必修1 Unit 2 English around the world
世界上的英语
晨读·记忆 Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
Voyages of people from England play an important part inspreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.
Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come upstraight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.
不同的国家有不同的英语
英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前,英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使
用,例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础,能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上,这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化。
因为这一情况的存在,你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例如,如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机:“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs(直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,而不是请求说,“Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis(请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份,而后者却暗示着那是一位英国人。
I.单词盘点
1.__________(n.) 电梯;升降机 2.__________(n.) <英>汽油(=<美>gasoline) 3.__________(n.) 汽油;气体;煤气;毒气 4.__________(adj.) 官方的;正式的;公务的 5.__________(n.) 航行;航海
6.__________ (adj.) 本国的;本地的 (n.)本地人;本国人 7.__________(n.) <美>公寓住宅;单元住宅 8.__________(adv.) 实际上;事实上
9.__________(vt.) 以……为根据 (n.)基部;基地;基础
10.__________(adj.) 逐渐的;逐步的 → __________(adv.) 逐渐地;逐步地 11.__________(n.) 丹麦语
(adj.) 丹麦的;丹麦人的;丹麦语的 12.__________(n.) 词汇;词汇量;词汇表 13.__________ (n.) 拼写;拼法 14.__________(adj.) 较后的;后半的;后者的 → __________(adj.) 最新的;最近的 → __________(adv.) 后来
→ __________(adv.) 最近;近来
15. __________(n.) 本身;本体;身份 16.__________(adj.) 流利的;流畅的 → __________(adv.) 流利地;流畅地 → __________(n.) 流利;流畅
17.__________(n.) 新加坡
18.__________(n.) 马来西亚;马来群岛 19. _________(adj.) 频繁的;常见的 → __________(adv.) 常常;频繁地
20. __________(n.) 使用;用法;词语惯用法 21.__________(n.&vt.) 命令;指令;掌握 22.__________(n.&vt.) 请求;要求 23.__________ (n.) 词语;表示;表达 → __________(vt.) 表达;表示
24. __________(adj.) 中西部的;有中西部特性的
25.__________(adj.) 非洲的;非洲人的;非洲语言的 26.__________(adj.) 西班牙的;西班牙人的;西班牙语的 (n.) 西班牙人;西班牙语
27. __________(adj.) 东方的;东部的 28. __________(adj.) 东南方的;来自东南的 29.__________(adj.) 西北方的;来自西北的 30.__________(v.) 辨认出;承认;公认
→ __________(n.) 认出;公认 31. __________(n.) <英>卡车(=<美>truck) 32. __________(n.) 口音;腔调;重音 33 .__________(n.) 闪电
34.__________(adv.) 直接;挺直(adj.)直的;笔直的;正直的 35.__________(n.) 街区;块;木块;石块 36.__________(n.) 出租车
II.短语回顾
1.超过;非常;不只是;不仅是 ________________ 2因为;由于 ________________ 3.走近;上来;提出 ________________ 4…….的数量 ________________ 5.以……为基础 ________________ 6.现在;目前 ________________
7.利用;使用 ________________ 8.例如……;像这种的 ________________ 9.继续,坚持;(打电话时)别挂断 ________________ 10.确信;务必 ________________ 11.信不信由你 ________________ 12.扮演一个角色;参与 ________________
III.句式扫描
1.Which country do you think has the most English learners?(教材P9)
你认为哪个国家有最多的英语学习者。
2.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. (教材P10) 以英语为母语的人,即使他们讲的不是同一种英语,也能相互理解。
3.It wasbased more on German than the English we speak at present.(教材P10)
当时的英语更多的是以德语为基础,而不是我们现在所说的英
语。
4.Believe it or not,there is no such thing as standard English.(教材P13)
信不信由你,(世界上)没有什么标准英语可言。
5.However,on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.(教材P13)
然而,甚至在电视上或收音机里都会听到人们说话方式的差异。
IV.小试牛刀
Ⅰ.单词填空
1.Though he is not a native English speaker,he can speak English very ____________(fluent).
