【正文】 n 認不出來a large number of fluent English speakers 許多英語講得流利的人the number of people learning English 學(xué)習(xí)英語的人的數(shù)目make sense 有道理；有意義；講得通In some important ways they are very different from one another.At fist the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. 過去分詞作后置定語 It was base more on German than the English we speak at present. 定語從句English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. 定語從句 The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling. Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. 現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語The fly agreed immediately without a second thought.Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.Many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard Those who report the news were expected to speak excellent You will hear differences in the way people speak. 掌握way作先行詞的關(guān)系詞When people use words and expressions different from the standard language.The USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken.U3prefer vt. 更喜歡 prefer coffee to tea. 更喜歡咖啡而不是茶prefer doing to doing 更喜歡干……而不愿干…… prefer to do rather than do 寧愿干……而不愿干……prefer that sb (should) do 更寧愿某人干…preference n. (兩者之中) 較喜歡的東西；偏好；偏愛 have a preference for… 對……偏愛 have no particular preference 沒有特別的偏好persuade vt. 說服；勸服、 persuade sb. to do sth.=persuade sb. into doing sth. 說服某人做…… persuade sb. not to do=persuade sb. out of doing 說服某人停止做……；勸阻某人做…… persuade sb. of sth. 或persuade sb. + that 從句 使某人相信 persuasive adj. 有說服力的 schedule: n. 時間表；進度表 ahead of schedule 較預(yù)定的時間提前 on schedule 按照預(yù)定的時間，按時 behind schedule 遲于預(yù)定的時間；拖后 vt. 為……安排時間 schedule the meeting for that night會議的時間定在那天晚上 be scheduled to do sth. 預(yù)定做某事determine vt.amp。vt amp。 vt. 援救；營救 rescue sb. from… 從危險中救出 a rescue team 救援隊 e/ go to one’s rescue 營救某人 rescuer n. 營救人員trap vt. 使陷入困境 trap sb. in the mud= get/ be trapped in the mud被困在泥巴里面trap sb./ sth. into (doing)… 誘使某人/某物（做）…… n. 陷阱；困境 set a trap 設(shè)圈套bury vt. 埋葬；掩埋；隱藏bury one’s face/ head in sth. 把臉/頭伸到……里去bury oneself in= be buried in 埋頭于；專心于 be buried in thought 陷入了沉思 burial n. 埋葬；葬禮judge n. 裁判員；法官； work as a judge: 當(dāng)法官/裁判 vt. 斷定；判斷；判決；認為 judge sth. from/ by sth. 由……來判斷judging from/ by sth. 由……來看（作狀語） judge sb. to be… 認為某人……As far as I can judge 據(jù)我判斷 judge the case 審理這個案件judgement n. 判決；審判；判斷 make a judgement on sth. 對……作出判斷express vt. 表達；表示 express thanks/ thoughts 表達感謝/思想 n. 快車，速遞rise(rose risen) ；站起；起床 ；漲工資rise by 20% 增長了20% rise to 200. 增長到200rise from the chair 從椅子上站起來Early to bed and early to rise is good to your health早睡早起對身體有好處ask for a rise 要求漲工資 get a rise 升級；漲工資run out of；用光（不用被動)think little/ nothing of 輕視；忽視；對……滿不在乎think much/ highly of 重視；看重；對……高度評價reach v. 延伸；達成（協(xié)議）；得出結(jié)論；伸手夠到某物；與……取得聯(lián)系The woods reaches as far as the river 森林延伸至河邊reach an agreement 達成協(xié)議 reach a conclusion 得出結(jié)論reach him by telephone 用電話與他取得聯(lián)系 reach out for sth 伸手去拿 n. 夠著；達到 out