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Lesson 14 Do you speak English?
你会讲英语吗？
I had an
amusing experience last
year. After
I had left
a small
village in the south of
France, I
drove on to the
next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I
stopped and he asked me for a
lift. As
soon as he had got into the car, I said good
morning to him in French and he replied in the
same
language. Apart
from
a
few
words,
I
do
not know
any
French
at
all.
Neither
of
us
spoke
during the journey. I
had nearly reached the town, when the young man
suddenly said, very slowly,
New words and expressions
生词和短语
amusing
adj.
好笑的，有趣的
experience
n.
经历
wave
v.
招手
lift
n.
搭便车
reply
v.
回答
language
n.
语言
journey
n.
旅行
参考译文
去年我有过一次有趣的经历。
在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，
我继续驶往下一个城镇。
途中，一个青年人向我招手。我把车停下，他向我提出要求搭车。他一上车，我就用法语向
他问早上好，他也同样用法语回答我。除了个别几个单词外，
我根本不
会法语。旅途中我们
谁也没讲话。就要到达那个镇时，那青年突然开了口，慢慢地说道：
“你会讲英语吗？”
我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人！
1.
Do you speak
English?
你会讲英语吗？
speak
[spi:k]
v.
(spoke
[sp
??
k]
; spoken
[?sp??
k
?
n]
)
1. vi.
~(to sb.)
(about sth./sb.) / ~(with sb.) (about sth./sb.)
to talk to sb. about sth.; to have a
conversation with
sb.
谈；谈话；交谈
e.g. <
/p>
那件事我已经和经理谈过了。
I
’
ve spoken to the manager about it.
2. vi.
~of/about
sth./sb.
to mention or describe
sth./sb.
提起；讲述
e.g.
说到旅游，你今年要去什么好玩的地方吗？
Speaking
of
traveling,
(=referring
back
to
a
subject just
mentioned) are you going anywhere exciting this
year?
3. vt. (not used in the
progressive tenses
不用于进行时
) to
be able to use a particular language
会
说，会讲
(
某种语言
)
e.g. Do you speak English?
你会讲英语吗？
4. to use
a particular language to express yourself
用
(
某种语言
)
< br>说话
e.g. [vn]
他们讲的是什么语？
What language is it
they
’
re speaking?
[v]
我们用德语讲好吗？
Would you prefer it
if we spoke in German?
5. vi.
[usually+adv./prep.] to make a speech to an
audience
发言；演说；演讲
e.g.
公开演讲
to speak in public
威尔逊教授应邀就自己的研究成果发言。
Professor Wilson was invited to speak
about the results of his research.
6.
[vn] to say or state sth.
说；讲述
e.g.
她讲的显然是实情。
She was clearly
speaking the truth.
Phr. v
1.
speak
for
sb.
to
state
the
views
or
wishes
of
a
person
or
a
group;
to
act
as
a
representative
[?repri?zent?
tiv]
for sb.
代
(
或代表
)
某人讲话
2.
speak out (against sth.)
to
state your opinions publicly, especially in
opposition
[??
p
??
z
???
n]
to
sth. and in a way that takes courage
挺身
(
反对某事物
)
；公开站出来
(
反对
)
：
e.g.
只有他站出来反对那项决定。
He was the only
one to speak out against the decision.
3.
speak up vi.
usually used in orders to tell sb to
speak more loudly
大声点说：
1
e.g.
请大点声讲
------
我们在后面听不见。
Please speak up---we
can
’
t hear you at the back.
speaker n.
1. a
person who gives a talk or makes a speech
发言者；演讲者
2. a
person who is or was
speaking
说话者
3. a
person who speaks a particular language
讲
(
某种语言
)
的人
e.g.
以英语为母语的人
native
speakers of English
4. (the) Speaker
the title of a person whose job is to control the
discussions in a parliament(
议会的
< br>)
议长
e.g.
英国下议院议长
the
Speaker of the House of Commons
[?k?
m
?
n]
5.
扬声器；喇叭
2. I had
an amusing experience last year.
去年我有过一次有趣的经历。
1)
amusing
[
??mju:zi?]
adj.
funny and
enjoyable
逗人笑的；有乐趣的；好笑的
adv. amusingly
e.g.
< br>逗人笑的故事
/
游戏
an amusing story/game
她写的信十分有趣。
She writes very
amusing letters.
amused
[
??
mju:zd]
adj.
