2023年3月8日发(作者：我的成长足迹)Lesson 25
Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗？
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why does the writer not understand the porter?
I arrived in London at last.
我终于到了伦敦
arrive in
到达(大地方）
arrive at
get to
reach
到达
at last
终于 到底（强调努力的结果
At last, he succeeded in business
最后,他的事业成功了
in the end
表示一种结局，结果
We talked and talked about where to go but stayed at home in the end
我们不停的讨论去哪但最后还是回到家里了
finally
通常与居首，次序上的组后
firstly,condly,finally
Finally,he thanked them and took his leave.
最后，他表示感谢然后离开了
用三个形容词对火车站进行简单的描述.The railway station was big，black and dark这一句交代了作者问路的必要，从而引起下文的幽默故事
big
更口语化多用于指体积 重量 规模 程度方面的大
large
指宽度，数量之大，一般可互换
a big building
a large building
此外,用large表示巨大的事物，带有敬畏的感情色彩
He has large hands
1黑色的--反义词white
2发黑的，污染的
Your hands are black
3黑皮肤
black coffee
纯咖啡
5不详的
black Friday
5黑暗的（dark)
black and blue
青一块，紫一块
go black
失去知觉,眼前一黑
in the black
有盈余
in the red
赤字
black eye
黑眼圈
swear that black is white
颠倒黑白指鹿为马
dark adj。
1黑暗的-反义词light
The sky has turned quite dark
2皮肤黝黑的-反义词fair
3深色的-反义词light
dark blue
深蓝色
还可指眼睛，头发等很黑的.
4阴暗的 忧郁的
dark expression
忧郁的表情
in the dark
在暗处
A cat can e in the dark
in the dark
秘密地 一无所知地
keep a plan in the dark
把这个计划保密
dark hour
不明实力的马，竞赛中实力不明但被认为可能获胜的人
the Dark Ages
黑暗时代-欧洲中世纪知识艺术水平衰退而有此称
darken
v.变黑,发暗
Never darken my door again
别再跨进我家门槛
课文：
The railway station was big,black and dark.
火车站很大，又黑又暗。
I did not know the way to my hotel,
我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走
so I asked a porter.
于是向一个搬运工打听。
I not only spoke English very carefully,but very clearly as well.
我的英语讲得不但非常认真，而且咬字也非常清楚。
the way to my hotel
to是介词，可以加名词，动名词或代词做介词的宾语
the way to my hotel
the key to the door
the answer to the question
the entrance to the building
入口处很近
not only...but ...as well
不但，而且
I not only spoke English very carefully,but very clearly as well
=I not only spoke Englis
