25-Do the English speak English?

一、单词讲解

• 1、railway n.铁路

railway station 火车站
train station 火车站
subway station 地铁站

• 2、porter n.搬运工

• 3、several 几个

several times 几次
several people 几个人
several things 几件事

• 4、foreigner n.外国人

foreign adj.外国的，外国人的
a foreign language 一门外语

TOEFL = Test  Of English as a Foreign Language 托福

• 5、wonder v.感到奇怪

两个意思
feel surprised 
want to know

n.奇迹

课文 & 语法讲解

课文

• 1、I arrived in London at last.

in + 大地点
at + 小地点

at last 终于
in the end
finally
eventually

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

两个句子要加连接词
  so  因果关系

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

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

• 5、He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.

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

• 7、My teacher never spoke English like that.

like 是介词，表示像...一样

He looks like his father.
他看起来像他爸爸

• 8、Then he said something and I understood it.

• 9、The English understand each other, but I don't understand them!

语法

并列句

简单句

最简单的句子，描述一件事的句子

至少：n. + v.   
     主 + 谓

2、并列句

多个简单的句子, 多件事，事情一样的重要的时候

`n. + v.`  + conj.  + `n. + v.` + conj. + `n. + v.`

中间要加并列连词
but  转折
    1、It is summer, but it is very cold.
 
and  顺着接下去。 
  both ... and ....
  not only ... but ... as well 不但而且
  not only ... but also...  
  not only ... but ...  (越来越简单)

or  选择的关系
  either ... or ...
  neither ... nor ...

练习
    1、I ran to the station. I missed the bus.
          I ran to the station but I missed the bus.
          I ran to the station but missed the bus.

     2、They walked into the room. They sat down
           They walked into the room and they sat down.
           They walked into the room and sat down.

      3、She is very beautiful. She is very smart.
            She is very beautiful and she is very smart.
            She is very beautiful and smart.

            She is not only very beautiful but she is very smart as well.
            She is not only very beautiful but very smart as well.

      4、He can not read. He cannot write.
            He can neither read nor write. 
        

3、复合句

多个简单的句子

知识扩展

• 1、I am a student I major in English

I am a student and major in English.

• 2、She is lying in bed and she is reading a book.

She is lying in bed and reading a book.

• 3、He has retired and he has gone abroad.

He has retired and gone abroad.

• 4、I want to quit the job and I want to start my own business.

I want to quit the job and to start my own business.