Lesson 14 Do you speak English?

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I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France. I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied me in the same language. Apart from a few words, I did not know any French at all. Neither of us spoken during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt, he was English himself!

Note

1. amusing: adj. 令人感到好笑的
   amused: adj. 感到好笑的
   amuse: v. ~ sb. 让sb.发笑
   The book is amusing.
   interesting: 有意思
   funny: 好笑的，（可以指贬义），开心的，令人好笑的

2. experience: n. 经历（可数），n. 经验（不可数）
   He has a lot of experience.
   He has a lot of experiences.

3. wave to sb. : 向某人招手

4. lift: v. 举起，n. 搭便车
   take a lift/ bus/ taxi
   搭顺风车
   The student gave me a lift.
   thumb lift: 拇指便车

5. reply: v. 回答
   He answered/ replied.
   answer sth./ reply to sth.
   answer the letter.
   I will reply to the letter.

6. native language: 母语 ＝ mother tongue.

7. journey: n. 旅行。（统称）（偏陆地）
   trip: 短距离旅行或出差
   travel: 周游（长途）
   tour: （为了玩的旅行） tourist: 旅客
   go on business/ go on a trip.
   3 days' journey. 三天的路程
   voyage: （海上）旅行
   flight: 空中飞行

8. when,while,as 当什么时候

9. 表示方位的方式由3个介词：in, on, to
   • to: 没有相接的，相离的 Japan is east to China.
   • on: 接壤 North Korea is east on China.
   • in: 在里面 Shandong is east in China.

10. drive to: 开车去某地
    drive on: （on: 继续) on 加在动词的后面表示继续 My heart will go on.

11. as soon as: 一……就……＋句子(时间状语从句)，强调两个动作几乎连在一起。
    As soon as I has received the letter, I called them back.
    As soon as you arrive, you musth call me.

12. apart from: 除了……之外
    except: except for
    apart from(放句首) = except = besides
    All the passengers are millionaires except us.
    The shop is open in weekdays besides Saturday.
    except for: 有时表示整体中某方面不满意
    The articles is very good except fro the handwriting.
    I invited everyone except George.
    Except for/ Apart from George, I invited everyone.

13. during the journey: 在旅途中，自始自终
    neither of sb. : 当中任何一个都不会 Neither of us like it.
    either of sb. : 当中的任何一个 I don't like the book, my sister doesn't like it either.
    如果不止两个人: none of. None of people like the new president.

14. when: 就在此时
    I had nearly reached home when I found my mother standing there.

15. As I learnt: 正如我所料／知道
    learn: （通过……而知道）得知
    know: (本来就）知道
    As we know, the New Concept English is very good.
    As+主语＋动词，句子。as：正如
    As I think, it is the coldest day in this year.
    As my mother said, it's cold.
    As I heard, the news is shocking.

16. He was English himself!
    反身代词放在句尾，表示强调。

17. 特殊：
    until: 后面的从句之前发生了主句，但是使用起来很随意，以下两种情况都对
    • 主句和从句都用一般过去时
    • 主句和从句任意一个用过去完成时