Module3 unit2 language
Welcome
1. in a broad sense從廣義上講
2. transmit information傳播信息
3. various forms of language語言的各種形式
4. stand for a beaming smile代表燦爛的微笑
5. all over the world/ throughout the world全世界
6. fly in circles 繞圈飛行
7. inform sb of/ about sth.通知某人某事
keep sb informed of sth使某人被通知
8. including sth/ sth included包括某事
9. share sth with sb與某人分享某物
10. make a special Internet language構成一種特殊的因特網語言
11. have some effective methods for studying the English language
有一些學習英語的特殊方法
Reading
1. throughout history貫穿歷史；throughout the world/ all over the world
2. be made up of/consist of由…組成
3. a language with some confusing rules 一種帶有令人迷惑規則的語言
4. bring sth with sb to sp將某物待在身邊帶到某地
5. at the end of the 9th Century 在九世紀晚期
6. a language called Celtic一種叫做凱爾特的語言
7. be different from與……不同
8. It’s certain that… …是確定的
9. the official language of England英國官方語
10. sb find it hard to do sth覺得做某事很難
11. This is because…/ That is why…表語從句句型
12. have similar meaning in …有類似的意思
13. contribute to / result in/ lead to/cause the development of……導致……的發展
14. sb take control of控制
15. sb lose control of失去控制
16. be replaced by/ with；設備sb take the place of sb 被…代替
17. despite the fact/ in spite of the fact盡管事實如此
18. have an impact on(the English language)對…巨大沖擊
19. at this point在此期間
20. raise animals 飼養動物
21. the upper/lower class上(下)層階級
22. common people普通人（地位相對低的）
23. by the latter half of the 24th century到24世紀下半葉
24. be adopted by被…采用
25. one’s mother tongue/ one’s native language母語
26. undergo huge changes(underwent, undergone)經歷巨大變化/ undergo treatment接受治療
27. continue doing/ continue to do sth繼續做某事
28. a sequence of events一系列事件
29. relate… to…與…相關
30. official occasions官方正式場合
31. modern English/life/science and technology現代英語/生活/科技
32. make a promise; keep /break one’s promise做許諾；遵守諾言/食言
33. promise to do sth許諾做某事
34. a promising boy一個有前途的男孩
35. disagree with what =everything that =all that sb say
1.The English language is made up of/consists of the rules and vocabulary each group of people brought to Britain with them.
英語是由每個進入不列顛的人群所說語言中的規則和詞匯構成的。
2.They brought with them their languages, which also mixed with Anglo-Saxon.
他們帶來了自己的語言，與盎格魯薩克森語混合起來
3.The language they created is what we now call Old English.
他們創造的語言就是我們現在所說的古英語。
4.Middle English is the name given to the English used from around the 12th to the 16th century.中古英語這個名詞是指大約12世紀至16世紀期間所使用的英語
5.However, the Norman conquest did not have the same result that the Germanic invasion had had about 600 years earlier.
然而，諾曼征服并沒有給英語帶來大約600年前日耳曼入侵所帶來的相同后果。
6.The question of English will continue changing in the future is easy to answer.
英語在未來是否會繼續變化這個問題其實很容易回答
7.Where a person comes from will affect their style of speech.
一個人來自哪里會影響他們說話的風格
8.There are many different dialects of English depending on where people live.
根據人們居住的地方（的不同）有許多不同英語方言。
9. We sometimes find it hard to decide which words or phrases to use
我們有時發現很難決定用何詞和短語。
10.This is where I disagree.
This is what I disagree to.這就是我不贊同的地方。
Word power & Grammar & Task
1. spoken English/written English口語、書面語
2. a large amount of / a great deal of+不可數n
3. a large number of/ a great(good) many+可數n復
4. a large quantity of/plenty of+可數/不可數n
5. sort out=arrange安排
6. discard=throw away丟棄
7. I regret to inform you我遺憾地通知你
8. in addition=plus除此之外
9. have a word with=speak to與某人談話
10. have words with sb與某人吵架
11. take sth into consideration考慮某事
12. five permanent members of the UN Security Council五個聯合國安理會常任理事國
13. take action/measures to do sth采取行動做某事
14. set high standards for設一個標準
15. below standard在標準以下
16. up to the required standard超過被要求的標準
17. make a decision做決定
18. at one time曾經（at times 有時候）
19. at a time一次
20. keep … pure使…純化
21. due to/because of/thanks to/ as a result of/owing to由于
22. ban sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事
23. easily accessed television programs容易接受的電視節目have access to
24. get along/on with sb與某人相處
25. There is no need to do sth沒有必要做某事
26. waste time doing sth浪費時間做某事
27. It’s a waste of time to do/doing sth
28. shorten the distance縮短距離
29. embarrass sb into doing sth做某事使某人尷尬
30. refuse to accept an idea拒絕接受一個主意
31. from across the world從全世界
32. adopt one’s suggestion/a new teaching method
采納某人的建議/一種新的教學方法
project
1. A differ greatly from B in size and shape
A與B 在尺寸及形狀方面大大不同
2. the very first Chinese characters真正第一批簡體中文
3. change over time隨著時間改變
4. as a whole作為整體
5. on the whole（常用于句首）
6. combine two or more elements together把兩種及更多種元素結合起來
7. the symbol for a man代表人類
8. be the opposite of sth是…的相反
9. Opposite our school are two shops.（倒裝句）
10. Opposite our school is a shop.
11. be highly complex非常復雜
12. reflect one’s thought反應某人的思想
13. simplified Chinese characters簡體中文
14. be widely used in mainland China在中國大陸廣泛使用
15. The way a written language developed can tell us just as much about a culture as the history of a spoken language.書面語發展方式表示出來的文化就像口語的歷史表示出來的文化一樣。
16. The Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words.
漢語和許多西方語言不同，區別在于漢語使用本身就有意義，可以獨立成字的漢字。
17. Not all characters are used to describe objects.=
All characters are not used to describe objects.=并非所有漢字都用來描述事物的。