2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
1. Fall in Love with English
爱上英语
不同的国家有不同的英?/p>
Hiding behind the
loose dusty curtain
, a
teenager pack
ed
up
his
overcoat
into the
suitcase
. He planned to leave home
at dusk
though there was
thunder
and
lightning outdoors
. He
had got to do
this because he
was tired
of
his parents?nbsp;nagging about his English study and did not want to
go through
it any longer. He couldn’t
get along
well
with
English and
dislike
d
join
ing
in
English classes because he thought his teacher
ignore
d him
on purpose
. As a
result, his score in each exam never
add
ed
up to
over 60.
Voyage
s of people from England
play an
important
part in
spreading the
English language.
At present
, English is
frequently
spoken as an
official
or
common language in many countries,
such as
America,
Singapore
,
Malaysia
and some
African
countries. All
base
d
on
British English, the English spoken
in these countries can be well understood by
native
English speakers. But
actually
, these Englishes have been
gradually
changing in
accent
s,
spelling
s,
expression
s and the
usage
of
vocabulary
.
His
partner was concerned about
him very much. She understood
exactly
what he was
suffer
ing
from
, but
entirely disagree
d
with
his idea.
In
order to calm
him
down
and
settle
his problem, she talked with him
face to
face
and
swap
ped
a series of
learning
tip
s with him. The
item
s she
set down
helped him find the
highway
to studying English well.
Because of
this fact, you can
make use of
the differences to tell which
country the foreigners of your
block
are from. For example, if a boss
fluently
commands
his
driver, ?/p>
Come up straight
to my
apartment
by
elevator
and
tak
e
some
gas
for my trucks and
cab
s? instead of
request
ing, ―Please come
to my
flat
by
lift
and take some
petrol
for my
lorries
and taxis? you can
recognize
his American
identity
, while the
latter suggest
s that he is British.
The teenager was
grateful
and got great
power
from his friend’s words.
Now, he has
recover
ed
from
being
upset
and has
fall
en
in love with
English.
英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前,英语在许
多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用,例如美国、新加波、马
来西亚和一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础,能?/p>
好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上,这些英语在口音、拼
写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化?/p>
有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。尽管外面正
打雷闪电,他仍计划在黄昏时分离家出走。他不得不这样做是因为厌?/p>
了父母对他英语学习的唠叨,不想再忍受下去了。他的英语学习总是无法
取得进展,而且不喜欢参加英语课的学习,因为他以为老师有意忽视他?/p>
结果,他每次考试的分数合计从未超?/p>
60
?/p>
他的搭档很关心他,也确切地理解他遭受的折磨,但却完全不同意他
的想法。为了使他冷静下来好好解决问题,她和他面对面地交谈,并交?/p>
了一系列的学习心得技巧。她写下来的条款帮助他找到了学好英语的最?/p>
捷径?/p>
因为这一情况的存在,你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街
区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例如,如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机:
?/p>
Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my
trucks and cabs
(直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油?/p>
?/p>
?/p>
而不是要求说?/p>
?/p>
Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my
lorries and taxis
(请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油)
?/p>
?/p>
你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份,而后者却暗示着那是一位英?/p>
人。(请注意:听力录音里第二段两个
?/p>
电梯
?/p>
的单词跟原文不一致,?/p>
文是对的,录音弄错了?/p>
elevator
才是美式说法?/p>
lift
是英式说法?/p>
)
这个少年非常很感激,并从朋友的话里获得极大的动力。现在,他已
经从沮丧中恢复过来,真正爱上了英语?/p>
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