七七 | 2. 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.

• play：v. 扮演；n. 戲劇
• play an important role = play an important part：起到重大作用
• spread：v. 傳播，蔓延；鋪開；抹勻
• such as：+多個例子
• for example：+一個例子
• frequently：adv. 頻繁地
• FAQ：常見問題
• Frequently Asked Questions
• official：n. 官員；adj. 正式的；官方的
• common：adj. 共同的
• 有些相似的地方：have sth. in common
• normal：adj. 普通的
• 反義詞：abnormal：adj. 異常的
• regular：adj. 規(guī)則的
• irregular：adj. 不規(guī)則的
• present
• /?preznt/
• n. 禮物
• adj. 現(xiàn)在的
• adj. 存在的
• adj. 出席的
• 反義詞：absent：adj. 缺席的
• /pr??zent/
• v. 呈現(xiàn)；陳述
• presentation：n. 展示
• native：adj. 本地的，本地人
• base：n. 基礎；地基（實際）
• v. 以……為基礎
• sb. base A on B
• A is based on B
• basic：adj. 基礎的
• basis：n. 基礎（抽象、理論）
• on the basis of：基于……
• actually：adv. 實際上
• =in fact
• gradually：adv. 逐漸地
• accent：n. 口音
• express：v. 表達
• usage：n. 用法

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.?

• make use of = take advantage of：充分利用
• tell A from B：分辨
• block：n. 方塊；大樓；街區(qū)；v. 遮擋，妨礙
• fluently：流利地
• command：v. 命令
• request：n. / v. ：命令
• straight：adj. / adv. 直接的（地）
• flat：n. 公寓；adj. 平坦的
• recognize：v. 認知
• identity：n. 身份
• suggest：v. 暗示；建議；透露；表明
• the former：前一個
• form：n. 表格；v. 形成
• the latter：后一個