UNIT 6 I Love Learning English Lesson 42:Welcome to the Worl

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[0:00.979]UNIT 6 第六单元
[0:02.889]I Love Learning English 我爱学英语
[0:06.057]Lesson 42: 第42课：
[0:07.734]Welcome to the World of English! 欢迎来到英语世界！
[0:11.415]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:12.859]·Why are people all over the world learning English?
[0:17.891]·What are the main languages at the United² Nations?
[0:23.388]People all over the world are learning English. 全世界的人都学习英语。
[0:27.395]Learning a new language is exciting. 学习一种新语言很令人兴奋。
[0:29.678]It is also necessary. 它也是非常必要的。
[0:31.727]Learning English helps people all over the world talk to each other. 学习英语能帮助世界各地的人们相互交谈。
[0:37.132]Look. 看！
[0:37.877]Li Ming is talking to Jenny, and Jenny is talking to Li Ming. 李明正在和珍妮交谈，珍妮正在和李明交谈。
[0:42.303]They are talking to each other! 他们正在相互交谈！
[0:44.400]In English! 用英语！
[0:46.822]Think of this: in China, you speak Chinese. 想想这个：在中国，你说汉语。
[0:50.596]In Mexico, people speak Spanish. 在墨西哥，人们说西班牙语。
[0:53.950]What language would you use to speak to someone in Mexico? 你和墨西哥人交谈的话用哪种语言呢？
[0:58.283]English! 英语！
[1:00.147]How many people speak English? 有多少人说英语？
[1:03.268]More than 450 million people in the world can speak English. 全世界有4亿5千万多人能说英语。
[1:09.185](That's 450 000 000! ) （那是450, 000, 000! ）
[1:15.381]It is the official language of more than forty-five countries. 英语是至少45个国家的官方语言。
[1:20.552]English, Chinese and French are the main languages used at the United Nations. 英语、汉语和法语是联合国使用的主要语言。
[1:27.634]The United Nations is a place where the countries of the world meet. 联合国是世界各国会晤的地方。
[1:31.874]I still don't understand! 我仍然不明白！
[1:34.296]What do you mean by "United Nations"? “United Nations”是什么意思？
[1:37.930]Well, "United" means³ "together." 噢，“united”意思是“一起”。
[1:41.052]The meaning of "nation" is "country." “nation”的意思是“国家”。
[1:43.800]Oh! 哦！
[1:44.918]Now I understand. 现在我明白了。
[1:47.621]LET'S DO IT!
[1:49.484]In a small group, talk about why it is important to learn English.
[1:54.581]Make a poster about the importance of English and display it in your classroom.
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1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。