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I arrived London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, counld not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I counld not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. "You will soon learn English!" he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
Note
- or: 或者，否则
- Harry up, you will be late.
- Harry up, or you will be late.
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but:连词
however:adv.
but可以连接两个句子，而however用在句号后面，单独成句，与前面的句子只有意思上的承接，没有语法上的承接，语法上的承接表转折只能用but。
both...and...:不但……而且……
either...nor...:要么……要么……
- yet: 然而
- adv. Have you finished yet?
- = but. 放在两个句子中间，起转折作用。
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neither...nor...:不……不……
eg: Neither you nor I go.
not only...but...as well: 不但……而且…… = not only...but also...
railway: n. 铁路 = railroad. eg: Railway station: 火车站
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several: 几个 只能修饰可数名词 = a number of
a great number of: 大量的
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some time: 一段时间
sometime: 某时 I will defeat you sometime.
sometimes: 有时
some times: 不存在这种说法
several times: 许多次
- wonder:
- 奇观 It's a wonder.
- wonderful: 极好的
- v. 感到奇怪 wonder at sth.
= want to know: 想要知道
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I wonder + 从句
间接引语的疑问句：一般疑问句用if引导，特殊疑问句用特殊疑问词引导。
eg:
I wonder if you have any sapre time?
I wonder what time it is?
所有的从句都是用陈述句语序:主语在动词前面
I wonder why you are late.
I wonder where you're going.
I wondered where you were going.
I wondered how to get there.
no wonder: 难怪
- arrive: vi. 到达
- ~ in (大)
- ~ at (小)
I arrived at last.
When will you arrive in China?reach: vt.
When will you reach China?
get to: 到达
When will you get to China?
get home, get there. home/there 都是副词， adv.跟动词连用不需要加介词。
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black: 颜色黑
dark: without light
know sth. well: 很熟悉
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not only...but...as well: 什么东西并列连接什么
I can speak English, I can speak Chinese.
I can speak not only English but Chinese as well.
I not only sing but also dance as well.
Not only you but also I will go there.更常使用Both...and...
not only 喜欢放在动词前面
I can not only speak English but Chinese as well.
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既不……也不……
I speak neither Janpanese nor English.
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soon: 表示时间上的快
You will soon learen English.
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It was not until then that I came to know that the earth moves around the sun.
It was that表示强调
I did not come to konw that the earth moves around the sun until then.
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His father did not leave until he returned home.
-> It was not until he returned home that his father left.
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I did not get up until lunch time.
-> It was not until lunch time that I get up.
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- 连接主语的情况
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Both...and:谓语用复数
Both you and I are good student.
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当主语由neither...nor, either...nor, not only...but also 或 or 连接时，谓语动词采用就近原则
Neither he nor I am going to the airport.
Not only Mary but alose her sisters have new clothes.
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