The road to modern English 现代英语之路.pptVIP

* Unit 2 The Road to Modern English At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world, and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before 1. at?the?end?of.........?? ?（1）在.........的末端，到........的尽头（表示场所）?? ? At?the?end?of?the?road,?you‘ll?find?the?factory?easily.在这条路的尽头你会很容易地找到那家工厂。??? （2）在........结束时，在........末（表示时间）??? I?came?across?an?old?friend?I?hadnt?seen?for?ages at?the?end?of?last?month.上月底我偶然遇到了一位多年不见的老朋友。 ? 2. by?the?end?of???到......末 ??+某一时间，作时间状语????? ?3.in?the?end终于；?最后? In?the?end?they?reached?a?place?of?safety.?他们终于到达了一个安全的地方 voyage主要指远距离的水上旅行，也可以指空中旅行意思为“航海、航空、航行”等。 journey指从一地到另一地，通常指陆地上的远距离“旅行”。 trip 一般指时间短、距离近的“旅行、远足”。 tour 着重指旅行线路比较曲折，常表示“（周游各地的）参观、访问、（巡回）旅游、视察、购物、演出 travel作“旅行、游历”解，一般表示从一地到另一地旅行这一总的概念。常指长时间、远距离的“旅行”。尤指出国旅行。 because：后加从句。 ?比如：She?doesn‘t?go?to?school?because?she?is?ill.?她没来上学因为她生病了。? ?because?of：后加代词/名词/动词的ing形式。? 比如：?She?doesn‘t?go?to?school?because?of?her?illness. *