新概念英语第二册+Lesson+25+Do+the+English+speak+English+讲义

Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?

Text课文Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Whydoesthewriternotunderstandtheporter?

IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme.Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachpersonspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?Newwords生词railway['reilwei]n.铁路porter['pɔ:tə]n.搬运工several['sevərəl]几个foreigner['fɔrinə]n.外国人wonder['wʌndə]v.感到奇怪

Grammarfocus语法1.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走，于是向一个搬运工打听。thewaytosomewhere表示前往……的路。如：Doyouknowthewaytotheairport?

你知道去机场的路吗？句中的myhotel不是指作者拥有的酒店，而是指他要去住的那家酒店。又如：Isawacaraccidentonthewaytomyoffice.上班途中我目睹了一场车祸的发生。2.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.我的英语讲的不但非常认真，而且咬字也非常清楚。notonly…but…aswell表示不但……而且……。所连接的前后两个部分的成分必须一致。如：Henotonlysmokesbutdrinksaswell.他不仅吸烟，而且还喝酒。ShespeaksnotonlyEnglishbutGermanaswell.他不但会讲英语还会讲德语。notonly…but…aswell与notonly…butalso…是同样的意思。如：Theroomisnotonlylargebutalsobeautiful.这房间不但大而且漂亮。Shelikesnotonlymusicbutalsosport.她不但喜欢音乐而且喜欢运动。3.Hespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.他讲的既不慢也不清楚。neither…nor…表示既不……也不……，这个结构连接的两个否定概念也必须是对等的成分。如：Hehasneitherfriendsnorrelatives.他既没有朋友也没有亲人。NeitherJacknorIhaveseenthisfilm.杰克和我都没有看过这部电影。而either…or…则表示要么……要么……，不是……就是……。如：Hemustbeeithermadordrunk.他要么是疯了，要么是喝醉了。Eitheryouorheiswrong.不是你错了，就是他错了。4.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!我的老师从来不那样讲英语。never表示从不，绝不。如：Hehasneverbeenabroad.他从未出过国。Iwouldneverdoanythingtohurthim。我决不会做任何伤害他的事情。neverever则加强了语气，表示强调绝不，永不……。如：Iwillnevereverworktogetherwithhim!我绝不再跟他共事！Iwillnevereverdothatagain!我再也不会干那种事了！而ever表示以前，曾经。如：Haveyoueverworkedbefore?

你以前工作过吗？Doyoueverdreamaboutme?

你曾经梦见过我吗？Exercises练习一.Answerthesequestions.1.DidyouarriveattherailwaystationinLondonornot?Didyouaskaporterthewaytoyourhotelornot?Couldheunderstandyouornot?

IarrivedatarailwaystationinLondonandaskedaporterthewaytomyhotel,buthecouldnotunderstandme.2.Didheunderstandyouatlastornot?Couldyouunderstandhisanswer?

Heunderstoodmeatlast,butIcouldnotunderstandhisanswer.3.DidyourteachereverspeakEnglishlikethatornot?

MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat.4.Whatdidtheportersaytoyou?

TheportersaidthatIwouldsoonlearnEnglish.5.DoeseachpersonspeakadifferentlanguageinEnglandornot?

EachpersonspeaksadifferentlanguageinEngland.6.Dotheyunderstandeachotherornot?Doyouunderstandthem?

Theyunderstoodeachother,butIdonotunderstandthem.二.Jointhesepairsofsentences.Usethejoiningwordsinparentheses.1.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel.Iaskedaporter.(so)

Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.2.IspokeEnglishveryslowly.Ispokeveryclearly.(notonly…but…aswell)

InotonlyspokeEnglishveryslowly,butveryclearlyaswell.3.Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimes.Atlast,heunderstood.(and)

Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlast,heunderstood.4.Heansweredme.Hedidnotspeakslowly,hedidnotspeakclearly.(but…neither…nor)

Heansweredme,buthespokeneverslowlynorclearly.5.Thenhespokeslowly.Icouldnotunderstandhim.(but)

Thenhespokeveryslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.6.Thenhesaidsomething.Iunderstoodit.(and)

ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.7.TheEnglishunderstandeachother.Idon'tunderstandthem.(but)

TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem.三.

Jointhesesentenceswiththewordsinparentheses.1.Iknockedatthedoor.Hedidnotopenit.(but)

Iknockedatthedoorbuthedidnotopenit.2.Hewentonholiday.Iwentonholiday.(both…and)

BothheandIwentonholiday.3.Hemustbemad.Hemustbeverywise.(either…or)

Hemustbeeithermadorverywise.四.Jointhefollowingsentencesusingthewordsinparentheses.1.Mysisterwentshopping,Iwentshopping.(both…and)

BothmysisterandIwentshopping.2.Wegotverytired.