The porter, however, could not understand me.
然而搬運工卻不明白我的話。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 25 Do the English speak English
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 門童;搬運工人;（醫院里護送病人的）護工;（尤指臥鋪車廂的）列車服務員;
?? port拿，運+er表名詞，人 → 運送的人 →搬運工
"The porter and I looked at each other and smiled."
我和腳夫微笑著你看著我,我看著你.
近義：redcap, remover, carrier, janitor, superintendent, custodian
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age （年齡，時代） + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者，做某事的人 → ad.然而；不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義：instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默認;聽說;領會;
?? under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通曉；認為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread