1. 单词讲解

amusing adj. 好笑的,有趣的 / funny
an amusing joke
an amusing story
experiece n.
- [C] 经历
  a pleasant experience
  an unusual experience
  They had many interesting experiences while traveling in Paris.
- [U] 经验
  She doesn’t have much work experience.
  He is a man of great experience. 他是一个经验丰富的人.
wave v.招手
He waved goodbye to his friends.
Bob waved at the taxi driver to stop.
lift n.搭顺风车
Alan gave me a lift to the subway station.
reply 回答
- vi.
  Kelly asked him a question,but ge didn’t reply.
  I will reply to this letter later.
- vt.
  He didn’t reply a word.
  He replied that he didn’t want to say anything.
- n.
  He made no reply.
  In reply to the question,he nodded.
language n.语言
native language
body language
journey n.旅行
take a yourney around the world.
A pleasant journey to you!
Dave’s away on a journey.
go on a journey to New York.

2. 语法讲解

After I had left a small village…
- had done 过去完成时(过去的过去,在过去之前发生的事情)
  After I had met an old friend at the cofe,I went to a bookstore.
  When I got to the office,the meeting had already begun..
… a small village in the south of France,I drove on…
- Beijing is in the north of China. (in表示在内部)
- The Pacific is on the east of China. (on表示接壤)
- Japan is to the east of China. (to表示不接壤)
- on adv.向前,继续
  She talked on and on about her family.
  We will go on with the text tomorrow.
On the way… 在路上,在途中
- on the way to the airport
- on the way to the office
- on he way home 回家的路上
… he asked me for a lift.
- ask sb.for a lift.
- give sb.a lift. (坐上顺风车)
- He got a lift after he went on his journey.
As soon as he had got into the car…
- as soon as -…就…
  - As soon as I get there,I will meet you.
  - As soon as Paul got to the office, he told Fred the result.
- get into the car
… I said good morning to him in French…
- say good afternoon to sb
- in prep. 表示用某种语言作为交际手段
  - write in Chinese
  - reply the question in English
  - 表示讲某种语言时可以不加介词
  - speak Spanish
  - He can speak French.
Apart from a few words…
- apart from 除了
- Apart from the poems,he ahs written a novel.
- They all watched the movie, apart from lan.
Neither of us spoke…
- Neither answer is correct(答案).
- Neither of the answers is correct. (复数用of,表示两个答案都不对)
- Neither you nor Jack is the right person for the job.
…I had nearly reached the town…
- reach == get to;arrive at/in
As I soon learnt…
- As everyone knows,Jim is a nice person.
- learn learned / learnt
  I learnt that he had left the company.

3. 知识扩展

交际英语
- Nice to meet you.
- May I know your name?
- A lovely day,isn’t it?
- Is it your first visit to China?
- Are you visiting for business or pleasure?
- I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch what you said.
- See you later.
- Take care. 当心