练习材料：

Lesson25 Do the English speak English?

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?

aɪ əˈraɪvd ɪn ˈlʌndən æt lɑːst. ðə ˈreɪlweɪ ˈsteɪʃən wɒz bɪg, blæk ænd dɑːk. aɪ dɪd nɒt nəʊ ðə weɪ tuː maɪ həʊˈtɛl, səʊ aɪ ɑːskt ə ˈpɔːtə. aɪ nɒt ˈəʊnli spəʊk ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈvɛri ˈkeəfli, bʌt ˈvɛri ˈklɪəli æz wɛl. ðə ˈpɔːtə, haʊˈɛvə, kʊd nɒt ˌʌndəˈstænd miː; aɪ rɪˈpiːtɪd maɪ ˈkwɛsʧən ˈsɛvrəl taɪmz ænd æt lɑːst hiː ˌʌndəˈstʊd. hiː ˈɑːnsəd miː, bʌt hiː spəʊk ˈnaɪðə ˈsləʊli nɔː ˈklɪəli. aɪ æm ə ˈfɒrɪnə,' aɪ sɛd. ðɛn hiː spəʊk ˈsləʊli, bʌt aɪ kʊd nɒt ˌʌndəˈstænd hɪm. maɪ ˈtiːʧə ˈnɛvə spəʊk ˈɪŋglɪʃ laɪk ðæt! ðə ˈpɔːtər ænd aɪ lʊkt æt iːʧ ˈʌðər ænd smaɪld. ðɛn hiː sɛd ˈsʌmθɪŋ ænd aɪ ˌʌndəˈstʊd ɪt. juːl suːn lɜːn ˈɪŋglɪʃ!' hiː sɛd. aɪ ˈwʌndə. ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, iːʧ ˈpɜːsn spiːks ə ˈdɪfrənt ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˌʌndəˈstænd iːʧ ˈʌðə, bʌt aɪ dəʊnt ˌʌndəˈstænd ðɛm! duː ðeɪ spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ?

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：porter 工人，看门人；repeat 重新说；several 几个的

常用词组：at last 最终；several times 多次；neither…nor 既不…也不…；not only…but also…不仅…而且

练习感悟：

这一篇的篇幅就明显增长了，但是生词还不算多，句子虽然词组比较多样化，但还是很容易搞懂结构的。以后的用时可能也会变得更多，毕竟这样的篇幅要是配上各种长难句……还是会很复杂的。

还好，循序渐进吧。