Unit 2 Exploring English名言潮语Language is the dress of thought.语言是思想的外衣。—Samuel JohnsonLanguage is the only instrument of science ， and words are but the signs of ideas.语言是科学的唯一工具，而词则是思想的符号。—Samuel JohnsonLanguage is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved.语言是孕育着千百种宝贵和微妙思想的琥珀。—Richard C．TrenchLanguages are to be learned only by reading and talking，and not by scraps of authors got by heart.语言只有通过读和说才能学会，决不是凭记住一些作家的片言只字。—John LockeSpeaking of the ways to study a foreign language ， different people have different opinions on this.Here are 6 tips to simplify your language learning.1.Have a word of the day.2.Speak the language as much as you can (especially with native speakers).3.Listen to foreign language radio，even as background noise.4.Look up words you don't know in a dictionary.5.When you make a mistake，immediately try to correct yourself.6.Carry around a notebook and write down new words you learn.美文欣赏On the video website of The Wall Street Journal ， a word has attracted people's attention.In order to report the news that Chinese elderly women help increased the gold price，The Wall Street Journal creates the word “dama”(elderly women) ， an English word which comes from Chinese Pinyin.This shows that English expressions which are contributed by China [探索发现]1.Find out the main idea of the passage. 2.Find out the examples of Chinese vocabulary borrowed from English words.have integrated into every aspect of international life.Words that are “borrowed”from another language ， such as “dama” ， are called “loanwords” ． This is not a new phenomenon in linguistics (...
