基礎英語教程：第一冊（簡體書）

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Text A:Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year
Text B:Eleven Things Done by American College Students
Unit 2
Text A:Choose Your Destiny
Text B:Face Adversity with a Smile
Unit 3
Text A:Language and Thought
Text B:A Brief History of the English Language
Unit 4
Text A:Out of Our Gourds
Text B:Halloween
Unit 5
Text A:Have You Seen the Tree?
Text B:Tree-mendous
Unit 6
Text A:The Little Prince
Text B:The Tablecloth
Unit 7
Text A:Simple till Six
Text B:Harmful Ingredients in Packaged Foods
Unit 8
Text A:The Power of Silence
Text B:A Good Turn Deserves Another
Unit 9
Text A:What Is Fashion?
Text B:Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Unit 10
Text A:Lindo Rong
Text B:24 City
Unit 11
Text A:The Many Applications for Internet Use
Text B:The Internet and Its Future Directions
Unit 12
Text A:President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
Text B:What I Want for You
Unit 13
Text A:Bottled Water vs. Tap Water
Text B:Water:The World's Most Valuable Stuff
Unit 14
Text A:Why We Travel
Text B:To Live in New York

3 Middle English,from 1066 until the 15th Century
The Norman Invasion and Conquest of Britain in 1066 and the resulting French Court of William the Conqueror gave the Norwegian-Dutch influenced English a Norman-ParisianFrench effect.From 1066 until about 1400,Latin,French,and English were spoken.English almost disappeared entirely into obscurity during this period by the French and Latin dominated court and government.However,in 1362,the Parliament opened with English as the language of choice,and the language was saved from extinction.Present-day English is approximately 50% Germanic (English and Scandinavian) and 50% Romance (French and Latin).
4 Middle English Words
Many new words added to Middle English during this period came from Norman French,Parisian French,and Scandinavian.Norman French words imported into Middle English include: catch,wage,warden,reward,and warrant.Parisian French gave Middle English: chase,guarantee,regard,guardian,and gage.Scandinavian gave to Middle English the important word of law.English nobility had titles which were derived from both Middle English and French.French provided: prince,duke,peer,marquis,viscount,and baron.Middle English independently developed king,queen,lord,lady,and earl.Governmental administrative divisions from French include county,city,village,justice,palace,mansion,and residence.Middle English words include town,home,house,and hall.
5 Early Modern English
From the 15th Century to the 17th Century,English became more organized and began to resemble the modern version of English.Although the word order and sentence construction was still slightly different,Early Modem English was at least recognizable to the Early Modem English speaker.For example,the Old English "To us pleases sailing" became "We like sailing." Classical elements,from Greek and Latin,profoundly influenced work creation and origin.