Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?英国人讲的是英语吗？ 并列句

Do the English speak English?  §

• The English often talk about the weather.§
• Do the Chinese speak Chinese?
• The Japanese speak Japanese.^{(废话文学)😂}

English 还可以作形容词，表示“英格兰的，英国的，英国人的”等。与 English 相似的单词有French，Chinese，Japanese 等。

I arrived in London at last.

home/there 都是副词， 副词跟动词连用的时候不需要加介词， arrive 也一样^{get/arrive home 到家； get/arrive there 到那}

The railway station was big, black and dark. ^{并列的表达方式可以用逗号隔开","} 

black and dark ^{又黑又暗 最后两个用and 连接balck 颜色(建筑物)}

• long and thick ^又长又粗
• good and fast ^又好又快
• clean and fresh ^干干净净

I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

know sth. well ^{对…很熟悉}

• I know the boy well.
• I know the way.
• She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.

* I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.

not only ... but ... as well ^{不但...而且也...}

not only 喜欢放在动词的前面，一般遇到实义动词和非实义动词的时候, 习惯放在两者之间。

• I can not only speak Chinese but English as well.^{(更习惯的说法)}
• I not only like my mother but my father as well. ^{我不仅喜欢我的妈妈，也喜欢我的爸爸。}

as well ^{本身的含义是“也、又、还”}

• If you go home tomorrow, I’ll go as well.
• He lent me his pen, and his dictionary as well.

The porter, however, could not understand me.

He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. ^{(省略相同 neither spoke slowly nor spoke clearly.)}

neither…nor… ^{既不…，也不…}

• Neither the boss nor his secretary is flying to New York.^{老板和他的秘书都不飞往纽约。}
• She seemed neither surprised nor worried. ^{她似乎既不惊讶也不担心。}

My teacher never spoke English like that!

like 这里是介词 ^{表示“像，像…一样”}

• There’s no one like you. ^{没有人像你一样。}
• He speaks like a foreigner.

To learn English well is to study hard. ^{要学好英语就要努力学习。}

• To learn English well is study hard. ^{(口语中没 to)}

句子的分类^{(按结构划分)}

1^n. + 1^v. + conj. + 2^n. + 2^v. + conj. + 3^n. + 3^v. + conj. + .. 并列连词可以用来表示另加^and、对比^but，yet、选择^or、连续^and，then以及结局或结果^so，通过并列连词可以把几个简单句连接起来构成一个并列句。在并列句中，各分句要根据上下文的要求按逻辑次序排列，但各分句都同等重要并独立存在。

并列句用法 ^{写出多个简单句然后使用并列连词连接起来。}

并列句独有特点：相同的可以省略，余下的保持不变。^{因为句子同样重要(平等)所以可以共享资源}

1、顺接关系

2. 选择关系

3. 转折关系

4. 因果关系

从属连词 ^{连接“主句+从句”（主句>从句）}

1. 引导时间状语从句

2.引导地点状语从句

3. 引导比较状语从句

4. 引导条件状语从句

5. 引导让步状语从句

6. 引导方式状语从句

7. 引导原因状语从句

8. 引导目的状语从句

9. 引导结果状语从句

更地道、更生动，拓展词汇

着重提升词汇和句子结构，使文章更加生动，如 loomed large, adding to the overwhelming atmosphere, words tumbled out rapidly，增强了描写性语言，使其更接近文学化表达。

I finally arrived in London.

The railway station loomed large, its blackened walls and dim lighting adding to the overwhelming atmosphere.

Unsure of how to reach my hotel, I approached a porter for directions.

I made sure to articulate every word carefully and clearly.

Yet, to my dismay, the porter didn’t understand a word I said.

I repeated my question multiple times, and after several attempts, he finally grasped what I meant.

He responded, but his words tumbled out rapidly and unclearly.

“I’m a foreigner,” I explained.

At this, he slowed down his speech, but to my frustration, I still couldn’t comprehend him.

My teacher had never spoken English like that!

The porter and I exchanged amused glances, both sharing a moment of mutual confusion.

Then he said something unexpected—something I actually understood.

“You’ll pick up English in no time!” he reassured me.

I wasn’t so sure. In England, it seemed as though every person had their own version of the language.

The English could understand each other effortlessly, yet I found myself completely lost.

Was it really English they were speaking?

突出自然表达，融入更多短语动词和固定搭配

更口语化、更自然，融入了地道的短语动词（dawned on him, get the hang of it, turned to a porter），让文章更像地道的英语表达，适合对话场景和非正式写作。

At long last, I arrived in London.

The railway station was massive, its dark and soot-covered structure giving it an almost intimidating feel.

Having no idea how to get to my hotel, I turned to a porter for help.

I made sure to enunciate every word with the utmost care and clarity.

But to my frustration, he just stared at me, looking utterly confused.

I tried again, repeating myself over and over. Eventually, the meaning dawned on him.

He replied—but much too fast and far from clearly.

“I’m a foreigner,” I admitted.

That seemed to do the trick—he slowed down.

Yet, even then, his words were a jumble to me.

My teacher had never spoken English like this before!

We exchanged looks and chuckled.

Then, suddenly, he said something that, to my relief, I actually understood.

“You’ll get the hang of it soon!” he assured me.

I wasn’t so convinced. In England, it seemed like everyone had their own way of speaking.

The English understood one another just fine—but as for me, I was completely lost.

Were they really speaking English?

适合英语学习者，提升词汇但保持清晰表达

保持了适合英语学习者的特性，虽然词汇略有提升（如 enormous 替代 big），但仍然保持了句子清晰，语法简单易懂，适合扩大词汇量而不过分增加阅读难度。

At last, I arrived in London.

The railway station was enormous, its dark appearance making it look even more unfamiliar to me.

Since I didn’t know how to reach my hotel, I approached a porter and asked for directions.

I spoke as clearly and carefully as I could.

However, the porter didn’t seem to understand me at all.

I repeated my question several times, and finally, he got my meaning.

He answered, but he spoke too quickly and not clearly enough for me to follow.

“I’m a foreigner,” I explained.

This made him slow down his speech.

But even then, I couldn’t understand what he was saying!

My teacher had never spoken English like that before.

The porter and I exchanged glances and smiled.

Then, to my surprise, he said something I actually understood.

“You’ll learn English soon!” he said.

I wasn’t so sure. In England, it felt like every person had their own version of the language.

The English seemed to understand one another perfectly, but I struggled to understand them.

Were they really speaking English?