1、Section Introduction&Reading and VocabularyLanguage StudyModule 1British and American English要点透析讲练互动1We have really everything in common with America nowadays，except of course，language.当然，除了语言外，如今我们确实在所有方面都和美国一样。词汇精研词汇精研品味经典Though they are twins，they have nothing in common.虽然是双胞胎，他们却毫无共同之处。To my su
2、rprise，I found I had a lot in common with this stranger.令我吃惊的是，我发现自己和这个陌生人有许多共同点。自我探究have sth.in common(with sb.)意为“_”；have sth.in common(with sth.)意为“_”，(与某人)想法、兴趣等相同(与某物)特征或特性相同其宾语一般是表示程度的_等。a lot，everything，much，little，nothingIn common with other students，Tom is good at English.和其他学生一样，汤姆的英语学得也很好
3、。易混辨析common，regular，usual，ordinary(1)common共同的，到处可见的，强调普遍性(2)regular定期的，强调规律性；(3)ordinary平凡无奇的，普通的，强调不特殊；(4)usual经常的，一贯如此的，强调习惯性。单词团团转用common，usual，regular，ordinary填空It is(1)_ that drunken drivers have accidents，both important people and(2)_ people have equal chance to kill people or be killed.There
4、fore，test of alchol to drivers should be(3)_ carried out.Also a/an(4)_ warning should be given to the drivers who are addicted to monordinaryregularlyusual解析：从时空概念上区分这4个词很容易理解，也方便记忆。(1)common到处可见的，强调普遍性(空间概念)；(2)ordinary 普通的，层次低(空间概念)；(3)regular定期的(时间概念)；(4)usual经常的，一贯如此的(时间概念)。2It doesnt make much
5、of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English.一位老师说的是英式英语还是美式英语，这并没有多大差异。品味经典It makes no difference whether he comes or not.他来不来没有多大的影响。If you can speak English very well，it does make a difference.如果你英语说得棒的话，那会很不一样。Could that make any difference to you?那对你有影响吗？自我探究whether.or._
6、，为固定结构，引导了一个_，在句中作真正的主语，而主句中的 _只是形式主语。make a difference 表示“_”或_。“是否还是”主语从句it有影响“使不一样”常用的固定搭配还有 make no/some/any/much/a lot of difference 表示_。没有/有一些/有很大的影响牛刀小试完成句子(1)他帮不帮助我们没有多大的影响。It makes no difference_.whether he will help us or not(2)如果你想与别人不一样，你就应该努力工作。If you want to _，you should work hard.(3)他的
7、失败对你有影响吗？Does his failure _？make a differencemake any difference to you3British and American English are different in many ways.The first and most obvious way is in the vocabulary.英式英语与美式英语在很多方面都不相同。最首要、最明显的区别就在于词汇。品味经典It is quite obvious that he didnt do it himself.显然他没有亲自去做。It was obvious that she
8、 felt upset.显然她感到不安。Her disappointment was obvious to everyone.大家都看得出来她显然很失望。Obviously he cant tell the difference between them.显然他无法区别二者的不同。自我探究obvious adj.意为“_”。句型 It is obvious that.意为“_”，_为形式主语，_是主语。obviously 是_。显然的，显而易见的显然itthat 从句副词单词团团转obvious(obviously)，clear(clear)，apparent(apparent)显然的/明显地
9、4As a tourist，you will need to use the underground in London or the subway in New York，or maybe you will prefer to get around the town by taxi(British)or cab(American)作为游客，你在伦敦要乘的地铁叫underground，而在纽约则叫 subway，或者你愿意乘坐 taxi(英国用法)或者 cab(美国用法)游览城市。品味经典It is difficult for him to get around without a stick
10、.他没有手杖四处活动很困难。It quickly got around that Joshua was back in town.乔舒亚已经回城的消息很快就传开了。(朗文P813)I think we should be able to get around most of these problems.我认为我们应该能避开这些问题的大部分的。自我探究get around 意为“_”，相当于 get about，后接“人”作宾语时，表示“劝服(某人)”。四处走动；传播；流传单词团团转用适当的词填空(get through，get along with，get down to，get aroun
11、d)A boy did not(1)_ most of his classmates so well，for he used to(2)_ them while they were working on assignments.get along withget aroundHis disturbing made it impossible for them to(3)_ their work.The usual case is that they managed to(4)_ their work with the help of the teacher who scolded and pu
