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文本和翻译
Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?英国人讲的是英语吗？
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
参考译文
我终于到了伦敦。火车站很大，又黑又暗。我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走，于是向一个搬运工打听。我的英语讲得不但非常认真，而且咬字也非常清楚。然而搬运工却不明白我的话。我把问话重复了很多遍。他终于听懂了。他回答了，但他讲得既不慢也不清楚。我是个外国人，我说。于是他说得慢了，可我还是听不懂。我的老师从来不那样讲英语！我和搬运工相视一笑。接着，他说了点什么，这回我听懂了。您会很快学会英语的！他说。我感到奇怪。在英国，人们各自说着一种不同的语言。英国人之间相互听得懂，可我却不懂他们的话！他们说的是英语吗？
词汇和短语
railway n. 铁路
porter n. 搬运工
several quantifier 几个
foreigner n. 外国人
wonder v. 感到奇怪
1.I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language.
wonder v.感到奇怪
v.1: 感到奇怪
wonder at sth. 对...事情感到奇怪
I wonder at this.
2.想知道 =want to know
I wonder +if / 特殊疑问词 我想知道
I wonder why you are late.
I wondered how to get there
n. 奇观
it's a wonder . seven wonders 七大奇观
wonderful a.极好的
no wonder 难怪（口语常用）
2.I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
not only,but是not only,but also的省略形式
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Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?英国人讲的是英语吗？
练习
利用新概念英语学习口语，最好的方法就是复述，具体方法请查看：新概念英语口语练习方法:反述式练习
本课课文复述提纲：
1.Where did I arrive at last?
2.How was the railway station?
3.Did I know the way to my hotel?
4.How did I speak English?
5.Did the porter understand me?
6.Could I understand him?
7.What did the porter say at last?
