Lesson 25
Do the English speak English?
英国人讲的是英语吗?
First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Why does the writer not understand the porter?
railway ['reilwei]
n. (英)铁路;轨道;铁道 部门 vi. 乘火车旅行
porter ['pɔ:tə, 'pəu-] n.行李搬运工;守门人; 门房;服务员
several quantifier 几个
foreigner ['fɔrinə] n. 外地人,外国人
wonder ['wʌndə] vi. 怀疑;想知道;惊讶 vt. 怀疑;惊奇;对…感到惊讶
a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, I could not
understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The
porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said
understand them! Do they speak English?
常用并列连词 coordinating conjunctions
and, both…and, not only… but also, neither…nor but,however,while,yet for,so
or,either…or
词汇several Fra bibliotek个(三个以上) some:一些,