英语：unit-2《language》课件--reading-(译林牛津版必修3).pptVIP

Unit2 Reading English and its History Language points The English language is made up of the rules and vocabulary each group of people brought to Britain with them. 定语从句 这里each group of people brought to Britain with them 引导定语从句，省略了关系代词that/which，因为定语从句 中的谓语动词bring缺了宾语（宾语就是先行词的rules and vocabulary）。 英语是由每个进入不列颠的人群所说语言中的规则和词汇构成的。 2. Middle English is the name given to the English used from around the 12th to the 16th century. 动词的过去分词作定语，the name ( which/that was ) given to the English ( which/that was ) used from around the 12th to the 16th century. 中古英语这个名词是指大约12世纪至16世纪期间所使用的英语。 3. So, the words we use for most animals raised for food, such as ox, cow, sheep and pig, come from Old English, while the words for the meat people eat come from French: beef, mutton, pork and bacon. 定语从句 所以，我们现在所用的大多数表示转为肉食而饲养的动物的 单词都是从古英语里来的，如公牛，母牛，羊，猪；而表示 供人们食用的肉类的词汇则源自法语，如牛肉，羊肉，猪肉 以及熏猪肉（咸猪肉）。 4. The question of whether English will continue changing in the future is easy to answer. 宾语从句 英语在未来是不是还要继续变化这个问题其实很容易回答。 be + adj. + to do动词不定式主动表示被动，如： The book is interesting to read. 5. If a person from the south of England goes to the north, he or she may find it difficult to understand what people there are saying. 宾语从句 来自英国南部的人，如果他或她去英国北部，就有可能发现 自己难以听懂当地人在说些什么。 Practice: The language they created is what we now call Old English. 2. In fact, it is certain that we would not be able to understand it if we heard it today. 3. When we speak English today, we sometimes find it hard to decide which words or phrases to use. 4. However, the Norman Conquest did not have the same result that the Germanic invasion had had about 600 years earlier. 5. Even today, where a person comes from will affect their style of speech. 1. The language they created is what we now call Old English. 表语从句 2. In fact, it is certain that we would not be able to understand it if we heard it today. 主语从句 3. When we speak