介绍:
听美文，学单词，在阅读中记单词。
小海绵讲美文与涉及重点单词附在此处：
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.
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.
因为这一情况的存在，你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例如，如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机：“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs（直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油）”，而不是要求说，“Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis（请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油）”，你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份，而后者却暗示着那是一位英国人。
voyages n. 航行，航海，航天( voyage的名词复数 );
play an important part in… 在……起重要作用.
at present 目前，现在; 时下; 现下; 此时;
frequently adv. 频繁地，屡次地; 往往; 动; 动辄;
gradually adv. 逐步地，渐渐地; 按部就班地; 日趋; 冉冉;
accents n. 口音; 重音( accent的名词复数 ); 强调; 读音符号（标在字母上）;
block n. 块; 街区; 大楼，大厦; 障碍物，阻碍;
commands v. 命令( command的第三人称单数 ) 指挥，控制，; 掌握; 俯瞰; 应得
lorries n. 运货汽车，卡车( lorry的名词复数 );
recognize v. 认出; 识别; 承认;
