Do the English speak English? | 英语晨读晚练025

2018-05-06

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●   Lesson 25  ●

Do the English speak English?

单词之后，开始今日听力~

生词卡片

railwayporter

n. 铁路

n. 搬运工

several                 foreigner

几个n. 外国人

wonder

v. 感到奇怪

英语晨读晚练025                          来自备战初升高                                                                                                                                                                                       00:00                 02:00

▲听上方听力，回答问题

●  作者去了哪里？

●  为什么作者听不懂搬用工的话？

向下翻，看听力原文及中文对照

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中英对照

I arrived in London at last.

我终于到了伦敦。

The railway station was big, black and dark.

火车站很大，又黑又暗。

I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走，于是向一个搬运工打听。

I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.

我的英语讲得不但非常认真，而且咬字也非常清楚。

The porter, however, could not understand me.

然而搬运工却不明白我的话。

I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.

我把问话重复了很多遍。他终于听懂了。

he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.

他回答了，但他讲得既不慢也不清楚。

'I am a foreigner,' I said.

“我是个外国人，”我说。

Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

于是他说得慢了，可我还是听不懂。

My teacher never spoke English like that!

我的老师从来不那样讲英语！

The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.

我和搬运工相视一笑。

Then he said something and I understood it.

接着，他说了点什么，这回我听懂了。

'You'll soon learn English!' he said.

“您会很快学会英语的！”他说。

I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language.

我感到奇怪。在英国，人们各自说着一种不同的语言。

The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?

英国人之间相互听得懂，可我却不懂他们的话！他们说的是英语吗？

课文注释

at last

终于

the way to my hotel

去(我住的那家)饭店的路

not only⋯ but⋯ as well

well，不但⋯⋯而且⋯⋯，与 not only⋯ but also是同样意思，所连接的前后两部分的成分必须一致。

neither⋯nor⋯

既不又不⋯⋯，这个结构所连接的两个否定概念也必须是对等的成分。

关键句型

并列句中的语序

我们可以将几个简单句连在一起，组成并列句。我们常用以下连词：

and, but, so, yet, or, both⋯and, either⋯or, neither⋯nor, not only⋯but⋯as

well (or also).

仔细阅读以下句子，特别注意它们是如何连接起来的：

He finished lunch. He went into the garden.

他吃完午饭。他走进花园。

He finished lunch and went into the garden.

他吃完午饭，走进花园。

I ran to the station. I missed the train.

我跑到车站。我误了火车。

I ran to the station but missed the train.

我跑到车站，但误了火车。

He teaches English. He teaches French.

他教英语。他教法语。

He teaches both English and French.

他既教英语又教法语。

He does not speak English. I do not speak English.

他不讲英语。我不讲英语。

Neither he nor I speak English.

他和我都不讲英语。