Lesson25 Do the English speak English?
first listen and then answer the question
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?
全文音标：
ˈlɛsn25 duː ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ?
fɜːst ˈlɪsn ænd ðɛn ˈɑːnsə ðə ˈkwɛsʧən
waɪ dʌz ðə ˈraɪtə nɒt ˌʌndəˈstænd ðə ˈpɔːtə?
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
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