12、nished the boy.get down toget through解析：这些词组皆为常用必备的语言材料：get through意为“完成”；get along with意为“和相处”；get down to意为正式做；get around意为“四处走动”。牛刀小试完成句子We had to use public transport to _(外出活动)get around5Prepositions，too，can be different：compareon the team，on the weekend(American)with in the team，at the weekend
13、(British)介词的用法也有所不同：比较一下 on the team，on the weekend(美国用法)和 in theteam，at the weekend(英国用法)。品味经典Living in a town cant compare with living in the country in many respects.在许多方面城市生活比不上乡下生活。These women nurses can be compared to angels in white.这些女护士可以被比作白衣天使。A beginners painting cant be compared to that
14、 of an expert.初学者的画不能与专家的相比。Compared to/with developed countries，we still have a long way to go.与发达国家相比，我们还有很长的路要走。自我探究compare sth.with sth._compare sth.to sth._compared to 常用作状语，表示“_”的意思。把和比较；比起来把比拟为；喻为和相比牛刀小试完成句子(1)比较一下我和他的作文，你会发现他的比较好。_ my composition with his，and you will find his is better.Comp
15、are(2)和你哥哥相比，你应该更加努力学习英语。_ with your brother，you should make greater efforts to study English.Compared(3)当比较不同的文化的时候，我们经常只注意不同点，而不注意它们的相同点。_ different cultures，we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.Comparing解析：第一句是“祈使句and陈述句”句型结构，所以用动词原形；第二句为过去分词短语作状语，
16、表示被动，和主句主语存在逻辑动宾关系，相当于If you are compared with your brother，you.；第三句为v.ing形式作状语，表示主动，和主句主语之间存在逻辑主谓关系，相当于When we compare different cultures，we.。6The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.两种语言分类各不相同的另外两个方面就是拼写和发音。(1)variety品味经典Theres a large variety of dishes
17、 on the menu.菜单上有许多种菜。A variety of apples are sold in this supermarket.这家超市卖各种各样的苹果。There are new varieties of wheat.麦子有许多新品种。Teaching methods vary greatly from school to school.各个学校的教学方法大不相同。(朗文P2206)自我探究variety n意 为 _；a variety of 意为_，相当于 _。variety 的前面可以有_，_，_ 等词修饰。(2)differ“变化；品种，变种；多种多样”“多种多样的”v
18、arieties ofgreatlargewide品味经典Our opinion differs greatly from each others in that respect.我们的意见在那方面有很大的出入。The brothers differ widely in their tastes.他们弟兄的爱好大相径庭。Im sorry to differ with you on that.对不起，在那一点上我与你看法不同。自我探究动词 differ 在该句中的意思是“不同于，相异”。与介词 _连用表示“在某方面相异”。与介词 _连用，表示“和不同”，相当于_。differ _sb._ sth
19、.意为“不同意，持异议”。infrombe different fromwith/fromabout/on单词团团转用适当的词填空The trees differ(1)_ each other，but it is difficult to tell what they are different(2)_After careful observation，youll tell the differences(3)_ the trees.frominbetween解析：这三个句子把三个同根词有机地结合在一起，既考查了不同搭配又说明它们的内在联系。建议记住这段情景。牛刀小试完成句子这家旅馆为客人提供
20、各种各样的娱乐活动。The hotel offers its guests _ amusements.a wide variety of7The accent，which is most similar to British English，can be heard on the East Coast of the US.在美国东海岸能听到与英国英语非常相似的口音。品味经典She is similar in temper to her mother.她的脾气跟她妈妈相似。The object of the game is similar to that of badminton.这种运动的目的
21、和羽毛球相似。自我探究similar 作形容词，意为“_”。后可接介词 to，构成 be similar to sb./sth.结构，意为“_”。表示“在方面相似”，用 _。be similar to 的反义词是 _“与不同”。近似的，类似的，相似的和相似be similar inbe different from单词团团转用similar，similarly，similarity填空The two friends are(1)_ to each other in many ways，and they act(2)_But neither of them believes that there
22、 is much(3)_ between them.similarsimilarlysimilarity单词一条线different(不同)similar(相似)same(相同)identical(完全一样)8But it has also led to lots of American words and structures passing into British English，so that some people now believe that British English will disappear.但是这也致使许多美国英语单词和结构传入英国英语，以至于现在有一些人相信英国