2.Nowadays,many tall buildings have ________(elevator)for people to go up and down. 3.As is known to all language learners, newly-learnt words will soon be forgotten unless______________(frequent) used in everyday communication. 4.Though I haven't met him for many years,I could ______________ (recognition)him immediately when I saw him in the crowd. 5.The______________(southeast) part of Britain has the largest population. 6.Education is a______________(gradually) process; it’s almost impossible to look for quick success. 7.He presented two solutions.The_________(late)seems much better. 8.When Alice heard the question at the interview, there was a blank _________(express) on her face. 9.He looked calm, but ______________(actual) he was very nervous. 10. His new novel is_______________(base) on a true story which happened two years ago. Ⅱ.短语填空 make full use of,because of,such as,play an important part in,at present, more than,come up 1.Magicians often perform tricks______________pulling a rabbit out of a hat. 2.The media_______________influencing people's opinions. 3.______________he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford. 4.If you_______________your spare time,I'm sure you will succeed sooner or later. 5.He told me to______________to the front of the room so that everyone could see me. 6.Yuan Longping has won a very high reputation____________what he has done for China's agriculture. 7.While doing chemistry experiments, you must be_____________ careful with those dangerous chemicals. Ⅲ.单句填词 1.The engineers are so busy that they have no time for outdoor sports activities, _______they have the interest.(even) 2.There is no such thing_______a free lunch in the world. 3.The boss commanded that he_______working at once.(start) 4.The new telecommunication network is_________on the latest 4G technology.(base) Ⅳ.单句改错 1.The Legend of Zhen Huan is based at a novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi . 2.Present at the meeting is leaders of China, South Korea, Japan and so on. 3.The teacher requested that every student left as soon as they heard the alarm. 4.It’s already late. You’ll miss the flight as if you take a taxi. 5.Magellan made a voyage in the world in the 16th century. 6.She played important part in winning the match. 7.The doctor finally come up with a cure for the disease . 8.Rains are frequently in this city in early summer. 9.We have lots of work to do, so we have to make a good use of time. 10.He went straight to New York, without stop in Hong Kong. English or Chinglish? 咱俩谁跟谁! who are you ? (背景:一个外国朋友和一个中国人在一起吃饭。那个外国朋友觉得中国人很好客、热情,要表示感谢。) Foreigner:Thank you for this wonderful meal and your hospitality. Chinese:Not at all.We two are who and who? Foreigner:Well,my name is xxx and you're yyy. 外国人:谢谢你的盛情款待。 中国人:不客气。我们俩谁跟谁啊? 外国人:我是xxx,你是yyy。 知识扩展·问题分析: When the Chinese man asks,“we two are who and who?”what he really wants to say is“咱俩谁跟谁呀?”but because of the different ways of expressing ideas, in English, the question seems to mean“我是谁?你是谁?” That's why the foreigner says the names.In English,a better way of saying“咱俩谁跟谁”would be“not a big deal,we're friends.” \的不同用法: Thanks a million.非常感谢(一百万的感谢,形容很多)。 Thanks a ton.非常感谢(一吨的感谢,形容很多)。 Thanks for everything.感谢一切。 Thanks for the good time.感谢好时光。 Thank you from the bottom of my heart.发自内心的感激。 Thank goodness.谢天谢地。 ——摘自Kirk Kenny《笑死我的英文书》
参考答案
I.单词盘点
1.elevator 2.petrol 3.gas 4.official 5.voyage 6.native 7.apartment 8.actually 9.base 10.gradual;gradually 11.Danish12.vocabulary 13.spelling 14.latter;latest;later;lately 15.identity 16.fluent;fluently;fluency 17.Singapore 8.Malaysia 19.frequent;frequently 20.usage 21.command 22.request 23.expression; express 24.midwestern 25.African
26.Spanish
27.eastern
28.southeastern
29.northwestern
30.recognize;recognition31.lorry32.accent33.lightning 34.straight 35.block 36.cab II.短语回顾
1.more than 2.because of 3.come up 4.the number of 5.be based on 6.at present 7.make use of 8.such as 9.hold on 10.make sure 11. believe it or not 12.play a part (in) IV.小试牛刀 Ⅰ.单词填空
1.fluently 2.elevators 3.frequently 4.recognize 5.southeastern 6.gradual 7.latter 8.expression 9.actually 10.based Ⅱ.短语填空
1.such as 2.plays an important part in3.At present 4.make full use of5.come up6.because of 7. more than Ⅲ.单句填词
1.even if 2.as 3.(should) start 4.based Ⅳ.单句改错
1.at改为on 2.is 改为are 3.left改为leave 4.as改为even 5.in改为around 6.played后面加an 7.come改为came 8.frequently改为frequent去掉make后面的 a 10.stop改为stopping