Part 1：文本欣赏
Do you speak English?
I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, “Do you speak English?” As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
Part 2：文本解析
一）词汇学习Word study
1．ask与ask for
ask最常用的意思是“问”、“询问”：
I asked (Mary) a question.
我（向玛丽）问了一个问题。
它也可以表达“请求”、“要求”或“邀请”等意思：
They asked Tony to sing a song.
他们请托尼唱支歌。
They asked her to spend the weekend with them.
他们邀请她一起度周末。
ask for表示“要”、“要求”：
You are always asking for help.
你总是要人帮忙。
I asked for a cup of coffee, but they gave me a cup of tea.
我要的是一杯咖啡，但他们却给了我一杯茶。
