初中英语人教版初三年级上册34

[00:35.89]Pre-read   Answer the following¹ questions.
[00:41.46]1.Which language² is the most widely spoken³ in the world?
[01:12.41]2.why are more and more people in China interested⁴ in learing English?
[02:55.78]Read ENGLISH IS WIDELY USED⁵
[03:17.43]More than 6,000 languages⁶ are spoken in the world today.
[03:23.70]Many of these languages are spoken by small groups of people.
[03:30.36] More than 200 languages are spoken by one million⁷ or more people.
[04:30.21]Whicn language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?
[04:53.38]Of course,the answer is Chinese.
[05:03.73]But which language is the most widely spoken in the world?
[05:17.88]The answer is English.
[05:32.12]English is spoken by more than 400 million people as⁸ their first language.
[06:08.69]It is spoken by most people in the USA,
[06:14.57]Great Britain,Canada,Australia and New Zealand.
[06:45.63]But it is also used very sidely
[06:51.09]as a foreign⁹ language in many other countries of the world.
[07:19.12]Look at the back of your watch.
[07:23.48]You may see the English words"Made¹⁰ in China".
[07:28.13]Look at something else,For example,a TV set¹¹.
[07:33.90]Again,you may find the English words "Made in China",
[07:39.55]"Made in Japan",or even¹² "Made in Germany¹⁴"
[08:16.20]English is the first language in none¹⁵ of these countries.
[08:35.37]Why are English words written on these thins?
[08:46.24]it is because in the modern¹⁶ world,
[08:50.68]English is widely used for business¹⁷ between different counties¹⁸.
[09:18.05]When a German¹³ buys something from a Japanese¹⁹,
[09:24.53]or an Indian²⁰ sell something to a Frenchman,they often use English.
[09:49.19]Most business letters around the world are written in English,too.
[10:08.44]Half the world's telephone call are made in English.
[10:22.60]Three quarters of the world's books and newspapers are written in English.
[10:51.55]More than three quarters of the information²¹ on the Internet²² is in English too!
[11:21.09]If you travel²³ in India,France,Germany,or almost²⁴ any other country in the world,
[11:30.83]you will still be able²⁵ to use English.
[11:51.68]It is used by travellers²⁶ and business people all over the world.
[12:13.44]It is one of the world's most important²⁷ languages as it is so widely used.
[12:31.88]That is why more and more people in China are interested in learning English

1 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

2 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

3 spoken   

adj.口语的；口说的；口头的

参考例句：

• His spoken English is very good.他的英语口语非常好。
• We'll hold a talk on how to improve our spoken English.我们将要举行一次关于如何提高我们的英语口语的会谈。

4 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

5 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

6 languages   

n.语言( language的名词复数 )；表达方式；（某民族、某国家的）语言文字；计算机语言

参考例句：

• I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages. 不是我吹嘘，我确实能讲六种语言。
• She has always excelled in foreign languages. 她的外语从来都是出类拔萃。

7 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

8 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

9 foreign   

adj.外国的；在外国的；来自外国的

参考例句：

• Are you interested in foreign languages? 你对外语感兴趣吗？
• To welcome our foreign friends. 欢迎我们的外国朋友。

10 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

11 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

12 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

13 German   

adj.德国的，德国人的，德语的；n.德国人，德语

参考例句：

• He is studying German.他在学习德语。
• Besides English,he has to study German and French.除英语外，他还要学德语和法语。

14 Germany   

n.德国

参考例句：

• Germany and France are European countries.德国和法国是欧洲国家。
• I was watching the England Germany football match on TV.我在电视里看英德足球赛。

15 none   

adv.一点也不；prep.没人，毫无；pron.没有人，没有任何东西

参考例句：

• Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
• There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。

16 modern   

n.现代人，有思想的人；adj.现代的，时髦的

参考例句：

• England is the birthplace of the modern novel.英国是近代小说发源地。
• She's a modern girl.她是一个摩登女郎。

17 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

18 counties   

郡，县( county的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The deposits spread for 100 kilometers across four counties. 这些矿藏绵延一百公里，跨越四个县。
• The Jinggang Mountains stand where the boundaries of four counties meet. 井冈山位于四县之交。

19 Japanese   

n.日本人；日语；日文；adj.日本的；日本语的

参考例句：

• This is of Japanese make.这是日本制造的。
• He began to learn Japanese three years ago.3年前他开始学日语。

20 Indian   

adj.印度(人)的；n.印度人；印第安人

参考例句：

• Is that indian tea or chinese tea?那是印度茶还是中国茶？
• One day they met an old Indian who lived there.一天他们碰到一位当地的老印第安人。

21 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

22 internet   

n.因特网；互联网络

参考例句：

• You can find it on the Internet.你可以在因特网上找到它。
• I surf the Internet two hours a day.我每天上网冲浪两个小时。

23 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

24 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

25 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

26 travellers   

n.旅行者( traveller的名词复数 )；旅游者；旅客；游客

参考例句：

• The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers. 异乎寻常的大雨是旅行者的不祥之兆。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The travellers looked weather-beaten, there was little spit and polish. 旅客们满面风尘，仪容不整。 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。