(
课件网) Lesson 25 Do the English speak English New words and expressions railway n. 铁路 foreigner n. 外国人 porter n. 搬运 wonder v. 感到奇怪 several quantifier 几个 railway n. 铁路（英） railroad n. 铁路（美） railway/railroad station 火车站 subway 地铁 porter n. 搬运工 port（港口）＋er（人） foreigner n.外国人 foreign adj. 外国的 a foreign language 外语 several＝a number of…只能修饰可数 several times 许多次（不能说some times）sometimes adv. 有时, 偶尔 some time 一段时间 some time ago 一段时间以前 sometime adv. (以前的）某时 改日 I will defeat you sometime. 总有一天我将打败你 several quantifier 几个，若干 ① n. 奇迹，奇观，奇才；惊奇，惊讶 Jane is a wonder. She never fails in her examinations. the seven wonders of the world in ancient times 世界古代七大奇观 The great wall is a man-made wonder. no wonder 难怪 wonderful adj. 极好的 wonder 感到奇怪 ② v. 感到奇怪，想知道 vi ：wonder at sth. 对...感到奇怪 wonder about sth.想知道有关…… They wondered at my strange behavior. I’m wondering about the ways to solve the problem. vt ：wonder + 从句 They wondered that there was a modern building in district.（that 从句） I wonder what time it is./why you are late.（特殊疑问词 从句） wonder +if 从句 表示是否…… I wonder if you have any spare time. 比较委婉、有礼貌的请求： I was wondering if ...我想知道你是否… I was wondering if I could use your pencil I was wondering if I might talk to you for a moment Text 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, couldnot 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 Questions 1. Where did the writer arrive 2. Why couldn’t the writer understand the porter 3. Why does the writer still cannot understand the porter 4.Why does the writer wonder 5. Does each person speaks a different language in England Notes on the text 课文注释 1、Do the English speak English English这里均为名词，第一个指“英国人”，前面要加the，表示一个群体，后面的动词必须用复数； 第二个指“英语”，指语言时前面不加冠词。 The English often talk about the weather. English还可以作形容词，表示“英格兰的，英国的，英国人的”等。 与 English相似的单词有French，Chinese，Japanese 等。 2、I arrived in London at last. arrive vi. 到达 arrive at 小地点；arrive in 大地点 We arrived at the railway station at noon. reach vt. 到达……（后面一定要加宾语） ... ...
