新标准初中英语九年级(上):UNIT1 Learning English

[00:00.00]Module 4 ENGLISH: AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
[00:07.98]UINT 1 When I left China,
[00:11.46]I spoke¹ English poorly.
[00:14.45]1 Listen and read. Then say.
[00:19.21]Everyone,this is Sarah Chen.
[00:21.68]She was in England last summer.
[00:24.20]Today, she is here to talk to us
[00:26.48]about learning² English in England.
[00:29.78]Good morning, everybody.
[00:31.93]I went to summer school in England
[00:34.40]for one month last year.
[00:36.97]When I left China,I spoke English poorly.
[00:41.62]I stayed with an English family
[00:44.00]while I was in England.
[00:46.16]They were very nice and they helped me a lot.
[00:49.78]My English was much better when I returned.
[00:53.64]Sarah,how did you improve
[00:55.74]your English in England?
[00:57.94]I took notes while I was at school
[01:00.27]during the day.
[01:01.82]I used³ English all day
[01:04.25]because I spoke it at school.
[01:07.10]I practiced English at night as well.
[01:11.01]Were there Chinese students at your school?
[01:14.38]Yes. It was nice to talk about
[01:16.84]our families and China.
[01:19.67]I spoke Chinese to them, of course!
[01:23.38]When did you come back to China?
[01:26.41]I arrived home in August.
[01:29.33]Miss Wang,do we have to go to England
[01:31.82]to improve our English?
[01:34.27]No, you don't.
[01:35.52]You can try to speak English
[01:37.37]during English lessons here.
[01:39.75]You can also read English newspapers
[01:42.73]and watch English TV.
[01:44.92]You can get a lot of practice in China.
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1 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。

2 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。

3 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。