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1、Module1BritishandAmericanEnglishCulturalCornerHaveyoueverusedthisdictionarybefore?Doyouknowwhowritesit?NoahWebsterateacherwhograduatedfromYaleUniversityin1778厄诺·韦伯斯特NoahWebster厄诺·韦伯斯特(1758-1843):他不仅是美国词典编纂者、课本编写者,还是拼写改革宣导者和政治家,被誉为“美国学术和教育之父”。他于1828年编纂了一本韦氏大词典,收集了七万多个词条,是第一本美国英语字典。在美国,他的名
2、字等同于「词典」美国独立之初,大约有60%的人说英语,并且口音各不相同。其他人说德语、瑞典语和荷兰语。肯德尔说,当时身为教师的韦伯斯特认为"我们应该说美国英语"。韦伯斯特的拼写方法更适合人们透过发音记住单词写法。例如,他把「centre」变成「center」;删除传统英语中的「u」,把「colour」变为「color」;去掉「musick」单词中多余的字母「k」。Fast-readingReadquicklyandchecktheanswerswithdeskmates.1.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtalkabout?2.Whatdoesits
3、ayaboutthespellingofEnglish?BritishEnglishissocomplicated.Thespellingofwordsdoesnotalwaysrepresentthesound.3.What’stherelationbetweenthespellingandthesoundinEnglish?4.DoesEnglishspellingalwaysrepresentitssound?Thespellingofwordsdoesnotalwaysrepresentthesound.No,itdoesn’t.Readagainandansw
4、erthefollowingquestions.1.WhatreasonsdidWebsterhaveforwritinganAmericandictionary?HewantedtosimplifythespellingofEnglishandmakeitlookdifferentfromBritishEnglish.2.Whatwashisfirstwork?TheElementarySpellingBook,whichsuggestedsimplifyingthespellingofEnglishwordswasextremelypopular.1.ForAmer
5、icansthingsarealittlebiteasier,thankstotheworkofNoahWebster,…对美国人来说,事情稍微好办些,这多亏了一位叫诺亚·韦伯的人,……Languagepointsthanksto由于,因为;幸亏,多亏常位于句首,表感谢或讽刺意味。Thankstoyourhelp,wefinishedtheworkheadoftime.多亏你的帮助,我们提前完成了任务。Thankstothebadweather,thematchhadbeenputoff.多亏这倒霉的天气,比赛推迟了。2.duetosth./sb.某人[某事物]引起的;
6、由于某人[某事物]Theteam’ssuccesswaslargelyduetoherefforts.该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力。Theyarrivedlateduetothestorm.他们由于风暴而来迟。3.owingto:由于;因为Owingtotherain,themeetinghastobeputoff.会议因雨而推迟了。Icouldn’tattendthemeetingowingtoillness.我因病不能出席会议。becauseof用在句首或句子后面,表示原因Becauseoftheheavyrain,thesportsmeethasbeenp
7、utoff.Icamelatebecauseoftheheavyrain.4.短语比较:compare…with…把……和……进行比较compare…to…把……比作……compared…to/with与……相比(固定搭配,常作状语)1.Lifeisoften____________voyage.2._________________thesizeofthewholeearth,thebiggestoceandoesnotseembigatall.3.Hebeganto________himselfwiththeworkersinhisw