英国人的英语最难懂:母语人士请学会说通用英语
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="pariahs">pariahs</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="English">English</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>.</p><p>如果英语母语人士不想被国际商业界所遗弃，他们需要去学习如何讲通用英语——换言之，就是和非母语人士沟通。</p><p><span word="Resentment">Resentment</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>' <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Kone">Kone</span> <span word="Elevators">Elevators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Finnish">Finnish</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="blurted">blurted</span> <span word="out">out</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> . . . <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span>.”</p><p>在国际商界，针对母语人士英语复杂性的不满普遍存在。在芬兰通力电梯进行的一项调查中，一位芬兰经理人脱口而出：“英国人最差劲了……他们讲的英语是所有国家中最难懂的。而我们这些非英语母语人士所说的话，要容易理解得多。我们都拥有同样有限的词汇量。”</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="comprehensible">comprehensible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likeable">likeable</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="news">news</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span>.</p>
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