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Section ⅡWarming Up & Reading — Language Points►第一板块|重点单词1．(教材P9)Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries.后来，在17世纪，英国人开始出海远航以征服世界其他地区。
于是，许多别的国家开始说英语。
因为；由于[易混辨析]education.由于孩子的教育，他们已决定在城里买一套公寓。
Point ❶一句多译由于下大雨，运动会不得不延期举行。
①The sports meeting had to be put off because_of the heavy rain.②The sports meeting had to be put off because it rained heavily.2．(教材P10)Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English.以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以相互理解。
本国的；本地的 n．本地人；本国人(1)be native to 原产于one's native country/land/language 某人的祖国/故乡/母语(2)be a native of... ……的人；原产于……的动物或植物As a matter of fact, French is not my native language.事实上，法语不是我的母语。
the Road to Modern EnglishAt the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million peoplespoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts ofthe world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, secondor a foreign language than ever before.Native English speakers can understand each other even if theydon’t speak the same kind of English. Look at this example: British Betty: Would you like to see my flatAmerican Amy: Yes. I’d like to come up to you apartment.So why has English changed over time Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. Atfist the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 wasvery different from the English spoken today. It was base more onGerman than the English we speak at present. Then gradually betweenabout AD 800 and 1150, English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These newsettlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to makeuse of a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 someBritish settlers movedto America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English began to be spoken in both countries.Finally by the19th century the language was settled.At that time two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnsonwrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English language. The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of fluent Englishspeakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During thattime English becamethe language for government and education.Englishis also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number ofEnglish learners. Will Chinese English develop its own identity Only time will tell.通向现代英语之路16 世纪末期大概有 5 百万至 7 百万人说英语，几乎全部这些人都生活在英国。
