高中英语 Unit2 Growing pains Word Power 牛津译林版必修1.ppt

. ① We kids probably make a lot of noise when we are playing, but we are all ears when Irma sits down and begins to read to us. 我们这些孩子去玩耍时也许是吵吵嚷嚷的，可一当爱玛坐下来开始给我们讲故事时，我们就聚精会神地专心倾听。 ② “I couldn’t sleep a wink last night,” Andy said. “I was all ears listening to the sounds outside my tent in Country Park.”“昨晚我一点儿也没睡着，”安迪说，“我专心听着帐篷外郊野公园的动静。 4. to pull one’s leg 逗别人，开别人玩笑 e.g. My roommate said this girl had told him she wouldn’t mind going out with me. But when I invited her to a movie, I learned he was just pulling my leg. 我的室友说，那个女孩愿意和我一起出去玩。可是，当我请她去看电影的时候，我才发现我那同学是逗我，开我的玩笑。 American English vs British English Colloquialisms 1. Do you think there are some differences between American English and British English? 2. If there are some, in which aspect do they exist? 3. Have you found any difference between American English and British English in the play? 4. Could you list the differences you know? Read the following story and answer. Joe (an American) Nancy (an Englishman) Once Joe came to Britain for the first time by air. When he arrived at Nancy’s home. He asked, “ Could I use your bathroom?” Nancy said ok and gave him a clean towel and told him that the bathroom was upstairs. After a while, however, Joe didn’t find the bathroom. 1. What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom? 2. Why can’t he find it? It is a toilet that Joe couldn’t find. Joe is an American, he says bathroom and means a place where there is a toilet. But in Nancy’s eye, it’s a place where people can only have a bath. Because of this, they misunderstood each other. It’s useful for us to know some differences between British English and American English. Look at the following tables: Differences British English American English Pronunciation dance /dα:ns/ not /n?t / either /aie? / dance /d?ns/ not /nat/ either /ie?/ Differences British English American English Spelling colour travell programme favour centre color travel