高中英语 Unit2 English around the World Period 1 素材
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学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
A Short Summary of Noah Webster’s Life
Noah Webster was born on October 16， 1758， in the
West Division of Hartford. Noah's was an average colonial
family。 His father farmed and worked as a weaver。 His
mother worked at home。 Noah and his two brothers,
Charles and Abraham， helped their father with the farm
work。 Noah's sisters， Mercy and Jerusha， worked with
their mother to keep house and to make food and clothing
for the family.
Few people went to college， but Noah loved to learn so
his parents let him go to Yale, Connecticut’s only college.
He left for New Haven in 1774， when he was 16。
Noah’s years at Yale coincided with the Revolutionary
War. Because New Haven had food shortages during this
time, many of Noah’s classes were held in Glastonbury。
Noah graduated in 1778. He wanted to study law, but his
parents could not afford to give him more money for
school。 So， in order to earn a living, Noah taught school
in Glastonbury， Hartford and West Hartford. Later he
studied law. 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
Noah did not like American schools。 Sometimes 70
children of all ages were crammed into one—room
schoolhouses with no desks， poor books, and untrained
teachers. Their books came from England. Noah thought
that Americans should learn from American books, so in
1783, Noah wrote his own textbook: A Grammatical
Institute of the English Language. Most people called it the
"Blue—backed Speller” because of its blue cover。
For 100 years， Noah's book taught children how to read，
spell, and pronounce words。 It was the most popular
American book of its time。 Ben Franklin used Noah’s
book to teach his granddaughter to read.
In 1789， Noah married Rebecca Greenleaf. They had
eight children。 Noah carried raisins and candies in his
pockets for the children to enjoy。 The Websters lived in
New Haven， then moved to Amherst， MA. There，
Noah helped to start Amherst College。 Later the family
moved back to New Haven.
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
When Noah was 43， he started writing the first American
dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts
of the country spelled, pronounced and used words
differently。 He thought that all Americans should speak
the same way。 He also thought that Americans should not
speak and spell just like the English.
Noah used American spellings like ”color” instead of
the English "colour” and ”music” instead ”
of ”musick”。 He also added American words that
weren't in English dictionaries like ”skunk"
and ”squash". It took him over 27 years to write his book.
When finished in 1828， at the age of 70, Noah's dictionary
had 70,000 words in it。
Noah did many things in his life。 He worked for
copyright laws， wrote textbooks, Americanized the
English language, and edited magazines. When Noah
Webster died in 1843 he was considered an American hero.
British English, American English and Chinese
Cars and Driving 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
British English American English Chinese
car park parking lot 停车场
driving license driver’s license 驾照
flyover overpass 天桥
four way crossroads 十字路口
hire car rental car 租用车
motorway freeway（Western
U.S。)
expressway
(Eastern U。S。) 高速公路
petrol gasoline（gas） 汽油
tyre tire 轮胎
windscreen windshield 挡风玻璃
Food
British English American English Chinese
biscuit cookie 饼干
chips French fries 炸土豆片
crisps potato chips 油炸土豆片
jacket potato baked potato 带皮烤的马铃薯
jam jelly 酱
mince hamburger 碎牛肉；牛肉学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
饼
porridge oatmeal 稀饭
pudding dessert 布丁；甜点
sweet dessert 餐后甜点
tin can 罐头
Others
British English American English Chinese
autumn fall 秋天
bill check 清单
bin liner trash bag 垃圾袋
botanic garden botanical garden 植物园
braces suspenders 吊裤带；吊杆
charity non-profit
organization 慈善机构
chemist's pharmacy/drug
store 药店
cinema movie theater，
theater 电影院
coach bus 长途汽车
DIY do it yourself 自己动手做
dustbin trash can 垃圾箱
engaged （as in busy （电话）占线 学必求其心得，业必贵于专精
telephone）
fee （for
schooling） tuition 学费
fit (verb) equip, fit out 安装
flat apartment 单元住宅
football soccer 足球
freephone toll-free 免费电话
toll—free dress (noun) 外衣；服装
gents men’s room 男厕
headmaster principal 男厕
hire (hire a car） rent （rent a car） 租借
holiday vacation 假日
ill sick 有病的
in future in the future 未来,将来
in hospital in the hospital 住院
join the train get on the train 上火车
jumper sweater 毛线衫
licence (noun) license 执照
lift elevator 电梯
lorry truck 卡车
maths math 数学
nil zero 零
