新概念英语第二册25课

slowly nor clearly.
• neither...nor...: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
e.g. As a pop star she is a nine-days wonder: she only made one successful record .
v.觉得奇怪，不明白 ① +at sth
e.g.She wonders at her own stupidity. ② +从句(从句用陈述句的语序) e.g. I’m wondering what I should do.
【New words and expressions】
rail:n.扶手，栏杆，围栏
出轨:Jump the rail 楼梯的扶手 ：
stair rails ride the rails逃火车票 railway station 火车站
• BrE
AmE
• 火车站 • 地铁站
station • 加油站
railway station train station underground/tube station subway
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 Compound 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
foreign:adj. ①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 ②陌生的
e.g. The subject is foreign to us. Adj.+er→n.
strange→stanger foreign→foreigner light→lighter(打火机)
wonder
n.奇观 世界七大奇观：the seven great wonders in the world
What a wonder!多么奇妙 It’s a wonder that he survived the plane crash. 短语：No/little wonder No wonder that ……=It’s no wonder that…… e.g.She’s jumping the rail.No wonder her husband dumped her. A wonder lasts but nine days . 奇闻只存在九天 →a nine-day wonder:一时的轰动却很容易被人忘却
lesson 25 Do the English speak English?
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 porter, 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 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 England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
• ④忧郁的：dark expression
• ⑤坏的：look on the dark side
•
look on the bright side
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：
• 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 Britain→the British）
I arrived in London at last.
petrol station
gas station
【New words and expressions】
• Porter:n.（火车站等）行李搬运工 旅客、俱乐部的服务员 bellboy (AmE) /pageboy(BrE)
【New words and expressions】
Several :adj. ① more than three but fewer than
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 父母都在家。
• About the title:
Do the English speak English?
• English：n.英语，英国人，英格兰人
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adj. 英国的，英格兰的
• the English:统称英国人，所以助动词用 复数
• English指英语，谓语动词用单数
• e.g. English is interesting.
• 并列连词 • 并列连词的分类：
• ①并列关系(联合关系) • 连接词：and, not only…but(also),
both……and……，neither…nor……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.
②转折关系
• 连接词： but, yet, still, while, however • He failed many times, but he didn’t
I wonder who he is. 礼貌地提问或请求别人做某事 e.g. I’m wondering whether I could ask you out. I’m wondering if you could help me. Wonderful:adj.奇妙的，精彩的，极好的
e.g.I would be a wonderful wife.
but very clearly as well.
• not only……but……well意思等同于：
• not only……but (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.
not only...but...as well : 不但...而且...
• not only,一般情况下放在动词的前面 • 一般遇到实义动词和非实义动词的时
• 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。
I not only spoke English very carefully,
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?
【New words and expressions】
• 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)