人民教育出版社與英國(guó)朗文出版集團(tuán)有限公司合編的新的高中英語課本中出現(xiàn)了不少新的語言現(xiàn)象，令執(zhí)教者十分驚訝。有些教師甚至把這些新語言現(xiàn)象作為錯(cuò)誤在課堂上向?qū)W生予以糾正。究竟是教材編寫有誤，還 是我們的認(rèn)識(shí)有偏差，這是應(yīng)該弄清楚的。
下面是筆者學(xué)習(xí)新教材的一些新語言現(xiàn)象的體會(huì)。
1. Well,it‘s getting late.I must be off now.Nice to meet you.(SBI,P1)
有人認(rèn)為，"Nice to meet you"應(yīng)該改為"Nice meeting you"或"Niceto have met you"。理由是見
面應(yīng)說"Nice to meet/see you"，分手應(yīng)說"Nice meeting you"或"Nice to have met you"。
固然，"Nice to meet/see you"常用于見面，但也可用于分手。此時(shí)意為：It was nice to meet/see
you.=It is nice to have met/seen you.=It isnice meeting you.
2.Yang Mei:How do you do?I’m sorry.I Know only a little English.Ihave
some difficulty in pro nouncing some of the words in English.
Sara:No,you‘re doing fine.(SBI,P9)
多年來部編英語教材中從未出現(xiàn)fine作副詞用法，而只出現(xiàn)fine作形容詞用法，因此見到"you’re doing
fine”感到別扭。實(shí)際上fine作副詞，表示"好"、"順利"等意思也是
常有的。例如：The machine works fine(=well)if you oil it.He‘s doing fine(=well)in
school.That will suit me fine(=well).
3.Yang Mei:I’d like to study medicine and become a doctor.
Sara:Right.Nice meeting you,Yang Mei.Bye.(SBI,P3)
有人認(rèn)為此處Right 應(yīng)改為All right。事實(shí)上不改完全正確，用right表達(dá)all right之意的用法不乏其 例：
A:What is the purpose of your visit?
B:Well,I‘m on holiday.
A:I see.And do you have any relatives over there?
B:Yes,my sister.
A:Right.And where are you going to stay?
…
（見《英國(guó)會(huì)話》Ｐ１８４）
A:Do you want escudos（葡萄牙和智利的貨幣單位）？
B:No,sterling（英鎊）please.
A:Right.There you are,sir.…
（見《英國(guó)會(huì)話》Ｐ２０６）
高一（下）課本第１頁上也有right表示all right之意的用法：
Sharon:I’ve got a pain here.Just here Ouch!
Dr Yang:Right Let me examine you.
4.Dick:Do you have to feed plants like you feed chickens?(SBI,P17)
不少資料上說like只作介詞而不能作連詞用，因此有些教師認(rèn)為此句中的like應(yīng)該改為as。其實(shí)，這種觀
點(diǎn)是片面的。在英語口語中，like可以作連詞，意思相當(dāng)于as，引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句。例如：
Do it like,tell you.
They didn‘t do it like we do it now.
5.Next Friday we are visiting the new car factory in this city.(SBI,P24)
How long are the travellers staying in this country?(SBI,P75)
長(zhǎng)期以來，中學(xué)課本對(duì)延續(xù)動(dòng)詞的進(jìn)行體表將來用法極少涉及，一般語法書也只談及某些短暫動(dòng)詞的進(jìn)行
體可表將來，所以一些教師對(duì)這兩句中延續(xù)動(dòng)詞visit和stay的進(jìn)行體表將來感到困惑。
進(jìn)行體表將來多見于短暫性動(dòng)詞，但是象dine,work,sleep,stay,play,do,have,wear等延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞的進(jìn)行體也可表示將來。例如：
They’re having a holiday next Monday.
What clothes are you wearing tomorrow?
在現(xiàn)代英語中，特別是在美國(guó)口語中，凡能夠表示預(yù)先計(jì)劃或安排的動(dòng)作的動(dòng)詞，無論是短暫性的還是延 續(xù)性的，都可以用進(jìn)行體來表示將來。例如：
I‘m told you are going away.Are you travelling very far?
I’m reading a paper tomorrow.
This afternoon I‘m teaching some of our scouts how the compass works.
6.I suggest that you don’t ask him home for the vacation.(SBI,P55)
過去許多參考資料皆執(zhí)一詞：suggest表"建議"時(shí)，其后賓語從句謂語要用（should）do形式。本人認(rèn)為
這條規(guī)則現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該全面地表述為：多用（should）do形式，也可根據(jù)時(shí)態(tài)呼應(yīng)或具體情況采用其他形式。例如 ：
I suggested that she might come to my office and have a talk withme.
I suggest that the door is painted light blue.
這樣我們便能理解新教材中suggest后為什么用了you don‘t ask…這樣的謂語形式。
7.A:I was going to play volleyball on Monday,but I can’t now.
B:I‘m sorry./Bad luck!/What a pity!(SBI,P56)
關(guān)于交際常識(shí)有些書上有這樣的表述：聽到對(duì)方不能滿足自己要求或不能踐約之類的話時(shí)，不能說I’m so rry，而應(yīng)該說：What a
pity/shame!/Bad luck!
如有這樣的單項(xiàng)選擇題：
A:I‘d like to go with you,but I’m busy with my examinations thesedays.
B:________
A.I‘m sorry. B.Really?
C.What a pity! D.Never mind.
（給出的正確答案為C，而將完全正確的A項(xiàng)定為錯(cuò)誤答案。）
此外，有的書上還對(duì)"I’m sorry…"的使用作了這樣的說明：它用來表達(dá)歉意；應(yīng)答對(duì)方告知的不幸、不
悅、生病之類的事�，F(xiàn)在我們還應(yīng)該添上一條：應(yīng)答對(duì)方告知的一些聽來有失望感的話。這樣我們對(duì)這句話的
使用場(chǎng)合就有了全面的認(rèn)識(shí)，從而對(duì)新課本所出現(xiàn)的這種新語言現(xiàn)象就能理解和接受了。