Lesson25 Do the English speak English?
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 man speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
［ˈlɛsən］25 ［dʊ］［ði］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］［spik］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］? ［aɪ］［əˈraɪvd］［ɪn］［ˈlʌndən］［ət］［læst］. ［ðə］［ˈreɪlˌweɪ］［ˈsteɪʃən］［wəz］［bɪg］, ［blæk］［ənd］［dɑrk］. ［aɪ］［dɪd］［nɑt］［noʊ］［ðə］［weɪ］［tə］［maɪ］［hoʊˈtɛl］, ［soʊ］［aɪ］［æskt］［ə］［ˈpɔrtər］. ［aɪ］［nɑt］［ˈoʊnli］［spoʊk］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］［ˈvɛri］［ˈkɛrfəli］, ［bət］［ˈvɛri］［ˈklɪrli］［əz］［wɛl］. ［ðə］［ˈpɔrtər］, ［ˌhaʊˈɛvər］, ［kəd］［nɑt］［ˌʌndərˈstænd］［mi］; ［aɪ］［rɪˈpitɪd］［maɪ］［ˈkwɛsʧən］［ˈsɛvrəl］［taɪmz］［ənd］［ət］［læst］［hi］［ˌʌndərˈstʊd］. ［hi］［ˈænsərd］［mi］, ［bət］［hi］［spoʊk］［ˈniðər］［ˈsloʊli］［nɔr］［ˈklɪrli］. ［aɪ］［əm］［ə］［ˈfɔrənər］,' ［aɪ］［sɛd］. ［ðɛn］［hi］［spoʊk］［ˈsloʊli］, ［bət］［aɪ］［kəd］［nɑt］［ˌʌndərˈstænd］［hɪm］. ［maɪ］［ˈtiʧər］［ˈnɛvər］［spoʊk］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］［laɪk］［ðæt］! ［ðə］［ˈpɔrtər］［ənd］［aɪ］［lʊkt］［ət］［iʧ］［ˈʌðər］［ənd］［smaɪld］. ［ðɛn］［hi］［sɛd］［ˈsʌmθɪŋ］［ənd］［aɪ］［ˌʌndərˈstʊd］［ɪt］. ［jul］［sun］［lɜrn］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］!' ［hi］［sɛd］. ［aɪ］［ˈwʌndər］. ［ɪn］［ˈɪŋglənd］, ［iʧ］［mæn］［spiks］［ə］［ˈdɪfərənt］［ˈlæŋgwəʤ］. ［ði］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］［ˌʌndərˈstænd］［iʧ］［ˈʌðər］, ［bət］［aɪ］［doʊnt］［ˌʌndərˈstænd］［ðɛm］! ［dʊ］［ðeɪ］［spik］［ˈɪŋglɪʃ］?
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