in…ways 在…方面 be different from 与…不同
play a role/ part (in) 在…中担任角色；在…中起作用;扮演一个角色；参与
play an important role/ part 在…中起重要作用 because of 因为；由于
such as 例如 believe it or not 信不信由你
come up (vi) 走进；上来；发生；被讨论 come up with 提出
come up to a place 参观某地 ever before 从前
at the end of 在…末期 even if/ though 即使
be based on 在...基础上 close to 距离…近
make (good/ full) use of （好好/充分）利用 change…into 把…变成
in the early days 在早期 from one place to another 从一处到另一处
take…with…随身携带 the same…as 与…相同的
at present 目前 as a rule 通常；照例
be present at 在席；出席 carry out a rule 执行规则
be absent from 缺席 be a native of 是…人
present sth to sb / present sb with sth be native to 是…的土产动物/植物
at sb’s request 应某人的要求 have a command of掌握
make a request 请求 give commands 命令
request that …(should)+v原形 in one direction 朝一个方向
an international language 一门国际语言 an international organization 一个国际组织
in the 1600’s = in the 1600s as we know 正如我们所知
1. However, they may not be able to understand everything.
（然而，他们可能不是什么都懂。）
2. This is because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.
(这是因为英国于1765年到1947年统治过印度。)
3. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.
(当不同文化互相沟通时，所有的语言都会发生变化。)
4. What the British call “petrol” the Americans call “gas”.
(美国人把被英国人称作“petrol”的东西称作“gas”。 此处what引导宾语从句)
5. Actually, it was based more on German than present day English.
(实际上，当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。)
6. …those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English.
7. The US is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken.
(in which= where, 其引导定语从句。 美国是一个大国，国内说着许许多多的方言。)
8. …there is more than one kind of English in the world.
(more than one+单数可数名词，作主语时，谓语用单数)
9. It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as well as a native English speaker.
(对于一个中国人来说把英语说得跟以英语为母语的人一样好是不容易的。)
句型：It is + adj/n+ for sb to do sth 对于某人来说做某事是…
扩充：It is + adj+ of /for sb to do sth
当句式中形容词修饰to do sth 时用for; 若形容词修饰sb，则用of.
eg: It’s kind of you to help me carry the box.
附：
1. either…or…和neither…nor…连接两个名词作主语，谓语动词采取就近原则。
2. be different in 强调在某方面的不同
be different from 强调在各方面的不同
3. in the end 最后，最终 后无of 结构
三个表示最后最终的用法：
⑴finally: 按照顺序的最后，常与first, secondly 等连用
⑵at last: 经过长时间等待直到最后
⑶in the end: 经过长期曲折斗争努力，终于… 如：战争等
4. 与人交谈，常会有听不清楚或听不懂的情形，遇到这种情况该如何开口呢？
⑴Pardon?
⑵I beg your pardon? I don’t understand./ Sorry, I can’t follow you.
对不起，我没听懂，请再说一遍好吗？
⑶Could you say that again, please? / Could you repeat that, please? 请再说一遍好吗？
⑷Could you speak more slowly, please? 请你说得慢一点好吗？
5. include ─ including; included
identity ─ identify
actually ─ actual (adj); rapidly ─ rapid (v)
government (n) ─ govern(v)
wide (adj) ─ widen (v); broad (adj) ─ broaden (v)
foreign ─ foreigner;
solve (v) ─ solution (n)
6. petrol------gas ; lift------elevator; flat------apartment
film------movie; sweets----candy; post------mail