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Lesson 25
Do the English speak English?
不同国家的人的单复数
名称 总称(谓语用复数) 一个人 两个人
中国人 the Chinese a Chinese two Chinese
瑞士人 the Swiss a Swiss two Swiss
澳大利亚人the Australians an Australian two Australians
俄国人 the Russians a Russian two Russians
意大利人 the Italians an Italian two Italians
希腊人 the Greek a Greek Greeks
法国人 the French a Frenchman two Frenchmen
日本人 the Japanese a Japanese two Japanese
美国人 the Americans an American two Americans
印度人 the Indians an Indian two Indians
加拿大人 the Canadians a Canadian two Canadians
德国人 the Germans a German two Germans
英国人 the English an Englishman two Englishmen
瑞典人 the Swedish a Swede two Swedes
英语中的一些常见俚语。
put oneself in one’s shoes
设身处地为他人着想
keep oneself under one’s hat
守秘密
paint the town red
大事狂欢
in the clouds
空想,心不在焉
pain in the neck
极讨厌的人或事
the pot calling the kettle black
五十步笑百步
每日几句
A friend in need is a friend indeed
患难见真交
A good beginning makes
a good ending.
善始者善终
Beard the lion in his den.
老虎头上捉虱;太岁头上动土。
中秋节快乐?
New words
railway n. 铁路
foreigner n. 外国
porter n. 搬运
wonder v. 感到奇怪
several quantifier 几个
railway n.
rail(铁路)+way(路,途径)
subway 地铁
火车站
railway station
火车站很大,又黑又暗。
The railway station was big, black and dark.
porter n.
搬运工
port(港口)+er(人)
不知道去饭店的路应该怎么走,于是向一个搬运工打听。
I did not know the way to the hotel, so I asked a porter.
foreigner n.
外国人
foreign a. 外国的
a foreign language
外语
wonder v.
want to know 感到奇怪,想知道
wonder at
惊奇于
wonder about sth.
对什么感到怀疑
wonder+从句 想知道
I wonder where Mr. Smith is.
No wonder that… 难怪…
No wonder that he is the top student, he works so hard everyday.
The great wall is a man-made wonder.
n. 奇迹
adj. wonderful 令人惊奇的,奇妙的