~(at/by sth) / ~(to see, find, learn,
etc.)
thinking that sb./sth. is funny,
so
that you smile or laugh
逗乐的；觉得好笑的：
e.g.
我们都被他的故事逗笑了。
We were all
amused at his stories.
他看见她玩这个游戏十分认真的样子，觉得好笑。
He was amused to see how seriously she
took the game.
IDM:
keep sb.
amused
to give sb. interesting things
to do, or to entertain them so that they do not
become
bored
使某人快乐；使某人消遣
e.g.
嬉水可以使孩子们玩乐好几个小时。
Playing with water can keep children
amused for hours.
amuse
[
??
mju:z]
v.
1. [often passive] to make
sb. laugh or smile
逗笑；逗乐
e.g. [vn]
我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
My funny
drawings amused the kids.
这个会逗你笑的。
This will amuse you.
[vn to inf]
想到就在这会儿他们大概正在谈论他，他不禁笑了起来。
It amused him to think that they were
probably talking about him at that very moment.
2. vt. to make time pass pleasantly for
sb./yourself(
提供
)
消
遣；
(
使
)
娱
乐：
e.g.
我相信我能自娱自乐
几个小时。
I
’
m sure
I
’
ll be able to amuse myself
for a few hours.
n. amusement n.
1. [u] the feeling that you
have when sth. is funny or amusing, or it
entertains you
可笑；愉悦；
娱乐
e.g.
使我感到好笑的是，他竟然打不开门。
To my
amusement he couldn
’
t get
the door open.
2. [c, usually pl.] a
game, an activity, etc. that provides
entertainment and pleasure
娱乐活动；游
戏；消遣活动
amusement
park
n.
游乐场；娱乐园
2)
experience
[ik
s?pi?
ri
?
ns]
n., v.
n.
1. [u] the knowledge and skill that you have
gained through doing sth. for a period of time;
the
process of gaining
this(
由实践得来的
)
经验；实践
e.g.
有十多年教学经验
to have
over ten years
’
teaching
experience
你以前干过这种工作吗？
Do you have any
previous experience of this type of work?
(previous adj.
['pri:vi
?
s]
[only
before noun]
先前的；以往的
)
我们都从经验中学习。
We
all learn by experience.
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2. [u] the things that have happened to
you that influence the way you think and
behave
经历；阅
历
e.g.
经过的事使我懂得生活可能是很不公平的。
Experience has taught me that life can
be very unfair.
据我的经验看，真正理解这个问题的人很少。
In my experience, very few people
really understand the problem.
3. [c]
~(of sth)
an event or
activity that affects
(
影响
)
you in some way(
一次<
/p>
)
经历，体验：
e.g.
使人激动的
/
不寻常的
/
难忘的经历
an exciting/unusual/unforgettable
experience
那是她第一次单独生活。
It was
her first experience of living alone.
我放烟火有过一次不愉快的遭遇。
I had a bad
experience with fireworks once.
vt.
1. to have a particular
situation affect you or happen to you
经历；经受；遭受
e.g.
每个人在人生的某个阶段都会经历这些问题。
Everyone experiences these problems at
some time in their lives.
have and be
aware of a particular emotion or physical
feeling
感受；体会；体验
e.g.
感受痛苦
/
愉快
/
不幸
to experience
pain/pleasure/unhappiness
我上飞机时曾一度感到恐慌。
I experienced a
moment of panic as I boarded the plane.
(panic
['p?nik]
n.
[u,
c]
1
恐慌
,
惊慌
,
慌乱
2.
人心惶惶的局面；惶恐不安
vi.
&
vt.
(
使
)
惊慌，惊慌失措
board n. 1.[c,
u]
板；
(
尤指
)
木板
2. [c] (
公司或其
他机构的
)
董事会，
委员会，
理事会
v. vt. & vi.
上船
(
或火车、
飞机、
公共汽车等
))
experienced
< br>[
?
k'sp
??
ri:
?
nst]
adj.
1. ~(in
sth)having knowledge or skill in a particular job
or activity
有经验的；熟练的
e.g.
经验丰富的教师
an experienced teacher
他养动物很有经验。
He
’
s very experienced in looking after animals.
2.
having
knowledge
as
a
result
of
doing
sth.
for a
long
time
,
or
having
had
a
lot
of
different
experiences
有阅历的；有见识的；老练的
e.g.
