1、 1 Unit5 Languages around the world I. Expressions 1. native language= mother tongue 本族语 母语 2. the attitude totowards study 学习的态度 3. refer to 查阅；谈及涉及；指的是 4. italicised words 斜体单词 5. despite= in spite of 即使 尽管 6. ups and downs 浮沉 兴衰 荣辱 7. the mainmajor factor 主要因素 8. major in English 主修英语 9. be based
2、 on 以为基础 10. date back to 追溯到 11. ancient symbols 古代的符号 12. develop into 发展成 13. be divided into 被分成（分割） 14. a variety of= varieties of= various 各种各样的 15. Chinese dialects and characters 中国的方言与文字 16. a unified country 一个统一的国家 17. unite with all the forces 团结所有的力量 18. in one direction 朝着一个方向 19. by m
3、eans of 用手段 方法 20. classic works 经典作品 21. the high regard for the Chinese writing system对中国汉字书写体系的高度重视 22. regardas把看作 23. play an important role in 在中起重要作用 24. global affairs 全球事务 25. appreciate Chinas culture and history 欣赏中国的文化和历史 26. set a specific goal 设定一个明确的目标 27. be related to 与有关 28. be of
4、great importance= be important 非常重要 29. feel like doing sth.= would like to do sth. 喜欢做某事 30. point of view 观点 看法 角度 31. a sea of words 大量的词汇 32. pay attention to doing sth. 注意 关注 33. struggle to ones feet 挣扎着站起来 34. beg ones pardon 请求某人原谅 请某人再说一次 35. be equal to 与平等 ；适合 胜任 36. generation gap 代沟 37.
5、 demand to do sth.要求做某事 2 38. in great demand 非常需要的，受欢迎的 39. build up our vocabulary 增加词汇量 40. aside from 除以外 41. take on a new look 呈现新的面貌 （承担 雇佣） II. Important sentence structures 1. One language sets in you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. 一种语言为人生开启一条走廊，两种语言则在沿
6、途为你打开每一扇门。 2. Not only is she good at English, but (also) she is interested in maths. 他不仅擅长英语 而且也对数学感兴趣。 3. Neither you nor I am going to refer to the dictionary.你和我都不打算查阅字典。 （谓语动词就近原则： either or not onlybut also notbut） 4. No matter what you do, you should be buried in itfocus on it concentrate on
7、it. 无论你做什么，都应该专注。 5. I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice on how to learn English well. 我将不胜感激 假如你能给我一些关于如何学好英语的建议。 6. I struggle withagainst my laziness every day, which is really a struggle. 我每天都在跟懒惰作斗争， 这着实是件难事。 7. The harder you work, the greater progress youll make. 你越努力，取得的进步
8、就越大。 8. Morning is the best time when you practise speaking English. 早晨是你练习说英语的最好时间。 9. I like the way (in whichthat) the teacher gives his lessons. 我喜欢这位老师上课的方式。 10. I have reached a point stagestage where I just dont care any more. 我已经到了一种什么都不在乎的地步。 11. There are cases where this rule doesnt hold
9、well. 在一些情况下，这个规则是不适用的。 III. Compositions 1. Dear Peter, Im so sorry to hear that youre having troubledifficulty (in) learning Chinese. I am more than glad to offer you some suggestions. First, it is important to take a Chinese course. Then, it also helps to watch TV and read books,newspapers and ma
10、gazines in Chinese whenever possible.Besides, it should be a good 3 idea to learn and sing Chinese songs,because by doing so youll learn and remember Chinese words more easily. You can also make more Chinese friends. They will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese. Hopefully, the adv
11、ice would be helpful to you.Try to write me in Chinese next time. Best wishes ! Yours, Li Hua 2. There are some differences in vocabulary between BrE and AmE. For example, the American English words subway, gas, pants and“apartment are underground, petrol, trousers and flat in British English. Each
12、nation has its own tongue but in my point of view, language changes relate to the variety of political systems and civilizations of different countries, and despite these, there are other factors, too. The gaps between languages will become smaller over time. Some languages can date back to the earl
13、iest dynasty. With ups and downs of a nation, its language is constantly changing. No matter how language develops, it is a symbol of a nation. 英国英语和美国英语在词汇词汇上有所不同。例如，美式英语单词“subway gas pants 和“apartment在英式英语中是underground petrol trousers和“flat。每个国家都有自己的 语言语言，但在我看来在我看来，语言的变化变化与不同国家的政治制度制度和文明的多样性有关有关，尽
14、管尽管如此，还有 其他因素因素。随着时间的推移，语言之间的差距差距会越来越小。有些语言可以追溯到追溯到最早的朝代朝代。 一个国家的起起落落起起落落，其语言是不断地不断地变化的。无论语言无论语言如何发展，它都是一个民族的象征象征。 3. Tom is a native and English is his native language. He can speak standard English as well as local dialect. In addition,he has studied Chinese characters and is good at calligraphy.
15、He has learned to carve Chinese characters on animal bones and shells. He especially appreciates classic Chinese literature and regards it as his major research subject, so he tries every means to refer to Chinese classics based on ancient Chinese culture and civilisation. Tom cares about global aff
16、airs and has a positive attitude towards life. In his semester paper, he gives a specific description of mans demand and struggle for equal rights. 汤姆是当地人当地人，英语是他的母语母语。他能说标准的英语标准的英语和当地的方言当地的方言。此外，他还学过汉汉 字字，擅长书法书法。他学会了在动物骨头和贝壳骨头和贝壳上刻刻汉字。他特别欣赏中国古典文学欣赏中国古典文学，把它作为作为 自己主要的主要的研究对象， 千方百计借鉴借鉴基于基于中国古代文化和文明文明的中国古典典籍。 汤姆关心国际国际 事务事务，对生活有积极的态度态度。在他的学期论文学期论文中，他具体描述具体描述了人类为争取平等权利平等权利而进行的 需求需求和斗争斗争。 4
