课文内容:
I arrived in London at last. The railway station wasbig, black and dark. I did not know the way to myhotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke Englishvery carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter,however, could not understand me. I repeated myquestion several times and at last he understood. Heanswered me, but he spoke neither slowly norclearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spokeslowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! Theporter and I looked at eachotherand smiled. Then he said something and I understoodit. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said.I wonder. In England, each person speaks a differentlanguage. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speakEnglish?
精讲笔记:
10、My teacher never spoke English like that!
我的老师从来不那样说英语!
语言点 like在此为介词,意为“像”。
11. The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.
我和搬运工相视一笑。
语言点 each other—般表示两者之间彼此,但也可表示三者以上的人之间彼此,相当于one another。
12. Then he said something and I understood it.
接着他说了点什么,这回我听懂了。
语言点 something指代很难用一句话说明的某事、某物(缩写为:sth.)。
I want something to eat.我想吃点东西。
I want to tell you something.我想告诉你件事
She bought something to eat.她买了一 些东西来吃。