每日一篇新概念 -- 第二册第二十五课（9月30日作业）

前些日曾有一个网友跟贴说“乡音亲切”，我追问是哪部分乡音，答曰“90%中国乡音”。于是我又追着问了下去，可惜等我回去找答案时那个跟贴已经被删掉了（版主一定是出于好意，怕我抗不住过于严厉的批评）。刚开始读新概念时，我还自以为自己的英语只有50-70%的中国口音，可是一个月读下来，才明白那位网友的90%说还是客气呢。

讲这个全然不是矫情，而是真情实感。我现在一方面痛苦：经过一段努力，自我评价（感觉）不升反降；另一方面又看到更多的希望：只有清醒意识到问题的存在，才有可能去寻找解决方案，并进而解决问题。

比较下来，觉得还是王洛勇先生的方法更见效率、省时间。特在此感谢走马读人朋友提供的信息！我在前面用记号记原声朗读的升降重音等的办法有效果，而且对我本人有其独特的效果和长远价值，但较费时间。

对了，北京一号是九月的第一天开始这个“越野”项目的，今天是九月的最后一天。所有出声不出声地一起跑着的队友们，让我们为自己鼓掌！

Lesson 25 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?