英语美⽂赏析:不同的国家有不同的英语
Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
不同的国家有不同的英语
Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the
美文赏析English language.
英国⼈的航海活动在英语的传播过程中扮演了重要的⾓⾊。
At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common Language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries.
⽬前,英语在许多国家被作为官⽅语⾔或通⽤语⾔频繁使⽤,例如美国、新加坡、马来西亚和⾮洲的⼀些国家。
All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers.
这些国家的英语都是以英式英语为基础,能很好地被以英语为母语的⼈所理解。
But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents,
spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.
然⽽实际上,这些英语在⼝⾳、拼写、表达和词汇的使⽤等⽅⾯都逐渐发⽣着变化。
Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which
country the foreigners of your block are from.
因为这⼀情况的存在,你就可以利⽤这些英语的区别,说出你们街区的外国⼈来⾃于哪个国家了。
For example,if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting,“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 suggests that he is British.
例如,如果有个⽼板流利地命令他的司机:“直接乘电梯到我公寓上来,拿卡车和出租车的汽油,”⽽不是要求,“请乘电梯到我公寓,来拿卡车跟出租车的汽油。” 你就可以轻易地辨别出他的美国⼈⾝份,⽽后者则暗⽰着那是⼀位英国⼈。
重点分析
play an important part in:
在……起重要作⽤
例句:Trees play an important part in water and soil conservation.
树⽊在⽔⼟保持发挥的⼀个重要组成部分。
because of: 因为,由于
例句:Because of his hard work, he became one of the richest men in the country.由于他的努⼒⼯作,他成为了这个国家最富有的⼈之⼀。