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Unit 5 Languages Around the World
1．Most of us take the task of buying a cup of coffee for granted(认为……是理所当然的，
对……不以为意)，as it seems simple enough.
2．Ibby Piracha lost his hearing when he was only two years old，and he now goes to his local
cafe in Leesburg，Virginia to order(熟词生义：v.点饮料、菜等) a cup of coffee at least three
times a week.
3．Though all the baristas who work there have his order memorized(have 的复合结构：have
sth done)，Ibby always writes his order on his phone and shows it to the barista.
4．“I’ve been learning sign language just so you can have the same experience as everyone
else，” the note read(熟词生义：v.有……的字样，写着)．
5．Ibby posted a photo of Krystal’s note online，and it quickly went viral(迅速走红，疯传)，
getting hundreds of likes(熟词生义：n.点赞) and comments that praised Krystal for her kind
action.
6．More often than not(通常)，what we mean when we say someone “has an accent” is that
their accent is different from the local one，or that pronunciations are different from our own.
7．But this definition of accents is limiting and could give rise to(引起，导致) prejudice.
8．The fact that(引导同位语从句) this expression would cause a standard American English
speaker to take pause doesn’t mean that Singapore Oral English is “wrong” or
“ungrammatical”．
9．One summer night in a seaside cottage，a small boy was in bed，sound asleep(酣睡/睡得正
香)．
10．It flashed(v.掠过，闪过)across the sky like a golden fire(使用了比喻的修辞手法)．
11．That was all：just an unexpected encounter(n.邂逅) of something magic and beautiful.
12．That night，my father opened a door for his child，leading him into an area of splendid(adj
极佳的，非常好的) newness.
13．This art of adding new dimensions(n.维度；方面) to a child’s world doesn’t necessarily
require a great deal of time.
14．That night is still deeply rooted in(根植于) my memory.
15．For the Olympics，participants(n.参与者) from all over the world train for years and try
their best to win.
16．In his honor(in sb’s honor＝in honor of sb为了纪念某人)，French had the official status
and priority(n.优先权) over other languages at the Olympics.
