課程內(nèi)容

《English around the world （Part 1）》

重點句子

1.Do you know that there is more than one kind of English?
你知道不僅僅有一種英語嗎？
more than   不僅僅是,不只是
more than one+n.+v.單數(shù)“不只一個”
A library is more than just a place where books are stored.
China Daily is more than a newspaper.It can help improve our English.
He is more than a father;he is also my close friend.
More than one student supports my idea.
More than one person has been infected with the disease.

more……than……  與其說……倒不如說……
He is more an artist than a writer.
He is more brave than wise.

2.I'd like to come up to your apartment.
我很想到你的公寓去看看。
come up vi.無被動語態(tài)
①走近；上來
②（太陽、月亮）升起
③（問題、議題）被提出來
④產(chǎn)生,發(fā)生

We watch the sun come up.
The question came up at the meeting whether he had enough money for his research.
I'm afraid something urgent has come up.

常見搭配

come out出來；出版；（花）開；發(fā)（芽）
come across=run across偶然遇到
come about發(fā)生（vi.無被動語態(tài)）
come up with想出（計劃、回答）
come to oneself 蘇醒過來；恢復(fù)知覺
He came across so many difficulties,but he never gaver up.
How did the car accident come about?

3.Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.
事實上,當(dāng)不同文化互相交流滲透時,所有的語言都會有變化、有所發(fā)展。
1）actually adv.事實上,實際上
   =in fact
   =as a matter of fact
He looked calm,but actually he was very nervous.
Well,what did she actually say?
2）communicate with溝通；交流
With the Internet,he can communicate directly with Beijing.
He is a shy boy who can't communicate with other people very well.

4.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.
當(dāng)時的英語更多地是以德語為基礎(chǔ),而我們今天所說的英語則不是。
1）be based to以…為基礎(chǔ)
The film is based on a true story.
This song is based on an old folk song.
2）at present 目前,現(xiàn)在
present adj.現(xiàn)在的,當(dāng)前的（前置定語）
            出席的,到場的（后置定語）
        n. 禮物
        v.（presented;presented）
           贈送,介紹,呈遞,授予
Here's the doctor's present address.(前置定語)
Those present at the party were all college students.(后置定語)
The president presented a diploma to each of the graduates.

5.So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.
make use of    利用
make full use of  充分利用
make the best/most of  好好利用
You'd better make full use of the limited time.

6.……China may have the largest number of English learners.
中國也許是把英語作為外來語學(xué)習(xí)的人數(shù)最多的國家。
A (large,small)number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞/代詞+v復(fù)數(shù)
The number of+名詞+v單數(shù)
A small number of friends want to see him off.
There are a large number of people here.

7.English is also spoken in Singaore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa.
such as/for example/namely
such as 用于列舉事物,作“例如”
for example 用于舉例子說明（句首,句中,句末）
namely=that is 解釋說明