[al:新概念英语(二)] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版(英音)] [ti:Do the English Speak English?] [by:更多学习内容,请到yingyu.chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:16.35]Why does the writer not understand the porter? [00:23.44]I arrived in London at last. [00:27.19]The railway station was big, black and dark. [00:33.39]I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. [00:39.75]I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. [00:47.61]The porter, however, could not understand me. [00:52.48]I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. [01:00.39]he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. [01:07.77]'I am a foreigner,' I said. [01:11.76]Then he spoke slowly, [01:14.72]but I could not understand him. [01:17.88]My teacher never spoke English like that! [01:22.45]The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. [01:28.15]Then he said something and I understood it. [01:32.75]'You'll soon learn English!' he said. [01:37.94]I wonder. [01:39.93]In England, each person speaks a different language. [01:44.67]The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! [01:50.19]Do they speak English?