my questions several times.2) 各自的，各个的(文)eg. Several men, several minds.人各有志；foreigner n. 外国人 a blue-eyed foreigner 一个蓝眼睛的外国人 entertain foreigners foreign 'f ?rin adj.foreign language foreign goods 外国货 foreign students 留学生 foreign affairs 外交事务 foreign policy 外交政策 foreign trade 外贸 eg. The qu

9、estion is foreign to the matter in hand.款待外宾 entertain ,ent 外国的，无关的，陌生的我把问题重复了几遍。10 个人有 10 个样。（谚）?'tein vt. & vi.款待 , 招待这问题与处理中的事情无关。eg. The subject is foreign to us.我们对这个问题很陌生。overseas / oversea adj. 在海外的，来自海外的，侨居海外的 overseas trade 海外贸易 adv. 在海外， 来自海外 go overseas 到海外去，adj. + ern.strange str

10、anger foreign foreigner wonder n./v.1) n. 奇迹the seven wonders of the world世界七大奇迹eg. What a wonder.真奇妙！eg. It is a wonder that he survived the plane crash.他在空难中幸存下来，真是个奇迹。and no wonder / and little wonder（用来强调前面的句子）不足为奇，难怪eg. He declined our offer, and no wonder.难怪他拒绝了我们的给予。decline di'klain vt. &

11、amp; vi.辞谢; 谢绝（邀请等 ）a nine-day wonder一时的轰动No wonder that / It is no wonder that难怪eg. No wonder you were late!难怪你来晚了。2） v. 感到惊奇、惊讶wonder at sth对某事感到惊奇eg. We wonder at the speed of modern trains.我们对现代火车的速度感到惊奇。接宾语从句：eg. I wonder that you weren' t kil真led奇. 怪，你居然没有被杀死。3. v. 对某事感到好奇，想知道 ask oneself

12、questionseg. I wonder who he is.我真想知道他是谁。eg. I wonder whether you can lend me20. 我想知道你是否能借给我 20 英镑。wonderful adj. 令人惊奇的，绝妙的，神奇的（口）eg. She is a wonderful mother.她是位伟大的母亲。eg. She is a wonderful wife.她是位极出色的妻子。eg. The weather is wonderful.天气棒极了。eg. The teacher is wonderful.这位老师非常好。eg. The enthusiasm to

13、 study English is wonderful.这种学习英语的热情是极棒的。enthusiasm in' ju:zi?zm n. 热情 , 热心；巨大兴趣 , 热衷的事物 二、关键句型 Key Structures 并列句如果句子包含有两个或更多互不依从的主谓结构，就是并列句。并列句中的分句通常用连词来连接，常用的连词 有：and, but, so ,yet, or, both.and, eitheror, neither nor, not only.but also, not only.but.aswelland 前后是顺承关系but 前后是转折关系so 因果关系yet 转折

14、关系or 表示否则的意思both.and不但 . 而且 .either.or或者 A 或者 Bneither.nor既不 . 也不 .not only.but also不但 . 而且 .not only.but.as well不但 . 而且 .1) The camera-work is perfect and the cast is good. 电影拍摄非常棒而且演员也非常出色。2) Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. (谚 )玫瑰虽香但刺却扎人。sting v. 蛰，刺3) Xiao Wang is coming here tomorrow, too, s

15、o you might as well come with her. 小王明天也来，所以你来时跟她一块来吧。4) We must redouble our efforts, or we'll never be able to catch up with the others. 我们必须加倍努力，否则我们永远不可能追上别人。5) Both he and工 teach English. 他和我都教英语He teaches both English and French. 。他既教英语又教法语。6) Either you or I must tell him.He plays either

16、soccer or rugby. 或者是你或者是我必须告诉他。他踢英式足球或者是橄榄球。(前半句连接并列的主语，后半句连接并列的宾 语。)7) Neither he nor工 speak English.他和我都不讲英语。He can neither read nor writer.他既不能读也不能写。He speaks neither English nor French.他既不讲英语也不讲法语。Neither.nor连接并列的宾语成分。8) You must not only wash the dishes but sweep the floor as well.你不但要洗碗而且要扫地。n

17、ot only.but as well连接并列的被动语成分通过以上的例句我们总结出来： both.and ， either.or ， neither.nor 以及 not only.but also在句中连接的是并列的成分。Exercise并列旬用括号里的词将两个句子连接起来1) I did not know the way to my hotel. I asked a porter. (so) .I did not know the way to my hotel so I asked a porter. 我不认识去旅馆的路，所以我问了一个搬运工。2) I repeated my quest

