Unit 2  English around the world

重点句型

1. Which country do you think has the most English learners?
你觉得学英语最多的是哪个国家？
do you think/believe/expect/find/know/suppose 作为插入语，放在特殊疑问词后，其他内容紧跟其后并用陈述语序。
What time do you expect we will come and pick you up？
你希望我们几点来接你？
What do you suppose he will do after he hears about the good news？
你认为他听到那个好消息后会做什么呢？
Why do you think their team could win the football match?
你认为他们队为什么能赢得那场足球赛呢？
单项填空
─                is the best football player in your city?
─Jerry.
A. Do you think who
B. Do you think whom
C. Who do you think
D. Whom do you think
解析：选C。句中主要部分为who is the best football player in your city。插入语为do you think。
2. Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.
信不信由你，（世界上）没有什么标准英语。
(1)believe it or not在句中用作插入语，意为“信不信由你；我说的是真的”。
联想拓展
常用作插入语的还有：
generally speaking一般来说
frankly speaking坦白地说
judging from ...从……来判断
to tell you the truth说真的；老实说
to be honest说实在的
to make matters worse更糟糕的是
单项填空
①         , boys are stronger than girls.
A. To speak generally         B. Generally to speak
C. Generally speaking         D. Generally spoken
②           the hat he           , the man is a soldier.
A. Judging from; is wearing C. To judge by; putting
B. Judging by; is having on   D. Judged by; is putting
①解析：选C。插入语generally speaking意为“一般来说”是固定搭配，指常规。
②解析：选A。judging from为固定搭配，在这里judging不与the man形成逻辑上的主动或被动关系。wear, have on, dress都有“穿，戴”的意思，但搭配和意义不同。wear和have on都可以表示“穿着”的状态，然而have on没有进行时态；dress可以作及物和不及物动词，作不及物动词的意思是“穿衣”，作及物动词时宾语是人。