《裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记第25课.docVIP

Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗？ Why does the writer not understand the porter? 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. Youll soon learn English! he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I dont understand them! Do they speak English? 参考译文 我终于到了伦敦。火车站很大，又黑又暗。我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走，于是向一个搬运工打听。我的英语讲得不但非常认真，而且咬字也非常清楚。然而搬运工却不明白我的话。我把问话重复了很多遍。他终于听懂了。他回答了，但他讲得既不慢也不清楚。“我是个外国人，”我说。于是他说得慢了，可我还是听不懂。我的老师从来不那样讲英语！我和搬运工相视一笑。接着，他说了点什么，这回我听懂了。“您会很快学会英语的！”他说。我感到奇怪。在英国，人们各自说着一种不同的语言。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？ 【New words and expressions】（）1 railway [reilwei] n.铁路 2 porter [p?:t?] n.搬运工 3 several [sev?r?l] 几个 4 foreigner[f?rin?] n.外国人 5 wonder [w?nd?] v.感到奇怪 一．单词讲解： railway? n. 铁路，铁道 [U] (Br.) / railroad? (Am.) a line of railway 一条铁路 railway station 火车站 railway? n. 轨道 (pl.) [C] eg. The railway was opened to traffic last year. 这条铁路是去年通车的。 high level railway 高架铁路 表示“地铁”的词汇： subway [s?bwei] (Am.) tube [tju:b] (Br.) underground? (Br.) metro? [metr?u] (Paris) 地铁 rail? n. 横杆，扶手，围栏，轨道 jump rail 出轨 stair rails 楼梯扶手 ride the rails 逃票乘火车 sit on the rails? (Am.) 骑墙，保持中立 railing? n. 栏杆 iron-bar railing 铁栏杆 porter? n. 搬运工，脚夫（在车站，机场，旅馆等处的） bellboy / pageboy? (Am.) 旅馆，俱乐部等通常穿制服的男服务员 port? n. 港，口岸 clear a port? 出港 close a port ?封港 reach a port / enter a port? 入港 eg. Many ships frequent the port. 许多船只常来此港。 eg. Any port in a storm. 慌不择路，穷途之策。 （谚） several 1) more than t