Everyday English: Beard the lion in his den. 老虎头上捉虱；太岁头上动土。 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终
New words:
railway foreigner porter wonder several n. 铁路 n. 外国 n. 搬运 v. 感到奇怪 quantifier 几个
5. Then he spoke slowly. I could not understand him.
Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
6. Then he said something. I understood it. 7. The English understand each other. I don’t understand them.
• Listen to the volumn and try to write the sentences one by one and then answer some questions.
Questions：
• • • •
1. Where did the writer arrive? 2. Why couldn’t the writer understand the porter? 3. Why does the writer wonder? 4. Does each person speaks a different language in England?
Sentence structure:
3. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. → not only…but also 不仅…而且 e.g.: Not only Tom but also Jack likes her. → as well = too = also 也
Sentence structure:
4. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. → several = some 一些 → at no time 绝不 → at a time 每次 → in no time 立刻；马上 → at any time 曾经
the United Kingdom （简称ＵＫ）（英国）
London（伦敦）
1. I did not know the way to my hotel. I asked a porter.
I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
Sentence structure:
2. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. → the way to 去……的路上 → on one’s way to 在……的路上 e.g.: I am on my way to school. → ask sb. about sth. 问某人关于某事 e.g.: I asked him about the football match. → ask sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事 e.g.: I asked him to help the old man carry the bag.
The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them.
Then he said something and I understood it.
并列句(compound sentence):
把两个或几个简单句
用并列连词连接起来， 则成为一个并列句。
英语中的一些常见俚语: put oneself in one’s shoes 设身处地为他人着想
keep oneself under one’s hat
paint the town red
守秘密
大事狂欢 空想，心不在焉 极讨厌的人或事
in the clouds
pain in the neck
the pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步
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several 几个 few+可数名词复数 little+不可数名词 several+可数名词复数 several times e.g.:I repeated my questions several times. 我重复了我的问题几遍。
• ☆several 几个 • some 一些，即可以修饰可数，又可以修饰不可 数 • several 只能修饰可数 = a number of(一些) • a great number of 大量的 • some time / sometime /sometimes • some time 一段时间 some time age • sometime 某时 • e.g.: I will defeat you sometime. • sometimes 有时，偶尔 • several times 许多次
He made a promise.He didn’t keep it. He made a promise,but He didn’t keep it. Mary is opening the door. John is greeting her guests.
Mary is opening the door,and John is greeting her guests.
Sentence structure:
5. In England, each person speaks a different language. → be different from = differ from 和……不同 e.g.: I am different from my brother.
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railway n. rail(铁路)+way(路，途径) subway 地铁 火车站 railway station 火车站很大，又黑又暗。 e.g.: The railway station was big, black and dark.
porter
n.
• 搬运工 • port（港口）＋er（人） • 我不知道去饭店的路应该怎么走，于是向一个搬运 工打听。 • e.g.: I did not know the way to the hotel, so I asked a porter.
2. I spoke English very carefully. I spoke very clearly.
I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
3. I repeated my question several times. At last he understood.hed it.
I turned on the TV and
watched it.
I bought my sister a present.
并列句
She didn’t like it.
I bought my sister a present,but she didn’t like it.
a Chinese a Swiss an Australian a Russian an Italian a Greek a Frenchman a Japanese an American an Indian a Canadian a German an Englishman a Swede
two Chinese two Swiss two Australians two Russians two Italians Greeks two Frenchmen two Japanese two Americans two Indians two Canadians two Germans two Englishmen two Swedes
Lesson 25
Do the English speak English?
不同国家的人的单复数
名称 总称(谓语用复数） 一个人 两个人
中国人 the Chinese 瑞士人 the Swiss 澳大利亚人the Australians 俄国人 the Russians 意大利人 the Italians 希腊人 the Greek 法国人 the French 日本人 the Japanese 美国人 the Americans 印度人 the Indians 加拿大人 the Canadians 德国人 the Germans 英国人 the English 瑞典人 the Swedish
How to do these exercises.
1. He isn’t a student. (She)
wonder v. • want to know 感到奇怪，想知道 • wonder at 惊奇于 • wonder about sth. 对什么感到怀疑 • wonder+从句 想知道 • e.g.: I wonder where Mr. Smith is. • No wonder that… 难怪… • e.g.: No wonder that he is the top student, he works so hard everyday. • e.g.: The great wall is a man-made wonder. • n. 奇迹 • adj. wonderful 令人惊奇的，奇妙的