Unit 2 Different Countries Have Different kinds of English

不同的国家有不同的语言

Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language.

英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色AouUA=AY3egBST+I8E。

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地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家J7*guR4Xnq。

All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers.

这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础，能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解9~lCBWx_AA7R]Zr^nzqo。

But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.

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wbf~#jD7JAeqWR!y6T)F。

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之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了HxF)i#oI8n=jDV4Wea。

For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, "Come up straight to my apartment by lift and take some gas for my trucks and cabs",

例如，如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机：“直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油”，

instead of requesting, "Please come to my flat by elevator and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis",

而不是要求说，“请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油”，

you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.

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国人PpMs|u~35QI^d。