必修五·Module一·.doc

Module 1 British and American English 重点词汇（词组） 词汇 1. confusing adj.使人困惑的→confused adj. 感到困惑的→confuse v．使人困惑；混淆 2. differ v. 不同，有区别→ different adj. 有区别的，不同的→difference n. 区别，差异 3. variety n. 种类→variation n. 变化→various adj.各种各样的→vary v. 变化，不同 4. announcement n．通告；宣告；通知→announce vt.通告，宣告→announcer n．广播员，播音员 5．add v．增加→addition n. 增添，增加→ additional adj.附加的，另外的→additionally adv. 另外 6. simplify v. 简化→ simple adj.简单的→simply adv.简单地，仅仅 7. combination n. 组合，结合→combine v. 组合，结合 8. criticize v．批评→criticism n. 批评→ critical adj. 批评的 9. reference n. 参考，查阅→ refer v．谈及，提及，涉及，参考 词组 1．有相同的特点 have…in common 　　　 2．有影响；使不相同 make a difference 3．充满，填满 fill up 4．四处走动(旅行) get around 5. 排队等候 queue up/stand in line 6. 把A与B相比 compare A with B 7．毕竟；终究 after all 8．做某事有困难 have difficulty (in)doing sth 9．引起，导致；通向 lead to 10．(偶然)学会 pick up 11．同意；支持 in favour of 12．称A为B refer to A as B 13．幸亏；多亏 thanks to 14．毕业于 graduate from 15．消失 wear off 重点句型 1. It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. 老师说英国英语还是说美国英语没有多大影响。 2. The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. 在两种英语中另外两个领域的区别是拼写和发音。 3. The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes omit them… 英国人使用介词的地方，美国人有时省略…… 4．When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language, he was obviously thinking about the differences. 当爱尔兰作家萧伯纳讲那句名言——英国和美国是被同一种语言分开的两个民族——的时候，他显然想到了他们的区别。 5. After all, there is probably as much variation of pronunciation within the two countries as between the