Book5_Module1_British_English_and_American_English_全程要点.ppt

The differences between American English and British English. dimension n. 大小,体积,范围,面积(常用复数);cn.宽度,长度,厚度,高度等; 维,度;方面,程度 What are the dimensions of the room? 这房间的面积是多少? of three dimensions 三维的, 立体的 There is another dimension to this problem which you havent mentioned. 这个问题还有一个方面你没提到。 1.谈论永久的状况，或谈论经常发生或随时都在发生的事（而不只是眼前的是），通常用一般现在时。 I go to London about three times a week. Water freezes at 0°Celsius. My parents live near Dover. 2.通常用现在进行时谈论眼前正在进行的暂时的动作和事情，而不用于持续长时间的或永久的情况。 “What are you doing?” “I’m reading.” Why is that girl standing on the table? 3. 谈论一系列动作或事情，一边说，一边做，通常用一般现在时。 Watch carefully. First I take a bowl and break two eggs into it. Next … 4. 如果重复的动作和事情发生在说话时刻前后的话，就可以用现在进行时来表示。 Why is he hitting the dog? 但是我们通常不用现在进行时来谈论那些与说话的时刻没有密切联系的重复动作和事情。 I go to the mountains about twice a year. I found I had a lot in common with these people. four women with almost nothing in common The two games have much in common. In common with a lot of other countries, were in an economic recession (衰退). 1. have a lot / much/ sth/ little/ nothing  in common with sb/sth 有很多/一些/几乎没有/没有共同之处 2. make a/some/much/no difference to  对…有/没有 影响/重要 Morning or afternoon, it makes no difference to me. It wont make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow. It does make a difference whether we can speak English fluently. 3. It is obvious (that) 显然，很明显 It is quite obvious that he is lying. be obvious to sb that对…来说很清楚 It might be obvious to you, but it isnt to me. It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. 大家都清楚那孩子受过虐待. obviously adv. 显然，明显地 Obviously, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Obviously, you dont understand me. 4. queue n./v. 队伍、排队 a queue of people waiting for the bus the queue for the toilets There was a long queue to get into the cinema. jump the queue queue (up) for/ to do The school is one of the best, and parents are queuing up to send their children there. We queued for an hour but didnt get in. 5. confuse v. 使迷惑、混淆、分不清