英语学习乐园：The way to King Street

 Last weekMrs. Mills¹ went to London. She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.

Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop. 'I can ask him the way,' she said to herself.

'Excuse me,' she said. 'Can you tell me the way to King Street, please?'

The man smiled pleasantly. He did not understand English! He spoke² German. He was a tourist.

Then he put his hand into hispocket, and took out a phrasebook.

He opened the book and found a phrase. He read the phrase slowly. 'I am sorry,' he said. 'I do not speak English.'

 

 

 

week n. 周

London n. 伦敦

suddenlyadv. 突然地

bus stop 公共汽车站

smile v. 微笑

pleasantlyadv. 愉快地

understand(understood) v. 懂，明白

speak(spoke) v. 讲，说（说话的动作；讲某种语言）

hand n. 手

pocket n. 衣袋

phrasebookn. 短语手册，常用语手册

phrasen. 短语

slowly adv. 缓慢地

 

         

[understand 不能用现在进行时]

一般表示人的情感或者心理活动的一类动词，不能用于进行时。

 

chat（聊天）, say（内容）, talk（谈话，谈论）, debate（辩论）,dialogue（对话）, conversation（一般性交流，谈话）

 

 

palm 手掌

nail：指甲

thumb：大拇指

indexfinger/forefinger：食指

middlefinger：中指

ring finger：无名指

littlefinger：小指

green hand：新手

raise yourhand：举手

shake hands：握手

wave (one's)hand：挥手

give sb. a(big) hand：（热烈的）给某人鼓掌；帮助某人

read one'shand：看手相

on the otherhand：另一方面

1 mills   

n.磨坊( mill的名词复数 )；磨粉机；作坊；工厂

参考例句：

• He was tall, dark and handsome, like a Mills and Boon hero. 他个头高大、皮肤黝黑、相貌堂堂，像通俗爱情小说的男主角。
• The captain wants to play Mills as defence in our next game. 队长想让密尔斯在下次比赛中打后卫。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。