As I soon learnt, he was English himself!'
我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人！
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 14 Do you speak English
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
n. 英语;
adj. 英格兰的;英国的;英语的;英格兰人的;
"He spoke heavily accented English."
他说英语带有浓重的异国口音。