Unit 2 Language focus

1. However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English replacing Celtic. (L 27) 然而，诺曼征服对英语的影响并不及约 600 年前盎格鲁人和撒克逊人的胜利对英语的影 响，那场胜利导致古英语替代了凯尔特语。

All roads lead to Rome. to 为介词，其后可跟名词，也可构成结构 lead to sb. doing ，表示 “ 导致某人做某事 ” 。 As a child, she showed an interest in small animals, __________________ __________________ when she grew up. 她小时候就对小动物产生了兴趣，这也使 得她长大后选择了学习生物。 which led to her taking up the study of biology

2. In fact, we would not be able to understand it if we heard it today.

3.Even though the Normans spoke French for the 250 years they ruled England, French did not replace English as the 1st language. On the other hand, the English language did borrow many words from French.

4. After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French while common people spoke English. [ 考点 ] 当 while 用作并列连词时，意为 “ 而 、然而 ” ，表对比、转折。

[ 考例 1] I’d like to study law at university _____ my cousin prefers geography.( 四川 2007) A. though B. as C. while D. for

[ 考例 2] The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, ______ the quality of life is probably one of the highest. ( 天津 2006) A. since B. when C. as D. while 句意：在英国，格拉斯哥的生活消费居于 最低行列，而生活品质却可能位居前列。

1. The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain. (Line 2) be made up of 由 …… 组成（构成） e.g. The medical team is made up of twelve doctors. The medical team consists of twelve doctors.

She quickly made herself up and went out for the party. Don’t believe him. He made the whole story up. I must make up the lost time by extra work.

2. Then two Germanic groups… occupied Britain. (Line 10) occupy v. 占领 e.g. In the movie, the army occupied the enemy’s capital. conquer

a) Though they occupy the house next door, we seldom speak to each other. b) The speeches occupied three hours, which made each of us so bored. c) Occupied with office tasks, she can't offer more time to do the research.

3. Therefore,the words we used for most animals raised for food,such as cow,sheep,and pig, came from Old English. (lines 36-37) With 94 children to raise, how can the man earn enough money?

a)The landlord raised my rent to $200. b)They are going to raise money for the people in Yingjiang. c) She raised her voice to make herself heard. d)He raised his glass and said: “Wish you much happiness together.”

1 贯穿历史 2 以... 命名 3 除... 之外 4 在... 中发挥作用 5 控制；掌控 6 为... 作出贡献 7 添加... 到... 上 all through history be named after aside from play a part in take control of make contributions to add... to...

8 普通人 9 广泛使用 10 正式场合 11 经历（变化 / 沧桑等） 12 母语 common people come into widespread use official events go through mother tongue native language go