英式英语的潜规则：太礼貌的英国人
<p><span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="neighbour">neighbour</span> ‘<span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>’ <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span>? 曾经遇到过新邻居对你说“你得过来吃个晚饭”，可几个礼拜后邀请迟迟不来？</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="your">your</span> ‘<span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>’ <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="again">again</span>. 或者是激动地听到上司说他会记住你“非常有趣”的想法，却惊讶他再也没提过这件事？</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uniquely">uniquely</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="trait">trait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="prim">prim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="baffling">baffling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="value">value</span>. 那你就是拥有独特特征的英式英语的受害者了，英式英语对于表达真实所想来说太过拘谨、礼貌了。其实对于英国人来说，想想外国人可能会把他们的每句话信以为真，也挺令人困扰的。</p>
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