Unit 3 Topic 1 Section C
课文讲解及知识点
一 . 课文翻译 :
English Around the World
世界各地的英语
There are more than 3000 languages spoken in the world .
世界上有超过3000种语言被使用。
Of all these languages , English is the most widely used .
在所有这些语言中,英语是使用最广泛的。
Recent surveys show that more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue .
最近的调查显示,有超过5亿人将英语作为他们的母语。
From its roots in England , the language was spread around the world by English traders and English governments in new lands .
英语起源于英国,这种语言随着英国商人和政府在新大陆的传播而传播到世界各地。
One of these new lands became the United States of America .
这些新大陆之一后来成为了美利坚合众国。
The population of the United States is 309 million , making it the country with the largest number of native English speakers .
美国的人口为3.09亿,使其成为拥有最多英语母语者的国家。
About 300 million people speak English as their second language .
大约有3亿人将英语作为他们的第二语言。
There are even more people , like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan , who study English as a foreign language .
还有更多的人,比如欧洲、中国和日本的一些人,将英语作为外语来学习。
English has become the base language for international business , for the world ' s airlines and even for the Internet .
英语已经成为国际商业、世界航空业甚至互联网的基础语言。
Whatever language people speak , they need to know some English if they work in these fields .
无论人们说什么语言,如果他们在这些领域工作,都需要了解一些英语。
It is clear that the English language is becoming more important .
很明显,英语正在变得越来越重要。
二 . 课文讲解及知识点 :
There are more than 3000 languages spoken in the world.
主语:There
谓语:are
表语:more than 3000 languages
定语修饰languages:spoken in the world(由过去分词短语构成,修饰languages,表示“被世界上的人说的”)
知识点:There be句型,表示存在;过去分词短语作定语。
短语及拓展:
more than:多于
be spoken:被说(语言)
in the world:在世界上
Of all these languages , English is the most widely used.
介词短语作状语:Of all these languages
主语:English
谓语:is
表语:the most widely used(最高级形式,修饰used,表示“最广泛使用的”)
知识点:最高级形式,表示比较级中的最高程度;介词短语作状语。
短语及拓展:
of all:在所有...中
widely used:广泛使用的
Recent surveys show that more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue.
主语:Recent surveys
谓语:show
宾语从句:that more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue
主语:more than 500 million people
谓语:speak
宾语:English
状语:as their mother tongue(表示方式)
知识点:宾语从句,引导词that可省略;介词短语作状语。
短语及拓展:
recent surveys:最近的调查
speak ... as one's mother tongue:把...作为母语来说
From its roots in England , the language was spread around the world by English traders and English governments in new lands.
介词短语作状语:From its roots in England
主语:the language
谓语:was spread
状语:around the world
方式状语:by English traders and English governments in new lands(表示传播的方式)
知识点:被动语态;介词短语作状语和方式状语。
短语及拓展:
from one's roots:起源于...
be spread around:传播到...
in new lands:在新大陆
One of these new lands became the United States of America.
主语:One of these new lands
谓语:became
表语:the United States of America
知识点:one of + 名词复数,表示“...之一”。
短语及拓展:
the United States of America:美利坚合众国
The population of the United States is 309 million , making it the country with the largest number of native English speakers.
主句:The population of the United States is 309 million
主语:The population of the United States
谓语:is
表语:309 million
现在分词短语作状语:making it the country with the largest number of native English speakers
逻辑主语:The population of the United States
现在分词:making
宾语:it
宾语补足语:the country with the largest number of native English speakers(介词短语作定语,修饰country)
知识点:现在分词短语作状语,表示结果或伴随情况;介词短语作定语。
短语及拓展:
the population of:...的人口
the largest number of:最多的...
native English speakers:英语母语者
About 300 million people speak English as their second language.
主语:About 300 million people
谓语:speak
宾语:English
状语:as their second language(说明英语是这些人的第二语言)
知识点:
数字与单位:About 300 million 表示大约三亿人。
动词短语:speak English 表示说英语。
短语及拓展:
second language:第二语言。
拓展短语:first language(第一语言),foreign language(外语)。
speak as:以...的身份说。
拓展短语:act as(担任...),work as(作为...工作)。
There are even more people , like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan , who study English as a foreign language.
主句:There are even more people
主语:There
谓语:are
表语:even more people
定语从句:who study English as a foreign language(修饰先行词people)
插入语:like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan(进一步描述people)
知识点:
There be句型:表示存在或发生。
插入语:like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan,用于提供额外信息。
定语从句:由who引导,修饰限定先行词people。
短语及拓展:
as well as:和...一样;也;还。
拓展短语:as well(也),in addition to(除...之外)。
study as:以...的身份学习。
拓展短语:teach as(以...的身份教),work as(以...的身份工作)。
English has become the base language for international business , for the world ' s airlines and even for the Internet.
主语:English
谓语:has become
表语:the base language
状语:
for international business
for the world ' s airlines
even for the Internet
知识点:
现在完成时:has become 表示已经成为。
并列状语:通过逗号分隔,列举了英语成为基础语言的多个领域。
短语及拓展:
base language:基础语言。
拓展短语:official language(官方语言),native language(母语)。
international business:国际商务。
拓展短语:international relations(国际关系),international trade(国际贸易)。
Whatever language people speak , they need to know some English if they work in these fields.
主句:they need to know some English
主语:they
谓语:need to know
宾语:some English
条件状语从句:if they work in these fields
让步状语从句:Whatever language people speak
知识点:
条件状语从句:if引导,表示在某种条件下会发生的情况。
让步状语从句:Whatever引导,表示无论什么情况都如此。
短语及拓展:
whatever language:无论什么语言。
拓展短语:whatever happens(无论发生什么),whatever you do(无论你做什么)。
need to do sth.:需要做某事。
拓展短语:have to do sth.(不得不做某事),ought to do sth.(应该做某事)。
It is clear that the English language is becoming more important.
主语:It
系动词:is
主语从句:that the English language is becoming more important
主语:the English language
谓语:is becoming
表语:more important
知识点:
形式主语it:用于代替后面的表语从句,使句子结构更加平衡。
表语从句:由that引导,说明主语it的具体内容。
短语及拓展:
become more important:变得更重要。
拓展短语:become more popular(变得更受欢迎),become more difficult(变得更难)。
It is clear that...:很明显...。
拓展短语:It is obvious that...(很明显...),It is apparent that...(显而易见...)。