Language
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：自考英语（一）78讲
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Language
When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help of words, but also in many other ways. For instance 1, we sometimes move our head up and down when we want to say “yes” and we move our heads from side to side when we want to “no”. people who can neither hear nor speak (that is, deaf and dumb 2 people) talk to each other with the help of their fingers. people who do not understand each other’s language have to do the same. The following story shows how they sometimes do it.
An Englishman 3 who could not speak Italian was once traveling in Italy. one day he entered a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came , the Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers in it , took them out again and moved his lips 4. In this way he meant to say ,
“Bring me something to eat.” The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The Englishman shook his head each time the waiter brought him something to drink. The waiter brought him wine, then beer, then soda-water, but that wasn’t food , of course. He was just going to leave the restaurant when another traveler 5 came in. When this man saw the waiter, he put his hands on his stomach. That was enough : in a few minutes there was a large plate of macaroni and meat on the table before him .
As you see, the primitive 6 language of signs is not always very clear. The language of words is much more exact 7.
Words consist 8 of sounds , but there are many sounds which have a meaning and yet are not words. For example , we may say “Sh-sh-sh” when we mean “keep silent 9.” When babies laugh , we know they are happy , and when they cry , we know they are ill or simply 10 want something .
It is the same with animal . When a dog says “G-r-r” or a cat says “F-f-f” we know they are angry.
For example
Dumb
Italy
Waitress
Tourist
Travel
primitive language
our class is consist of 12 students.
only----merely
Carrot
Either…or ----both
Germany ---- German
Nod----shake head
Shake hands ---- wave hand
Toe
Must—I don’t like the class, so I must go now.
Have to – I like the class, but I have to go for it’s getting dark.
Be going to
We are going to have 12 classes.
I will fly to shanghai.
Ability
power station
Solar power \ energy
Made of
Made from
The book can be translated into 3 languages.
The task 11 must be finished in 3 days.
I was listening to the music while my mum was cooking.
- Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
- He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！
- She is very kind to the dumb children.她对哑童非常好。
- It was dumb of you to say that.你说这种话太愚蠢了。
- I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.我很惊讶,他竟不是英国人。
- She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.她若有所思地盯着桌子对面的那个英国人。
- Her lips compressed into a thin line. 她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
- the fullness of her lips 她丰满的双唇
- He is a great traveler and has moved about all over the world.他是个伟大的旅行家，足迹踏遍了全世界。
- I'm a time traveler.我是个时间旅行者。
- It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
- His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
- I need to know the exact size.我需要知道确切的尺寸。
- Do you know the exact date?你知道确切日期吗？
- Theory should consist with practice.理论应与实践相一致。
- A week consists of seven days.一星期由七天组成。
- Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
- The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。