Do the English Speak English

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Do they speak English?

他们说英语吗？

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Why does the writer not understand the porter?

为什么作者听不懂搬运工的话？

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I arrived in London at last.

我终于抵达伦敦了。

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The railway station was big, black and dark.

火车站又大，又黑，又暗。

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I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

我不知道去旅馆的路，所以我问了一位搬运工。

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I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.

我不仅非常仔细地说英语，而且说得非常清楚。

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The porter, however, could not understand me.

然而，那个搬运工却听不懂我。

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I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.

我重复了我的问题好几次，最后他终于明白了。

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he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.

他回答了我，但他既说得不慢也不清楚。

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'I am a foreigner,' I said.

“我是一个外国人，”我说。

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Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

然后他慢慢地说，但我仍然听不懂他。

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My teacher never spoke English like that!

我的老师从来没有那样说过英语！

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The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.

搬运工和我互相对视，然后笑了。

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Then he said something and I understood it.

然后他说了一些话，我听懂了。

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'You'll soon learn English!' he said.

“你很快就会学好英语的！”他说。

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I wonder.

我怀疑。

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In England, each person speaks a different language.

在英国，每个人都说着不同的语言。

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The English understand each other, but I don't understand them!

英国人彼此听得懂，但我听不懂他们！