Lesson 25 单词讲解1.railway n. 铁路
railway station
railway line
railway transport
2.porter n. 搬运工
3.several [quantifier] 几个
several times
I visited him in London several times.
several people
Several people have volunteered to go.
The bill came to several hundred pounds.
Several of her friends agreed with her decision.
4.foreigner n. 外国人
foreign adj. 外国的，外国人的
a foreign language
Can you speak any foreign languages?
TOEFL = Test Of English as a Foreign Language
5.wonder v. 感到奇怪；怀疑=feel surprised；want to know
I wondered what that noise was.
What are they going to do now, I wonder ?
I wonder how James is getting on.
I was wondering if I could borrow your car?
Lesson 25 课文&语法讲解
Do the English speak English?
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. I am a foreigner, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. You'll soon learn English! he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
1.I arrived in London at last.
arrive in + 某一个大地点的里面（由不同部分组成的，如：Country, State/Province, City, County/District, Town）
arrive at + 某一个小地点(可以视为整体的地点，如Village, Station, Airport, School, Hotel, Hospital. etc) arrive on + the scene（现场）
at last = in the end, finally, eventually
2.The railway station was big, black and dark.
black 表示颜色黑
dark 表示光线的暗
3.I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
SO：因果关系连接词
句子的分类（按照结构划分）：
简单句：表述的是一件事，需要一个主语和一个谓语
并列句：由两个或更多独立的主谓结构的简单句并列在一起的称为并列句；两个独立的句子之间要有意义上的关联（否则是两个独立的句子）。要在句子之间加连接词：(n. + v.) + (conj.) + (n. + v.) + (conj.) + (n. + v.) 并列句的独有特点：相同的可以省略，其余的可以保持不变。
转折的并列连词：
BUT转折：but；yet
It is summer, but it is very cold.
I don't eat much, yet I am a size 16(XL).
AND顺接：and，both...and...; not only...but...as well；not only...but also...；not only...but...
Jim worked hard in college and later he became an architect.
Tonight Mary will both sing and dance.
Not only did he speak more correctly, but he spoke more easily.
Both she and Sophia were pleased with the girl.
OR 选择：either...or...（二选一）；neither...nor...（两者都不选，本身否定）
You must hurry up, or you won't make it for the train.
Either you improve your work or I shall dismiss you.
He spoke neither English nor German.
SO因果：so,（因此）；for(因为); 还有therefore(副词，因此)
It must have rained in the night for when I woke up the next morning I saw the grass was wet. She asked me to go, so I went.
