高中英语Module4WhichEnglishSectionⅠIntroduction

Module 4 Which English Section Ⅰ Introduction &Reading-Pre-readingEnglish is a language spoken all around the world. There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English. Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue. An equal number of people learn English as a second language. These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family, but the language of the government, schools, newspapers and TV is English. This situation is found in countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines.In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often cometo China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of global culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.Section_ⅠIntroduction & Reading —Pre­reading[原文呈现]Which English?When you receive a phone call from a friend, how long does it take you to know who it is①？ A few seconds, perhaps. The quality of someone's voice and their choice of words make a person instantly②recognisable③， even though you can't see him or her④. In this sense⑤ everybody's use of language — whether English, Chinese, or any other —is different. You could say that there are as many varieties of⑥English, or any other language for that matter⑦， as there are speakers of it.English is spoken as an official language in more than⑧60 countries across the world and it can sound⑨very different from place to place⑩. Pronunciation, as well as⑪ grammar and vocabulary, can change very quickly from one area to another. For example, within London the most famous dialect⑫ is cockney⑬. It is only usually spoken by people from the east of that city so⑭ it is not the only form of English you will hear⑮. You can usually tell which part of the English­spe aking world someone comes from by their accent⑯， and there are some very recognisable accents all over Britain. ⑰It is also quite easy to tell British and American English apart⑱.Although most people believe there is a right and a wrong way to speak English ⑲， there is not really a standard form ⑳that everyone can agree on○21. English spread across the world over hundreds of years because of○22 trade, exploration and business, and this process produced many different Englishes. Professors of linguistics○23，24 but as writers and teachers all worry about providing a perfect model to follow○it is so widely spoken○25，it has become impossible to say which English is27—“correct” and which is “incorrect”○26. Perhaps correctness doesn't matter○as longas○28 speakers can understand each other —○29it's communication thatcounts○30.[读文清障]①When引导时间状语从句，主句中含有固定句式：It takes sb. some time to do sth. “某人花多长时间做某事”。

who it is为宾语从句，用陈述语序。

②instantly/'Instəntli/adv.立即，马上③recognisable/'rekəgˌnaIzəbl/adj.能辨认的，能认出的④even though引导让步状语从句。

⑤in this sense从这种意义上说⑥varieties of＝various各种各样的⑦for that matter在那方面，就此而论⑧more than (＝over)超过，多于⑨sound听起来。

此处sound very different构成系表结构。

⑩from place to place＝from one place to another⑪as well as (＝in addition to)以及⑫dialect/'daIəlekt/n.方言，地方话⑬cockney/'kɒkni/n.伦敦东区土话⑭so“因此，所以”，是并列连词，表示因果关系。

⑮you will hear是定语从句，修饰the only form of English，关系代词that省略。

⑯by their accent根据他们的口音⑰本句中it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式短语。

⑱tell ... apart区分开⑲Although引导让步状语从句，该从句中又含有一个宾语从句。

⑳that引导定语从句，修饰先行词form。

21agree on指“(双方或多方协商后)在……方面取得一致意见”。

○22because of后跟名词(短语)或代词。

○because后跟句子。

23linguistics n．语言学○24to follow作后置定语，修饰model。

○25as it is so widely spoken是原因状语从句。

○26and连接两个which引导的宾语从句，作say的宾语。

○27matter/'mætə/v.重要，要紧；有关系○28as long as只要，引导条件状语从句，也可写作so long as。

○29强调句型，被强调部分是communication。

○○30count /ka ʊnt/v .很重要；很有价值(＝to be important/valuable) 哪种英语？[第1～3段译文]当你接到朋友的电话的时候，你要花多久才能知道对方是谁？或许几秒钟而已。

一个人的音质及措辞能让这个人立即被辨认出来，即使你看不见他/她。