【New words and expressions】（5）

railway          n. 铁路

porter           n. 搬运工

several quantifier 几个

foreigner        n. 外国人

wonder           v. 感到奇怪

★railway       n. 铁路

railroad     铁路（美）

railway/railroad station      火车站

★several quantifier      几个

several＝a number of…       一些，只能修饰可数

several times     许多次（不能说some times）

some     一些, 即可以修饰可数, 又可以修饰不可数

a great number of…      大量的

some time      一段时间　

some time age      一段时间以前

sometime       adv. 某时

I will defeat you sometime. (总有一天我将打败你)

sometimes      adv. 有时, 偶尔

★wonder      v. 感到奇怪

① n. 奇迹，奇观，奇才；惊奇，惊讶

Jane is a wonder. She never fails in her examinations.

the seven wonders of the world in ancient times     世界古代七大奇观

② vi.&vt. 感到惊讶，感到诧异，对……事情感奇怪

They wondered that there was a modern building in district.

wonder at sth.

I wonder at the beauty of the old town.

③ vt.&vi.（对……）感到疑惑/怀疑，想要知道

wonder +if +从句     是否……

I wonder if you have any spare time.

wonder +特殊疑问词 +从句

I wonder what time it is.

I wonder why you are late.

I wondered where you were going.

Could you tell me how to get to?/I wondered how to get there. 问路

no wonder     难怪

wonderful     adj. 极好的