【英语趣味课堂】伦敦旅行-London Tour

 Todd: Hello, Jason. You're from England. Uh, where are you from in England?

 

Jason: I'm from South London.

 

Todd: Oh, cool. South London. Why don't you talk about that for awhile.

 

Jason: OK, well, London is a little bit colder that Japan, it's a little bit more expensive as well, so it is kind of nice to come here and spend my money.

 

Todd: So actually, you said South London right? Is that where Wimbleton is? South London?

 

Jason: Wimbleton, No! Wimbleton's in West London.

 

Todd: West London!

 

Jason: Yeah. South London isn't famous for much, really, apart¹ from rude people like me.

 

Todd: So what's the difference between South London and West London and North London?

 

Jason: Yeah, there is a big difference between all the places in London. Everyone's got different accents². Everyone acts differently. England has a lot of different places. For example, in North England they'll have different accents, completely⁴ different accents, from South England and sometimes even different languages, like in Wales⁵ and Scotland⁶, so.

 

Todd: So your accent³ is South London.

 

Jason: My accent is South London, yeah. Someone from North London would sound completely different from me, and West London and so on, so.

 

Todd: So is South London the best place to live?

 

Jason: Oh, yeah, of course. Actually, Central London would be but it is way too expensive, kind of like Tokyo.

 

Todd: OK. Were you born in South London?

 

Jason: Yeah, I was born in South London. Yeah. But, you know, I've been everywhere in England, so and believe me there's a lot of different places, everywhere is different, so .

 

学习内容：

 

 

Learn Vocabulary⁷ from the lesson

famous

 

South London isn't famous for much.

 

A person or a place is 'famous' when a lot of people know about it.  A person or place can be famous for good or bad reasons.  Notice the following:

 

She is famous for her difficult personality⁸.

His voice is what made him famous.

apart from

 

South London isn't famous for much apart from rude people.

 

'Other than' is another way to say 'apart from.'  The example sentence means⁹ that South London is famous for rude people and nothing else.  Notice the following:

 

Apart from the fact that she is always late, you really can't say anything bad about her.

I love Italian food, apart from pizza.

accent

 

Everyone's got different accents.

 

Your 'accent' is the sound of your voice when you speak.  Even though people different parts of the world speak the same language they have a different accent because of where they are from.  Notice the following:

 

After living in a different country for many years she had a very strange accent.

In the movie he sounds American, but he actually has a strong British accent.

act

 

Everyone acts differently.

 

How you 'act' are your actions, what you do, and your personality.  Notice the following:

 

You need to act like you don't know about the party.  It was going to be a surprise.

She always acts like that when she likes a boy.

believe me

 

Believe me there's a lot of different places.

 

'Believe me' is a way to say 'trust me' or "I'm telling the truth."  Notice the following:

 

Believe me.  You can find a better hotel than that!

You never believe me when I tell you things.

 

 

1 apart   

adv.除去，撇开；分开；相隔，相距

参考例句：

• I helped her pull the two fighting boys apart.我帮她把两个打架的男孩拉开。
• I like to keep my work apart from my family.我不喜欢让家里人插手我的工作。

2 accents   

n.重音( accent的名词复数 )；口音；强调；读音符号（标在字母上）

参考例句：

• Makeup accents her good looks. 化妆使她显得更加美丽。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He speaks with a mixture of accents. 他说话南腔北调。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 accent   

n.口音；腔调；重音

参考例句：

• His accent is quite special.他的口音非常特别。
• He has a strong American accent.他有很重的美国口音。

4 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

5 Wales   

n.威尔士(在大不列颠岛西南部)

参考例句：

• The company are opening up a new factory in Wales.公司将在威尔士开一家新工厂。
• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。

6 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。

7 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

8 personality   

n.个性，人格，名人

参考例句：

• Einstein was a great personality.爱因斯坦是个伟大的人物。
• She has a powerful personality.她有坚强的个性。

9 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。