23、英语将要消失。品味经典Hard work leads to success and failure often lies in laziness.勤劳通向成功，失败源于懒惰。Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。This road leads to the hotel.这条路通向旅馆。What led you to this conclusion?你是怎样得出这个结论的？What led you to take up acting as a career?是什么让你开始从事演艺事业的？自
24、我探究lead to _，其中 to 为介词，后接_。lead sb.ton.“_”；lead sb._sth.使某人做。“引起，导致；通向”名词或动名词引导某人to do单词团团转引起，导致：lead tobring aboutgive rise toresult in9A Londoner has more difficulty understanding a Scotsman from Glasgow than understanding a New Yorker.伦敦人要听懂来自格拉斯哥的苏格兰人说话比听懂纽约人说话更难。句型巧析句型巧析品味经典Some students have d
25、ifficulty in finding jobs after graduation.有些学生毕业后很难找到工作。He said he had some difficulties with his English pronunciation.他说他在英语发音方面有一些困难。Did you have any trouble finding his house?你找到他的房子有没有困难？自我探究have difficulty in doing sth.“_”的意思。difficulty 前可加修饰词 _等；_可省略。做某事有困难much，little，noindifficulty 可换成 _，_，
26、_，_，_ 等，若difficulty 等后接名词，介词 in 换成 _。troubleproblema hard timea good timegreat funwith牛刀小试You cant imagine what difficulty we had _ home in the snowstorm.AwalkedBwalkCto walk Dwalking解析：选D。we had为定语从句，修饰先行词difficulty。imagine后宾语从句的谓语为have difficulty(in)doing sth.结构。10This nonstop communication，the ex
27、perts think，has made it easier for British people and Americans to understand each other.专家认为，这种不间断的交流使得英美人之间的相互理解变得更加容易。品味经典His dream was that the Olympic Games would make it possible for countries and people to live peacefully side by side.他的梦想就是奥林匹克运动会能使所有的国家和人们和平共处。New inventions and discoveries
28、 have made it possible for us to think about the world in new ways.新的发明和发现使我们用新的方式了解世界成为可能。We found it pleasant that we worked together with them.我们发现与他们一起工作很愉快。He thinks it no need talking about it with them.他认为没有必要跟他们谈。自我探究当_、_或_在复合宾语结构中作某些动词的宾语时(如 make，find，see，hear 等)，为保持句子平衡，常用_作形式宾语，而将真正的宾语放在句
29、尾。其结构为：主语谓语动词 it 形容词/名词/代词不定式/动名词/从句。it 后面的形容词或名词作_。不定式动名词从句it宾补单词团团转用适当的词填空I have to make(1)_ clear that(2)_ is no use regret what you have done and that you should never take(3)_ for granted that another chance will be given to you.ititit解析：(1)题、(3)题it作形式宾语，替代that引导真正的宾语从句；(2)题it 作形式主语，替代that引导真正的
30、主语从句。11When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language,he was obviously thinking about the differences.当著名的爱尔兰作家萧伯纳说出“英国和美国是被一种常见的语言分割开来的两个国家”一番话时，很明显他考虑了两者之间的差异。品味经典I have no idea when he will come.我不知道
31、他什么时候来。Almost everyone expressed the hope that we would meet again.几乎每个人都表达了想再次见面的希望。I am glad to hear the news that our team has won the game.我很高兴听到我们队赢得了比赛的消息。自我探究that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language 是_，用来说明前面的名词 remark 的_。常跟在以下名词的后面：idea，thought，belief，h
32、ope，suggestion，doubt，order，news。同位语从句内容归纳拓展that 引导同位语从句时，是连词，在从句中不充当任何成分，一般不能省略；that 引导定语从句时，是关系代词，在从句中充当主语或宾语，若作宾语，可以省略。,试看以下两个例句：,(1)The news that our football team won the match was encouraging.(同位语从句),(2)The news(that)we heard on the radio was encouraging.(定语从句)语法一条线The news(1)_ Mr.Zhang will teach us is true while the news(2)_ a girl classmate told me is false.thatthat解析：第一句里从句为同位语从句，news充当成分，第二句里从句为定语从句，news作told的宾语。知能演练轻松闯关本部分内容讲解结束按ESC键退出全屏播放