18、ion several times. At last he understood. (and) 我把问题重复了几遍，最后他懂得了。 I repeat my question several times and at last he understood.3) I spoke English very carefully. I spoke very clearly. 我讲英语非常小心，我讲英语非常清楚。>I spoke English not only very carefully but very clearly as well.4) He answered me. He did not

19、 speak slowly. He did not speak clearly. (but.neither.nor) 他回答我了，他讲话既不慢也不清楚。>He answered me but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.5) I knocked at the door. He didn't open it. (but) 我敲了门，他不开。一 >I knocked at the door but he didn't open it.6) He went on holiday .I went on holiday. (both

20、.and ) 他去度假了。我去度假了。>Both he and工 went on holiday.他和我都去度假了。7) He must be mad. He must be very wise. (either.or) 他一定是疯了。他一定是聪明的。一 >He must be either mad or very wise. 他或者是疯了，或者是聪明的。课文讲解 TextI arrived in London at last.（arrive in 到达（大地方） arrive at 到达（小地方） get toreach vt. 到达 at last 终于，到底（强调努力的结果）

21、eg. At last, he succeeded in business.终于，他生意上成功了。in the end 表示一种结局，结果eg. We talked and talked about where to go, but stayed at home in the end. 我们不停地讨论去哪儿，但结果还是呆在家里。finally 通常用于句首，次序上的最后 firstly, secondly, finally首先，其次，最后eg. Finally, he thanked them and took his leave.首先他表示感谢，然后离开。这一句交代了作者I arrive i

22、n London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. 用三个形容词对火车站进行简单的描述。The railway station was big， black and dark.问路的必要，从而引起下文的幽默故事。big 更口语化，多用于指体积、重量、规模、程度方面的大 large 指宽度、数量之大，一般可互换 a big building / a large building 此外，用 large 表示巨大的事物，带有敬畏的感情色彩 eg. He has large hands. black adj.1) 黑色的 whi

23、te2) 发黑的，污染的eg. Your hands are black.你的手脏了。3) 黑皮肤的 black coffee 纯咖啡4) 不祥的 black Friday 黑色星期五5) 黑暗的 (dark) black and blue 青一块紫一块 go black 失去知觉，眼前一黑 in the black 有盈余 in the red 赤字 black eye 黑眼圈 Swear the black is white.颠倒黑白，指鹿为马dark adj.1) 黑暗的 lighteg. The sky has turned quite dark.天空变得非常黑暗。2) 皮肤黝黑的 f

24、air3) 深色的 light dark blue 深蓝色 还可指眼睛、头发等很黑的4) 阴暗的，忧郁的 dark expression 忧郁的表情 in the dark 在暗处eg. A cat can see in the dark.猫在黑暗中也能看见。in the dark 秘密地，一无所知地 keep a plan in the dark保持计划的秘密性别再跨进我家门槛。dark horse 不明实力的马，竞赛中实力不明但被认为可能获胜的人 the Dark Ages 黑暗的时代 欧洲中世纪知识艺术水平衰退而有此称 darken v. 变黑，发暗 eg. Never darken m

25、y door again. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.the way to my hotelto 是介词，可以加名词、动名词或代词作介词的宾语the way to my hotel去旅馆的路the key to the door这扇门的钥匙the answer to the question这个问题的答案the entrance to the building这幢楼的入口当表示由此及彼的关系用“ to ”表达。so 表示

26、前后是因果关系I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.not only but as we不ll 但，而且eg. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.= I not only spoke English very carefully, but also very clearly. 我讲英语不但非常认真而且咬字也非常清楚。The porter, however, could not understand me.

27、 I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.然而这个搬运工却不能听懂我的话， however 在这里表转折，我把话重复了几遍， and 在这里表示顺承的关系， 最后他懂了。 Understand 是及物动词后面接宾语， understood 在这里是不及物动词后面无宾语。He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.neither nor 既 不也不eg. They worked neigher for fame nor for personal

28、 gains. 他们工作既不图名也不图利。eg. She could neither speak the language nor write it. 这门语言她既不会说也不会写。I am a foreigner,' I said .Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.But 强调转折关系My teacher never spoke English like that !like that 像那样eg. I don ' t like dishonest person like him.我不喜欢像他那样不诚实的

29、人。eg. Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。（谚）feel like 想要，意欲feel like doing想要 做eg. I am tired. I don' t feel like dancing today.我 累了，我今天不想跳舞。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 Eng

30、land, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?I wonder = I am not sure.the English 英国人 English 指英语eg. English is very interesting. eg. The English are very friendly.四、练习 Exercise1. My sister went shopping. I went shopping.(Both and) Both my sister and I went shopping.2. We got very tired. We got very hungry.(not only but as well) We not only got very tired but very hungry as well.3. It was three o ' clock. We could not get lunch. We had a cup of tea. (and so) It was three o