40篇短文搞定3500词 第2集：不同的国家有不同的英语
七七 | 2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
Voyages / of people / from England / play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.
- play：v. 扮演；n. 戏剧
- play an important role = play an important part：起到重大作用
- spread：v. 传播，蔓延；铺开；抹匀
- such as：+多个例子
- for example：+一个例子
- frequently：adv. 频繁地
- FAQ：常见问题
- Frequently Asked Questions
- official：n. 官员；adj. 正式的；官方的
- common：adj. 共同的
- 有些相似的地方：have sth. in common
- normal：adj. 普通的
- 反义词：abnormal：adj. 异常的
- regular：adj. 规则的
- irregular：adj. 不规则的
- present
- /ˈpreznt/
- n. 礼物
- adj. 现在的
- adj. 存在的
- adj. 出席的
- 反义词：absent：adj. 缺席的
- /prɪˈzent/
- v. 呈现；陈述
- presentation：n. 展示
- native：adj. 本地的，本地人
- base：n. 基础；地基（实际）
- v. 以……为基础
- sb. base A on B
- A is based on B
- basic：adj. 基础的
- basis：n. 基础（抽象、理论）
- on the basis of：基于……
- actually：adv. 实际上
- =in fact
- gradually：adv. 逐渐地
- accent：n. 口音
- express：v. 表达
- usage：n. 用法
Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. 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.
- make use of = take advantage of：充分利用
- tell A from B：分辨
- block：n. 方块；大楼；街区；v. 遮挡，妨碍
- fluently：流利地
- command：v. 命令
- request：n. / v. ：命令
- straight：adj. / adv. 直接的（地）
- flat：n. 公寓；adj. 平坦的
- recognize：v. 认知
- identity：n. 身份
- suggest：v. 暗示；建议；透露；表明
- the former：前一个
- form：n. 表格；v. 形成
- the latter：后一个
