中学英语必备词分级联想速记手册(上篇)第三级7.docVIP

中学英语必备词汇联想速记手册（上篇） 第 三 级 ·第七讲 The English Language [词汇联想] [短文助记] The English language has a very long history. In the last 15 centuries, English has changed so much that today’s Englishmen can hardly understand old English. Today English as a native language is spoken by about 350 million people in many countries, such as the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In some other countries, such as Singapore, India, and South Africa, English is not a native language, but it is the official language. English is also used as a foreign language in many other countries. In countries like China, Japan and South Korea, English is a subject that most students must learn. English is the language of aviation, international sports and pop music. Most of the world’s mail is in English. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English. English is an international language. There are many kinds of English, such as British English, American English and Australian English. Although these kinds of English have some differences in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, they are all called English. [单词释义] 1. language /(((((((((/ n. 2. Englishman /((((((((((/ n. 3. so…that… 4. hardly /(((((((/ adv. 5. understand /(((((((((((/ v. 6. native /(((((((/ adj. 7. the United States 8. Britain /((((((/ n. 9. Australia /(((((((((((/ n. 10. New Zealand /((((((((((((/ n. 11. Singapore /((((((((((/ n. 12. India /((((((/ n. 13. Africa /(((((((/ n. 14. South Africa 15. official /(((((((/ adj. n. 16. South Korea 17. aviation /(((((((((((/ n. 18. international /(((((((((((((/ adj. 19. pop music 20. mail /((((/ n. v. 21. radio /((((((((/ n. 22. broadcast /(((((((((((/ v. n. 23. British /(((((((/ adj. 24. Australian /((((((((((((/ adj. 25. although /(((((((/ conj. 26. difference /(((((((((/ n. 27. pronunciation /(((((((((((((((/ n. 28. vocabulary /((((((((((((/ n. 29. grammar /((((((/ n. 30. similar /(((((((/ adj. 31. accent /(((((((/ n. 32. puzzled