她很年轻，还不太老练。
S
he
’
s very young and not very
experienced.
experiential
[iks,pi
?
ri'en
??
l]
adj. (formal or
technical
术语
) based on or
involving experience
经验得来的；来
自
经验的；经验的
e.g.
由经验得来的知识
experiential knowledge
由经验得来的学习方法
experiential
learning methods
3. After I had left a
small village in the south of France, I drove on
to the next town.
在离开
法国南部的一个
小村庄后，我继续驶往下一个城镇。
1)
表示一个大范围中的某一个地方时要用介词
in:
e.g.
北京位于中国的北部。
Beijing is in the
north of China.
2)
副词
on
紧跟在动词后面时可以表示“向前”
、
“继续下去”等意义：
e.g.
他滔滔不绝地讲到大家都走了。
He talked on
until everybody had gone.
我朋友来看我时我正在看书。他走了以后我便继续看书。
I was reading when my friend called.
After he had gone, I went on to read.
4. On the way, a young man waved to me.
途中，一个青年人向我招手。
wave
v./n.
v.
1.
~(at/to sb.) / ~sth. (at
sb.) / ~sth. (about/around)
to move
your hand or arm from side to side
in
the air in order to attract attention, as a
greeting, etc.
挥手；招手；摆手；挥臂：
e.g. [v]
公共汽车上的人挥手致意，我们也向他们挥手。
The
people on the bus waved and we waved back.
3
你为什么向他招手？
Why did you wave at
him?
[vn]
摆动手臂
to wave
one
’
s arms
[vnn,
vn]
我向母亲挥手告别时她哭了。
My mother was crying as I waved her
goodbye.
My mother was crying as I
waved goodbye to her.
2.[vn][usually+adv./prep.] to hold sth
in your hand and move it from side to side
< br>挥舞，
挥动
(
手中
之物
)
e.g.
人群挥舞着旗子欢呼。
Crowds
waved flags and cheered.
3.
[v]
to
move
freely
and
gently,
for
example
in
the
wind,
while
one
end
or
side
is
held
in
position(
一端固定地
)
< br>飘扬，飘动，摇晃，起伏
e.g.
旗子在微风中飘扬。
The flag waved in
the breeze.
4. [v] to curl
slightly
略呈波形；拳曲
e.g.
他天生一头鬈发。
His
hair waves naturally.
5. [vn] to make
sb
’
s hair curl slightly
使?略呈波形；烫
(
发
)
e.g.
她烫发了。
She
’
s had her hair waved.
(curl
[k
?
:l]
v., n.
v. 1.
卷；<
/p>
(
使
)
拳曲，鬈
曲
2. (
使
)
成拳曲状
n. 1.[c,
u] (
指头发
)
拳曲
2. [c]
卷状物；螺旋状
物
curly
[k
?
:li]
adj.
有鬈发<
/p>
(
或毛
)
的；拳
曲状的
)
Phr.v.
wave sth. aside/away
to not accept sth. because you do not
think it is necessary or important
对?置之不理；不理会
synonym
：
dismiss
(dismiss
[dis'mis]
vt. 1. ~sb./sth.
(as sth.)
不予考虑；对?不屑一提
2. ~sb.(from sth.)
解雇；免职；开除
)
e.g.
我对这项计划的反对意见未被理会。
My
objections to the plan were waved aside.
(objection
[
?
b'd
?
ek
??
n]
n. ~(to sth./to doing sth.)
/ ~(that
?
)
反对的理由；反
对；异议
)
wave sth./sb.
down
to signal to a vehicle or its
driver to stop by waving your hand
对
(
汽车或司
机
)
挥手示意停下；挥手叫停
wave
sb. off
to wave goodbye to sb. as they
are leaving
挥手送别
n.
1.
[c]
海浪；波浪；波涛
e.g.
巨浪拍打着海岸。
Huge waves were
breaking on the shore.
(break v. (
波涛
)
拍案
)
2. [c] a sudden increase in a
particular activity or feeling
汹涌的行动
(
或思想
)
态势；心
潮；风潮
e.g.
暴力的浪潮
a wave of
violence
犯罪潮
a crime wave
一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。
A wave of fear
swept over him.
(sweep v.
[v+adv./prep.] to suddenly affect sb.
strongly
突然袭来
)
3.
[c]
挥臂；挥手；招手；摆手
e.g.
公共汽车开走时他向我们挥了挥手。
He gave us a
wave as the bus drove
[dr
??
v]
off.
