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Unit 2 English Around the World Book 1 华南师范大学 张如玮
voyage['vɒɪɪdʒ]n.航行；航海 eg. They went on a voyage round the world.
because of因为；由于 because vsbecause of because (conj.) + sentence because of (prep.) + n./pron./v.-ing/what clause eg. He didn’t come becausehe was ill. = He didn’t come because ofhis illness.
native[‘neɪtɪv]adj.本国的；本地的 n.本地人；本国人 eg. He read a poem in his native language. Are you a native or just a visitor?
come up走近；上来；提出 eg. A bagger came up to us for money. They have come up with a solution at the meeting.
British English vs American English
gasoline petrol
elevator lift
fall autumn
apartment flat
movie film
subway underground
-er vs -re -l- vs -ll-
-se vs -ce -ze vs -se
“ r ” car park bird
“ t ” water whatever
“a” dance can’t [ɑː] [æ]
“ –ary ” primary [ərɪ] [ɛri] military
About “have”… Have you a cup? Do you have a cup?
When talking about past tense… I have studied your report already. I studied your report already.
Usage of prep. in the street atthe weekend on the street on the weekend
