Lesson 25 Do the English speak English？英国人讲的是英语么？

课文

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. 'You'll soon learn English!'he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but 1 don't understand them!Do they speak English?

英国：
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UK/United Kingdom/Britain
Four countries:
England,Northern Ireland,Scotland,Wales英格兰，北爱尔兰，苏格兰，威尔士

词汇讲解

railway
n.铁路
railroad
railway/railroad station:火车站

port
n.搬运工
port：港口

several
几个，一些
some：
一些（可以修饰不可数名词和可数名词）
several :
几个，数个（只能修饰可数名词）
=a number of

foreigner
n.外国人
foreign affairs:外交事务
foreign exchange:外汇

wonder
v.奇怪，对...感到惊讶
口语：
I wonder...
I was wondering if/whether...:
我想知道...
I was wondering if you'd like to come to dinner.
n.奇迹
the Seven Wonders of the World:世界七大奇迹
中国长城
印度泰姬陵
意大利古罗马斗兽场
巴西里约热内卢基督像
约旦古城佩特拉
秘鲁马丘比丘印加遗址
墨西哥奇琴伊察古城库库尔坎金字塔
Alice in Wonderland：爱丽丝梦游仙境

课文讲解

I arrived in London at last.

arrive in/at
arrive in到达大地点
arrive in the States:到达美国
arrive at到达小地点
arrive at the station:到达车站
到达：
arrive：vi. arrive in/at
reach:vt. + 宾语
get to + 宾语
When will you arrive in Shanghai?
When will you reach Shanghai?
When will you get to Shanghai?

I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.

not only...but...as well/also：不但...而且...
Jiangwen is not only an actor,but also a director.

He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.

neither...nor....：既不...也不...(A和B都不是)
either...or...:或者...或者...（不是A就是B）
not only... bust also（不仅A而且B）

'You'll soon learn English!'he said.

study：强调学习的动作和过程
learn：强调学会、弄懂
How to learn more and study less?
如果能花更少的时间学习更多的知识
Time spent studying does not equal learning.
你花在学习上的时间跟你学到的知识不一定成正比

In England, each person speaks a different language.
every&each
每个孩子都得到一个小礼物。
Each child was given a small gift.
所有孩子都得到一个小礼物。
Every child was given a small gift.

person&people
person：多具体
people：多泛指
单复数：
person：persons(多正式场合)/people
people：people（人们）/peoples(名族)
John's a very intense person.
people：人民，百姓
‘...government of the people, by the people, for the people.’民有，民治，民享的政府

常用连词：
and, but, so, yet, or, both...and, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also/as well