4. [c] a large number
of people or things suddenly moving or appearing s
omewhere
涌现的人
(
或
事物
)
；涌动的人
(
或物
)
e.g.
一批又一批飞机从上空掠过。
Wave after wave
of aircraft passed overhead.
(overhead
[,
?
uv
?
'hed]
adv.
在头上方；在空中
['
?
uv
?
hed]
adj.
头上方的；地面以上的；高架的
overhead
projector
投影仪
)
5. [c]
波；波状运动
e.g.
无线电波；声波
radio/sound waves
6. [c]
拳曲；波浪形
wavy
['we
?
vi:]
adj. having curves; not straight
起伏不平的；波浪的；拳曲的
e.g.
棕色鬈发
brown wavy hair
5. I stopped
and he asked me for a lift.
我把车停下，他向我提出要求搭车。
4
名词
lift
的含义之一是“
(
给步行者
)
搭便车”
、
“免费搭车”
< br>：
e.g.
昨晚我不得不走回家。谁也不愿意让我搭车。
Last night, I had to walk home. No one
would give me a lift.
我今天运气好，离开村子不久就搭上了便车。
I
was lucky today. I got a lift soon after I had
left the village.
lift
[lift]
n., v.
n.
1. (BrE)(AmE ride) [c] a
free ride in a car, etc. to a place you want to
get to
免费搭车；搭便车
e.g.
我用车顺便送你去车站。
I
’
ll give you a lift to the
station.
2. (BrE)(AmE elevator
< br>['eliveit
?
]
)
[c]
电梯；升降机
e.g. <
/p>
在五层—咱们乘电梯吧。
It
’
s on the fifth floor----
Let
’
s take the lift.
3. a movement in which sth. rises or is
lifted up
提；抬；举；上升；吊
v.
1. ~sb./sth.
(up) to raise sb./sth. or be raised to a higher
position or level (
被
)
提起，举起，抬高，
吊起
[vn, usually+adv./prep.]
e.g.
他站在那里，胳臂举过了头顶。
He stood there
with his arms lifted above his head.
约翰从书本上抬起眼睛。
John lifted his
eyes(=looked up) from his book.
[v]
她的眉毛竖了起来：
“道歉？为什么？”
He
r eyebrows
['aibrau]
lifted.
“
Apologize?
Why?
”
2. [vn,
usually+adv./prep.] to take hold of sb./ move
them/it to a different position
移开；
移
动
e.g.
我把婴儿从椅子上抱起来。
I lifted the
baby out of the chair.
3. to become or
make sb. more cheerful
高兴起来；使更愉快：
e.g.
[v]
他一看见她心里就高兴起来了。
His heart
lifted at the sight of her.
[vn]
这消息使我们群情振奋。
The news lifted
our spirits.
4. [v] to rise and
disappear
消散；消失
e.g.
雾开始散了。
The
fog began to lift.
我的沮丧情绪开始逐渐消失。
Gradually my
depression
(n. [u, c]
抑郁；
沮丧；
消沉
)
started to lift.
5.
~sth.(from sb./sth.)
[vn] (informal) to
steal sth.
偷盗；盗窃
e.g.
他一直从他工作的商店里偷窃电器商品。
He had been lifting electrical goods
from the store where he worked.
6. [vn]
to use sb
’
s ideas or words
without asking permission or without saying where
they come
from
剽窃；盗用；抄袭
e.g.
大部分观点都是她从一直在看的一本书里抄来的。
She
lifted most of the ideas from a book she had been
reading.
IDM:
not lift/raise
a finger/hand (to do sth.)
(informal)to
do nothing to help sb.
一点忙也不
帮；油瓶倒了都不扶
e.g.
孩子们从不帮着做家务。
The children
never lift a finger to help around the house.
Phr.v.
lift
off
(of
a
rocket
or,
less
frequently,
an
aircraft
火箭，有时也指飞行器
)to
leave
the
ground
and rise into the
air
发射；起飞；升空
6. As
soon as he had got into the car, I said good
morning to him in French and he replied in
the same language.
他一上车，我就用法语向他问早上好，他也同样用法语回答我。
1)
表示时间的固定短语
as
soon as
通常表示
“一?就?”
，
即两个动词之间相隔时间非常短：
e.g.
你一遇见他就把这消息告诉他。
Tell him the
news as soon as you meet him.
2)
表示用某种语言作为交际手段时
介词用
in
，表示讲某种语言时可以不加介词：
e.g.
讲英语
/
法语
speak English/French
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