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Unit2 一、知识点 1. go to the pictures去看电影（美）；go to the movies 去看电影（英） 2. …list the countries that use English as an official language 列举把英语用作官方语言的国家 3. the road to …通向……之路 4. at the end of在……末端，在……尽头，by the end最后（=finally） 5. because of 因为…… （注意和because 的区别） Many beautiful fish are fast disappearing because of the severe pollution.因为污染严重，许多美丽的鱼类正在面临绝种。 An argument was inevitable because they disliked each other so much. 争论是不可避免的，因为他们彼此非常厌恶。 6. native English speakers 以英语作为母语的人 7. even if (= even thoug)即使，用来引导一个让步状语从句，后面既可用陈述语气，也可用虚拟语气，但是even if/even though,引导的从句中不用将来时。如：Even though/if it rains tomorrow, we will leave for Beijing. 8. come up 走上前来，走近，发生，出现 come up with 追上，赶上，提出 9. Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.事实上，当不同文化相互交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所发展、有所变化。 10. be different from… 与……不同 be different in … 在……不同 Most of my projects will be wildly different in performance from one night to the next. 我多数作品每天晚上的演奏风格都各不相同。 As we know, Britain English is a little different from American English.中所周知，英国英语和美国英语有点不同。 11. be based on 以……为基础The relationship between our two countries is based upon mutual respect. 两个国家的关系以相互尊重为基础。This book is based on a true story that happened in the 1930s. 这本书以发生在20世纪三十年代的真实故事为基础。 The reporter asked the writer who he based his character on. 记者问作家他作品的人物是以谁为原型的。 12. at present 目前，眼下be present at 在席；出席present sth to sb / present sb with sth把……推荐，呈现……for the present眼前；暂时present oneself 出席；到场 13. make (great/ good/better/full)use of We have a lot of work to do, so we have to make good use of time.我们有很多工作要做，所以要好好利用时间。 14. The latter gave a separate identity to Amerian English speaking. 后者体现了美国英语的不同特色。 15. For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. 比如说， 印度拥有众多讲英语流利的人，这是应为英国于1765到1947年统治过印度。(A small number of friends came to help him when he was in trouble) 16. such as 例如 for example In this paragraph there are many nouns, such as boy, g