1、Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?,1. railway,n.铁路(BrE) = railroad(AmE) 表示道路的单词：highway,freeway,expressway,motorway highway:公路 motorway(BrE) = freeway(AmE) :高速公路(主要指城市与城市之间的) express:除了v.表达以外，还可以用作adj,表示快速的、特快的e.g. express service:快递服务EMS express mail service expressway快速通道(主要指城市内的，例如高架桥),BrE A
2、mE 火车站 railway station train station 地铁站 underground/tube station subway station 加油站 petrol station gas station,2.several adj., more than three but fewer than many. 修饰可数名字复数 e.g.I repeated my questions several times. 各自的 Several men,several minds. 人各有志,3.foreigner n.外国人,e.g. a blue-eyed foreigner 蓝眼
3、睛外国人entertain foreigners 款待外国人foreign adj. 外国的，海外的外国留学生：foreign students洋货：foreign goods外交事务：foreign affairs外交政策：foreign policy 陌生的 e.g. The subject is foreign to us. adj.+ern.strangestangerforeignforeignerlightlighter(打火机),4.wonder,n.奇观 世界七大奇观：the seven great wonders in the world What a wonder!多么奇妙
4、 Its a wonder that he survived the plane crash. 短语：No/little wonder No wonder that =Its no wonder that e.g.Shes jumping the rail.No wonder her husband dumped her.,wonderful:adj.奇妙的，精彩的，极好的e.g.I would be a wonderful wife.,Do the English speak English? English：n.英语，英国人，英格兰人adj. 英国的，英格兰的the English:统称英
5、国人，所以助动词用复数English指英语，谓语动词用单数 e.g. English is interesting.The English are friendly.,英国的全称为：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland（the Britainthe British）,1.I arrived in London at last.,arrive in + 大地点arrive at + 小地点：arrive at my school表示“到达”：get to ,reach at last:强调通过
6、努力最后。e.g.At last,he succeeded in his pare:in the end,finallyin the end:强调一种结果e.g.They broke up several times,but married in the end.finally:一种次序上的最后 firstly,secondly,finally,2. The railway station was big, black and dark.,dark：adj.黑暗的light 皮肤黝黑的fair(white) 深的：dark bluelight 忧郁的：dark expression 坏的：lo
7、ok on the dark sidelook on the bright side,3.I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.,the way to:to 是介词，介词短语充当the way的定语，类似的如： 房门的钥匙：the key to the door 问题的答案：the answer to the question 大楼的入口：the entrance to the building 都表示一种由此及彼的方向。,4.I not only spoke English very carefully, but ve
8、ry clearly as well.,not onlybutas well意思等同于：=not onlybut (also)这个句子我们可以换成： I not only spoken English very carefully,but also very clearly. e.g.He is not only clever,but also diligent. He is not only clever,but diligent as well.,5.He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.,neither.nor.:
9、表示两者都不 e.g.I have neither time nor money to travel. She likes neither butter nor cheese. 当neither.nor.连接两个主语时，也应遵循“就近原则“。例如： e.g.Neither dad nor mum is at home today. Neither you nor I am in. 若将neither.nor.句型变为肯定句，只需把neither.nor.改为both.and.即可，同时谓语动词必须用复数形式。 e.g.Both dad and mum are at home today. 今天
10、父母都在家。,6.My teacher never spoke English like that!,like: prep.像 He is very like his father. She looks nothing like her mother. Like father,like son.有其父必有其子 The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. 英语当中一般都把第一人称“我”放在并列主语后面,与中文刚刚相反。 e.g.My friend and I went to the theatre yesterday.,The Compou
11、nd Sentence,定义：并列句是由两个或两个以上的简单句连接而成,意义和语法成分上不是从属于任何一方。 并列连词 并列连词的分类：,并列关系(联合关系) 连接词：and, not onlybut(also), bothand，neithernor等 I help him and he helps me. Not only did we write to her but also we telegraphed her. Neither would I consult him nor would he ask me for advice.,转折关系,连接词： but, yet, still, while, howeverHe failed many times, but he didnt despair. He studied hard,yet he failed the exam.,选择关系,连接词： or, otherwise eitheror e.g.We must hurry, or well miss the train. Either you come to my place or I go to yours.,
