Lesson25 Do the English speak English?
I arrived inLondon at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know theway 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; Irepeated 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 hespoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke Englishlike that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he saidsomething and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder.In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understandeach other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
aɪ əˈraɪvd ɪn ˈlʌndən ət lɑːst. ðə ˈreɪlweɪ ˈsteɪʃən wəz bɪg, blæk ənd dɑːk. aɪ dɪd nɒt nəʊ ðə weɪ tə maɪ həʊˈtɛl, səʊ aɪ ɑːskt ə ˈpɔːtə. aɪ nɒt ˈəʊnli spəʊk ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈvɛri ˈkeəfli, bət ˈvɛri ˈklɪəli əz wɛl. ðə ˈpɔːtə, haʊˈɛvə, kəd nɒt ˌʌndəˈstænd miː; aɪ rɪˈpiːtɪd maɪ ˈkwɛsʧən ˈsɛvrəl taɪmz ənd ət lɑːst hi ˌʌndəˈstʊd. hi ˈɑːnsəd miː, bət hi spəʊk ˈnaɪðə ˈsləʊli nɔːˈklɪəli. aɪ əm ə ˈfɒrɪnə,' aɪ sɛd. ðɛn hi spəʊk ˈsləʊli, bət aɪ kəd nɒt ˌʌndəˈstændhɪm. maɪ ˈtiːʧə ˈnɛvə spəʊk ˈɪŋglɪʃ laɪk ðæt! ðə ˈpɔːtər ənd aɪ lʊkt ət iːʧ ˈʌðərənd smaɪld. ðɛn hi sɛd ˈsʌmθɪŋ ənd aɪ ˌʌndəˈstʊd ɪt. juːl suːn lɜːn ˈɪŋglɪʃ!'hi sɛd. aɪ ˈwʌndə. ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, iːʧ ˈpɜːsn spiːks ə ˈdɪfrənt ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ði ˈɪŋglɪʃˌʌndəˈstænd iːʧ ˈʌðə, bət aɪ dəʊnt ˌʌndəˈstænd ðɛm! dʊ ðeɪ spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ?
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、porter：搬运工，
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