Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗?

Why does the writer not understand the porter?

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?

【课文翻译】

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?

【生词和短语】

railway n. 铁路

porter n. 搬运工

foreigner n. 外国人

wonder v. 感到奇怪

【知识点讲解】

1 arrive in：到达，同义词：arrive at，reach，get arrive是不及物动词，因此后面一定要加介词使用。arrive in是指到达了大的地方，而arrive at则是指到达小地方。get to+宾语：到达

When will you arrive? When will you reach(arrive in) Beijing?

When will you get to Beijing? How can I get there?

get home：到家，get there：到那

home/there都是副词，副词跟动词连用的时候不需要加介词

2 the way to:通往...路

Can you tell me the way to the school?

你能告诉我去学校的路怎么走吗?

相关短语：give way 撤退，让路，屈服 by way of 经过，用……方法

The enemy troops had to give way.

敌军不得不撤退。

After months of prospecting he finally struck gold.

经过数月的勘探，他终于发现了金矿。

3 not only...but...as well：不但...而且... 这是一个并列连词，表示什么东西并列连接什么

I can speak Chinese. I can speak English.组合到一句话即为：I can speak not only Chinese but English as well.

类似的句子如：I not only sing but dance as well.

一般来说，not only 喜欢放在动词的前面。遇到实义动词和非实义动词的时候则习惯放在二者之间。I can speak not only Chinese but English as well.

4 neither...nor... 即不...也不...neither单独使用时词性很灵活，可以做代词，表示两者都不;做形容词表示两者都不的;做副词表示也不;做连词时表示既不，也不的意思。

I speak neither Janpanese nor English.

我既不会说英语，也不会说日语。

Neither of my sisters drinks coffee.

我的两个姐妹都不喝咖啡。

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