Lesson 5 Nice to meet you. 很高兴见到你。

【课文详注 Further notes on the text】 

1.Good morning.早上好。

英语中常见的问候用句。对此问候的回应一般也是Good morning。根据一天中见面时间的不同还可以说Good afternoon (下午好)和 Good evening(晚上好)。有时英美人见面时只简单地说一声Hello。

2.This is Miss Sophie Dupont.这位是索菲娅·杜邦小姐。

This is+姓名是将某人介绍给他人时常用的句式。课文中的例子还有:

Sophie, this is Hans. 索菲娅,这位是汉斯。

And this is Naoko. 这位是直子。

3.Mr. Blake/Miss Sophie Dupont,布莱克先生/索菲娅·杜邦 小姐。

英语国家中人的姓名通常由3部分组成,即:名+中间名+姓。

在一般情况下,不用中间名。在熟悉的人中间,以名相称,而在正式的场合中常用 Mr.(先生),Mrs.(太太),Miss(小姐)或Ms.(女士)这些称呼再加上姓。

Mr.用于男士的姓之前,不能单独使用,如课文中的 Mr.Blake;而sir 一般单独使用,是对长者、上司或男顾客的尊称,如:

Sorry, sir. 对不起,先生。

Miss 一般用于指未婚女子,不过有时在不知道对方是否已婚时也可使用。

4.Nice to meet you.很高兴见到你。

用于初次与他人见面等非正式场合。对方的回应一般应为Nice to meet you,too(我也很高兴见到你)。

人们在正式的场合初次见面时常用:How do you do?相应的回答也是:How do you do?这是一句问候语,并非问话。

5.国籍与国家名称有别

请不要将国家名称和与其对应的国籍搞混。课文的 French,German,Japanese,Korean以及Chinese都是表示国籍的词。句中表示中国国籍的词应为 Chinese 而不是 China。

【语法 Grammar in use】 

1.特殊疑问句

以疑问词 who,what,when,which,why,where,whose,how 等引导的问句都叫特殊疑问句,也叫疑问词疑问句,有时还被称为 wh-问句(wh-question)。结构一般为:疑问词+助动词+主语+主动词等。作为疑问词的what可以用来询问名字、国籍、工作、颜色、型号等。例如以下几个问句:

What make is this car? 这辆小汽车是什么牌子的?

What nationality are you? 你是哪国人?

What is your job? 你的工作是干什么?

What colour is it? 它是什么颜色的?

What size is this skirt? 这条裙子是多大号的?

2.a 和 an

Sophie is a new student. 索菲娅是一名新学生。

This is an umbrella. 这是一把雨伞。

这两个句子中出现的a/an在英语中被称为不定冠词。a和an在意义上没有区别。用a/an时,我们必须记住两条基本原则:

(1)a/an有不确定的意义(即所说的人、动物或东西对听者或读者来说可能是不知道的)。

(2)a/an只能用于单数可数名词之前。

此外还需注意a和an的发音:a(在平时讲话中发/+/音)用于辅音(不是辅音字母)之前;an(/+(/)用于元音(不仅仅是以元音字母a,e,i,o,u开头的词)之前。当我们把a或an用来说明字母表中的字母时,便会一目了然:

This is a B/C/D/G/J/K/P/Q/R/T/U/V/W/Y/Z.

这是一个 B/C/D/G/J/K/P/Q/R/T/U/V/W/Y/Z字母。

This is an A/E/F/H/I/L/M/N/O/S/X.

这是一个A/E/F/H/I/L/M/N/O/S/X字母。

【词汇学习 Word study】 

1.make n.(产品的)牌子;类型,型号;式样:

What make is your watch? 你的手表是什么牌子的?

Her dress is of Italian make. 她的连衣裙是意大利式的。

2.English adj. 英国(人)的;英格兰(人)的;英国化的:

Is it an American car or an English car? 它是美国车还是英国车?

John is very English. 约翰生活行事非常英国化。

【练习答案 Key to written exercises

Lesson 6

A

Alice is a student. She isn't German. She is French.

This is her car. It is a French car.

Hans is a student. He isn't French.

He is German. This is his car. It is a German car.

B

1 Is she a German student or a Japanese student? She isn't a German student. She's a Japanese student.

2 Is this a German car or a French car? It isn't a German car. It's a French car.

3 Is he an Italian student or a German student? He isn't an Italian student. He's a German student.

4 Is she an Italian student or a Chinese student? She isn't an Italian student. She is a Chinese student.

5 Is this an American car or an English car? It isn't an American car. It's an English car.

6 Is he a Japanese student or a Korean student? He isn't a Japanese student. He's a Korean student.

7 Is this an English car or an Italian car? It isn't an English car. It's an Italian car.

8 Is he an English student or a Chinese student? He isn't an English student. He's a Chinese student.

9 Is this a French car or a German car? It isn't a French car. It's a German car.

10 Is this a Chinese car or a Japanese car?It isn't a Chinese car. It's a Japanese car.

11 Is this an English car or an American car? It isn't an English car. It's an American car.

12 Is this a Japanese car or a Korean car? It isn't a Japanese car. It's a Korean car.


特殊疑问句是英语中一种非常重要的问句类型,它们以疑问词开头,用来询问特定的信息。这些疑问词包括who(谁),what(什么),when(何时),which(哪一个),why(为什么),where(在哪里),whose(谁的),以及how(怎样)等。

  1. Who - 用来询问人的身份、姓名或人物。
  2. 例句:Who is that man over there? 那边那个男人是谁?

  3. What - 用来询问事物的名称、特性或内容。
  4. 例句:What is the meaning of this word? 这个单词的意思是什么?

  5. When - 用来询问时间。
  6. 例句:When is your birthday? 你的生日是什么时候?

  7. Which - 用来在有限的选择中询问特定的一个。
  8. 例句:Which one do you prefer, tea or coffee? 茶和咖啡,你更喜欢哪一个?

  9. Why - 用来询问原因或目的。
  10. 例句:Why are you so tired today? 你今天为什么这么累?

  11. Where - 用来询问地点或位置。
  12. 例句:Where is the nearest bank? 最近的银行在哪里?

  13. Whose - 用来询问所有关系,即某物属于谁。
  14. 例句:Whose book is this? 这是谁的书?

  15. How - 用来询问方式、手段、状态或程度。
  16. 例句:How do you spell your name? 你的名字怎么拼写?

在构造特殊疑问句时,通常需要根据所询问的内容选择合适的疑问词,然后按照一定的结构来组织句子。这个结构通常是:疑问词 + 助动词(如果有的话)+ 主语 + 主动词等其他必要的成分。

例如:

通过掌握这些疑问词的用法,可以更加准确和有效地提出问题,获取所需的信息。