英語美文賞析:不同的國家有不同的英語

Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes

不同的國家有不同的英語

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

English language.

英國人的航海活動在英語的傳播過程中扮演了重要的角色。

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，英語在許多國家被作為官方語言或通用語言頻繁使用，例如美國、新加坡、馬來西亞和非洲的一些國家。

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

這些國家的英語都是以英式英語為基礎，能很好地被以英語為母語的人所理解。

But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents,

spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.

然而實際上，這些英語在口音、拼寫、表達和詞彙的使用等方面都逐漸發生著變化。

Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which

country the foreigners of your block are from.

因為這一情況的存在，你就可以利用這些英語的區別，說出你們街區的外國人來自於哪個國家了。

For example,if a boss fluently commands his driver, 「Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs」, instead of requesting，「Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis」, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.

例如，如果有個老闆流利地命令他的司機：「直接乘電梯到我公寓上來，拿卡車和計程車的汽油，」而不是要求，「請乘電梯到我公寓，來拿卡車跟計程車的汽油。」 你就可以輕易地辨別出他的美國人身份，而後者則暗示著那是一位英國人。

重點分析

play an important part in:

在……起重要作用

例句：Trees play an important part in water and soil conservation.

樹木在水土保持發揮的一個重要組成部分。

because of: 因為，由於

例句：Because of his hard work, he became one of the richest men in the country.

由於他的努力工作，他成為了這個國家最富有的人之一。