be different from 与…不同play a role/ part (in) 在…中担任角色;在…中起作用;扮演一个角色;参与play an important role/ part 在…中起重要作用 because of 因为;由于such as 例如believe it or not 信不信由你come up (vi) 走进;上来;发生;被讨论come up with 提出come up to a place 参观某地ever before 从前at the end of 在…末期even if/ though 即使 be based on 在...基础上close to 距离…近make (good/ full) use of (好好/充分)利用change…into 把…变成in the early days 在早期from one place to another 从一处到另一处take…with…随身携带the same…as 与…相同的at present 目前as a rule 通常;照例be present at 在席;出席carry out a rule 执行规则be absent from 缺席be a native of 是…人 present sth to sb / present sb with sthbe native to 是…的土产动物/植物 at sb’s request 应某人的要求have a command of掌握make a request 请求give commands 命令request that …(should)+v原形in one direction 朝一个方向an international language 一门国际语言 an international organization 一个国际组织in the 1600’s = in the 1600sas we know 正如我们所知
二、主要句子
1. However, they may not be able to understand everything.(然而,他们可能不是什么都懂。)2. This is because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.(这是因为英国于1765年到1947年统治过印度。)3. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.(当不同文化互相沟通时,所有的语言都会发生变化。)4. What the British call “petrol” the Americans call “gas”.(美国人把被英国人称作“petrol”的东西称作“gas”。此处what引导宾语从句)5. Actually, it was based more on German than present day English.(实际上,当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础的,而现代英语不是。)6. …those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English.7. The US is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken.(in which= where, 其引导定语从句。美国是一个大国,国内说着许许多多的方言。)8. …there is more than one kind of English in the world.(more than one+单数可数名词,作主语时,谓语用单数) 9. It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as well as a native English speaker.(对于一个中国人来说把英语说得跟以英语为母语的人一样好是不容易的。)句型:It is + adj/n+ for sb to do sth 对于某人来说做某事是…
扩充:It is + adj+ of /for sb to do sth
当句式中形容词修饰to do sth 时用for; 若形容词修饰sb,则用of.eg: It’s kind of you to help me carry the box. 附:1. either…or…和neither…nor…连接两个名词作主语,谓语动词采取就近原则。2. be different in强调在某方面的不同be different from 强调在各方面的不同3. in the end 最后,最终 后无of 结构三个表示最后最终的用法:⑴finally: 按照顺序的最后,常与first, secondly 等连用⑵at last: 经过长时间等待直到最后⑶in the end: 经过长期曲折斗争努力,终于… 如:战争等4. 与人交谈,常会有听不清楚或听不懂的情形,遇到这种情况该如何开口呢?⑴Pardon?⑵I beg your pardon? I don’t understand./ Sorry, I can’t follow you.对不起,我没听懂,请再说一遍好吗?⑶Could you say that again, please? / Could you repeat that, please? 请再说一遍好吗?⑷Could you speak more slowly, please? 请你说得慢一点好吗?5. include ─ including; includedidentity ─ identifyactually ─ actual (adj); rapidly ─ rapid (v)government (n) ─ govern(v) wide (adj) ─ widen (v); broad (adj) ─ broaden (v)foreign ─ foreigner; solve (v) ─ solution (n)6. petrol------gas ;lift------elevator;flat------apartmentfilm------movie; sweets----candy;post------mail