Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?
Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?
中文
我终于到了伦敦。
火车站很大，又黑又暗。
我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走，于是向一个搬运工打听。
我的英语讲得不但非常认真，而且咬字也非常清楚。
然而搬运工却不明白我的话。
我把问话重复了很多遍。他终于听懂了。
他回答了，但他讲得既不慢也不清楚。
“我是个外国人，”我说。
于是他说得慢了，可我还是听不懂。我的老师从来不那样讲英语！
我和搬运工相视一笑。
接着，他说了点什么，这回我听懂了。
“您会很快学会英语的！”他说。
我感到奇怪。在英国，人们各自说着一种不同的语言。
英国人之间相互听得懂，可我却不懂他们的话！
他们说的是英语吗？
英文
I arrived in London at last [lɑːst].
The railway station was big, black and dark.
I did not know the way to my hotel [həʊˈtel] , so I asked a porter [ˈpɔːtə(r)].
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 [ˌʌndəˈstʊd].
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 [lʊkt] 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 I don't understand them!.
Do they speak English?
分析
I arrived in London at last.
- simple sentence:
- I
[subject] - arrived
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - in London
[adverbial of place] - at last
[adverbial] of manner
- I
The railway station was big, black and dark.
- simple sentence:
- The railway station
[subject] - was
[be verb][past simple tense] - big，black and dark
[predicative][adjective]
- The railway station
I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter, I not only spoke English carefully, but very clearly as well.
- compound sentence:
- I did not know the way to my hotel
- I
[subject] - did not know
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - the way to my hotel
[object]
- I
- so I asked a porter
- so
[conjunction] - I
[subject] - asked
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - a porter
[object]
- so
- I not only spoke English carefully, but very clearly as well.
- I
[subject] - spoke
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - English
[object]
- I
- I did not know the way to my hotel
The porter, however, could not understand me.
- simple sentence:
- The porter
[subject] - could not understand
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - me
[object] - however
[parenthesis]
- The porter
I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.
- compound sentence:
- I repeated my question several times
- I
[subject] - repeated
[predicate verb phrase] - my question
[object] - several times
[adverbial of manner]
- I
- at last he understood
- at last
[adverbial of manner] - he
[subject] - understood
[predicate verb phrase]
- at last
- I repeated my question several times
He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
- compound sentence:
- but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
- he
[subject] - spoke
[predicate verb phrase] - neither slowly nor clearly
[adverbial of manner]
- he
- but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
- knowledge:
- neither adv. + nor adv.
'I am a foreigner,' I said.
- simple sentence:
- I
[subject] - am
[be verb] - a foreigner
[predicative]
- I
Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
- compound sentence:
- Then he spoke slowly
- Then + sentence
- he
[subject] - spoke
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - slowly
[adverbial]
- I could not understand him
- I
[subject] - could not understand
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - him
[object]
- I
- Then he spoke slowly
My teacher never spoke English like that!
- simple sentence:
- My teacher
[subject] - never spoke
[predicate verb phrase][past simple tense] - like that
[adverbial of manner]
- My teacher
The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.
- compound sentence:
- The porter and I
[subject] - looked at each other and smiled
[predicate verb phrase]- 动词 + and + 动词，共享主语
- look at sth 固定搭配，动词短语，看着...
- each other 彼此
- The porter and I
Then he said something and I understood it.
'You'll soon learn English!' he said.
- simple sentence:
- You
[subject] - will learn
[predicate verb phrase] - soon
[adverbial] - English
[object]
- You
I wonder.
In England, each person speak a different language.
- simple sentence:
- In England
[adverbial of place] - each person
[subject] - speak
[predicate verb phrase] - a different language
[object]
- In England
The English understand each other, but I don't understand them!
Do they speak English?
- do + sth. + do. + ?